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Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:	DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:	Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:	NETCAD::COLELLADT

Created:	Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4455
Total number of notes:	16761

3609.0. "Port config popup is confusing to a customer" by STRWRS::KOCH_P (It never hurts to ask...) Tue Jun 11 1996 21:48

    
    I wanted to post some feedback from a customer who uses the port config
    option for his new PORTswitch 900TP. The current popup screen for
    configuring the device lists 6 groups. At the bottom of the popup, it
    gives you the ability to assign one of the 6 groups to the thinwire and
    when you make a change, it starts automatically instead of there being
    an apply button for it.
    
    I did this along with the customer and I tend to agree with him. Why
    can we have a screen which is similar to what we have except that you
    add the thinwire to the top which is the default connection and the
    eliminate the pull-down completely? This would make it consistent, at
    least in my mind.
    
    Can someone explain why it was implemented the way it was?

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3609.1 NETCAD::MOWER Fri Jul 19 1996 13:52 13

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3609.1		NETCAD::MOWER		`Fri Jul 19 1996 13:52`	13
	Putting the Thinwire as a new column would work for the TP & CP, but would not work for the FP, where the Thinwire would have to be a row. We thought the drop-down list solved this problem in the least confusing fashion. As to if the selection made in the drop-down list should only take effect when apply or OK is hit, you may have a point; however, I do not expect this to be changed, as a new tool may replace these views in the future. Carl Mower clearVISN

   Putting the Thinwire as a new column would work for the TP & CP, but 
   would not work for the FP, where the Thinwire would have to be a row.
   We thought the drop-down list solved this problem in the least confusing
   fashion.

   As to if the selection made in the drop-down list should only take effect
   when apply or OK is hit, you may have a point;  however, I do not expect
   this to be changed, as a new tool may replace these views in the future.

                                                               Carl Mower
                                                               clearVISN