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Old 12-19-2008   #1 (permalink)
JasonS


 
 

should i use control panel or mmc?

Hi

What is the recommended user interface for letting users configure
applications?

Is it using a control panel applet, MMC or something else.

Thanks
Jason

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Old 12-19-2008   #2 (permalink)
Family Tree Mike


 
 

RE: should i use control panel or mmc?



"JasonS" wrote:
Quote:

> Hi
>
> What is the recommended user interface for letting users configure
> applications?
>
> Is it using a control panel applet, MMC or something else.
>
> Thanks
> Jason
If you are configuring a service, then either of those may be fine. When
you say applications though, I tend to think of users being used to seeing a
"Tools" menu item, with a choice of "Options" to configure such things.

Mike
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-24-2008   #3 (permalink)
Josh Einstein


 
 

Re: should i use control panel or mmc?

I second that. If you're talking about an app with a UI, don't make the
iPhone mistake where you gotta go to the control panel just to change stupid
things like sort order settings.

"Family Tree Mike" <FamilyTreeMike@xxxxxx> wrote in
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>
>
> "JasonS" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> Hi
>>
>> What is the recommended user interface for letting users configure
>> applications?
>>
>> Is it using a control panel applet, MMC or something else.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Jason
>
> If you are configuring a service, then either of those may be fine. When
> you say applications though, I tend to think of users being used to seeing
> a
> "Tools" menu item, with a choice of "Options" to configure such things.
>
> Mike
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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