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Author: Edward Bartolo
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To: dng, tilt!, fsmithred
Subject: Re: [DNG] netman: support for wlan1, wlan2, ... and eth1, eth2, .... and new systemd's naming scheme
Hi,

In the case there are more than one wifi or wired network interfaces,
I think, the logical option is to create a file defining the default
wlan and eth. Connecting to other devices would be possible by using
the GUI.

Edward

On 03/10/2015, Edward Bartolo <edbarx@???> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I decided on using a page control to allow more room for long network
> device names.
>
> http://postimg.org/image/4ltmfuknh
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> http://postimg.org/image/kvjsiqvbh
>
> Edward
>
> On 03/10/2015, Edward Bartolo <edbarx@???> wrote:
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Since the udev developers are planning to use long device names, I
>> think, I need to make more changes to the main GUI, so that long
>> device names would be fully readable in both list boxes. This can be
>> done in two ways:
>> i) Place the list boxes in vertical order so that both use the maximum
>> width possible
>> ii) Use a tabbed page control to hold the list boxes where each page
>> would hold one list box
>>
>> Please, comment.
>>
>> Edward
>>
>>
>> On 02/10/2015, Clarke Sideroad <clarke.sideroad@???> wrote:
>>> On 10/02/2015 03:10 AM, tilt! wrote:
>>>> Am 02.10.2015 um 09:07 schrieb tilt!:
>>>>> wicd's button for doing that is labeled "Update" (update what?) and it
>>>>> if the wicd application windows is opened at default size.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sorry, unfinished sentence there:
>>>>
>>>> ... and it if the wicd application windows is opened at default size,
>>>> that button is hidden.
>>>>
>>> On the WICD installation I have ( ver. 1.7.2.4) the button is labelled
>>> "Refresh" and it is visible in the default window.
>>> The only to me annoying button hidden by the default window is
>>> Preferences.
>>>
>>> I have to agree on the modern Windows WiFi it is a potentially dangerous
>>> mess with the defaults and in an attempt so as to appear to work by
>>> "magic" some pretty basic configuration stuff is hidden.
>>>
>>> Clarke
>>>
>>> P.S. Thumbs up to Edward with netman and his response to community
>>> input, it looks like a viable replacement for WICD and hopefully in time
>>> with some optional features can replace the the bundle that is still
>>> referred to in some circles as Network Mangler.
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