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Review of System Config Tools
Things to look at when reviewing the s-c-tools:
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GUI
- Check if tool is easy to understand:
- Is the purpose of the tool clear?
- Are there unclear descriptions/labels? List them below with a comment.
- Is it clear what happens (before you click on things)?
- Check functionality:
- Does the tool allow everything that one would want
- If not:
- Does the tool make its limitations clear?
- Does it point to the right config files/ help pages for working around its limitations?
- Do you think this functionality could/should be added?
- Does the tool several unrelated things that should be divided into different tools?
- Check UI:
- What kind of navigation is used? (item list on the left, buttons opening dialogs, druid, single dialog only, ...)?
- When are changes applied (per dialog, global save/apply, instantly, ...)?
- Is undo implemented (no, reload file, one step, whole history, ...)?
- Is is possible to load defaults?
- Are related things grouped or spread widely
- Is there hidden functionality reachable with hot keys only?
- Is there a menubar or toolbar?
- Does a help exist? Is it sufficient?
- Check for consistent look:
- Too many different fonts/text sizes?
- Too many different spacings
- Misused space
- Unclear icons?
- Too many colors or color schemes
- Button placement in dialogs and main app
Text mode
- Is there a Text mode interface?
- If yes, does it cover the whole GUI functionality?
- If not, what's missing?
- Could the GUI be easily translated into text mode?
- more than two columns?
- Height of 25 lines sufficient?
- Aswer all question from the GUI section here!
Command line
- Is there a CLI?
- If not, are there other CLI tools for that purpose?
- If yes, does it cover the whole GUI functionality?
- If not, what's missing?
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