Messages in this thread | | | From | Tim Jansen <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.5 PROPOSAL: Replacement for current /proc of shit. | Date | Sat, 3 Nov 2001 12:47:08 +0100 |
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On Saturday 03 November 2001 00:31, you wrote: > Hmm, I'd argue that a GUI tool would be fairly useless without knowing what > the values meant anwyay, to give help, in which case you might as well know > the types.
Take, as an example, the compression module parameter of the PWC (Philips Webcam) driver. Currently you can specify a value between 0 for uncompressed and 3 for high compression. If a GUI shows me that only values between 0 and 3 are allowed I could guess that I have to enter "3" for high compression without searching for the documentation. It would be even better if I could select four strings, "none", "low", "medium" and "high".
I do see the advantages of using strings in proc, and maybe there is another solution: keep the type information out of the proc filesystem and save it in a file similar to Configure.help, together with a description for a file. I just don't know how to ensure that they are in sync.
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