Re: [Opensync-devel] Could we have several versions of a plugin configuration file?

[Henrik /K. <he...@ka...>]

Chris Frey wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 04:37:21PM +0100, Henrik /KaarPoSoft wrote:
>   
>> Obviously a Frontend may have specific knowledge of specific plugins and 
>> create an even better GUI, but it would be nice if a Frontend could 
>> automatically create a GUI for any OpenSync plugin automatically.
>>     
>
> How is it possible to create a GUI for any plugin at the moment?
> What if there are plugin-specific fields?  How do you label them or
> describe them in the GUI?
>
>   
blueZync is actually doing this at the moment.
Far from perfect, but a start.
See attached screenshots.

The frontend simply creates a GUI based on advanced options and resources.
> Would this have anything to do with these points:
>
> Subject: Config's AdvancedOption XML entity: Help?
> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=20090221040116.GA15434%40foursquare.net&forum_name=opensync-devel
>
> Subject: localization in plugin configs
> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=20091003014003.GA7477%40foursquare.net&forum_name=opensync-devel
>   
Those would improve the GUI which could be presented.

/Henrik