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[Theaterlinux-devel] Introducing the idea of a configuration wizard

[Are H. <ah...@th...>]

As mention in the "The Default Theater System?" thread on this list,
I've been lately playing with the idea of a configuration wizard that
helps you chose which front end to use etc.=20
The wizard should be executed after the very first startup on a fresh
installed system.

I've also mentioned the wizard idea over at htpcnews.com (link1) and the
respond has been interesting. So I decided to go on with my idea. And
now I want to start to develop this configuration wizard.
I will use PyGTK to accomplish that.

Personally I do not know Python/PyGTK well, but I hope to learn more
with this project.
I've also asked for help over at the job section here at sf.net.
Hopefully someone more experienced Python developer will join me.
When I've managed to made a build of the wizard I will upload it to our
CVS.
So far I've done nothing regarding this wizard, so please be patient.


Link 1: http://htpcnews.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3D17212

[Theaterlinux-devel] Re: Introducing the idea of a configuration wizard

[Are H. <ah...@th...>]

After some search on the web I found some interesting information.
It seems to me (if I got it right though) that there is no Gtk widget for h=
andling wizards alike applications. There is one called GtkAssistant, but i=
t is not stable yet.=20
So what to do now?
We could use GnomeDruid, but... nah.

Due to this issue there will not be released any build of the wizard yet. W=
e gotta think over some other way to create the wizard. Of-course just temp=
orarily, while the GtkAssistant widget is being further developed.

As for now, I've made it so that each stage as showed within a own window. =
And you can also call up a specific stage with the command main.py stage-nu=
mber.
More on this is described in the README file.

The current files of the config-wizard can be located at TheaterLinux's CVS=
 depot.

[Theaterlinux-devel] Re: Re: Introducing the idea of a configuration wizard

[Are H. <ah...@th...>]

My Python skills improves each day I read about it, and once in a while
I find some new functions that I can use with the configuration wizard.
Some days ago I read some interesting documentation about boxes.
The currently issue about the missing wizard widget can actually easily
be solved using normal gtk boxes:

For each time the forward button is pressed, hide the current stage box
and show the next one. Those boxes are already loaded in the same
window, but are automatically hided at the startup.=20

This solution is much more practically than showing each stage in
different windows.

So I've did a complete rewrite of the wizard, and the new files can
again be located at the cvs depot.

I hope to upload some screenshots of the application before Christmas
Eve. But it's still some time before it will be of any use. It's far
from functionally.