Hi,
I find this a valuable addition. However, I suggest we use 'cookie' mode for it.
The server choice list could be always expanded to add a choice like "other...", and when it is chosen, the field to enter the server name would be made visible.
One less choice for configuration, keeps things more simple, avoid maintaining a seperated "arbitrary" script.
Marc
Hi
Original message (Marc Delisle, 10.09.2003 07:06):
I find this a valuable addition. However, I suggest we use 'cookie' mode for it.
The server choice list could be always expanded to add a choice like "other...", and when it is chosen, the field to enter the server name would be made visible.
One less choice for configuration, keeps things more simple, avoid maintaining a seperated "arbitrary" script.
There should still be posibility to disable this, to keep iterface as simple as possible (eg. with just one server).
Michal
Michal Cihar a écrit:
Hi
Original message (Marc Delisle, 10.09.2003 07:06):
I find this a valuable addition. However, I suggest we use 'cookie' mode for it.
The server choice list could be always expanded to add a choice like "other...", and when it is chosen, the field to enter the server name would be made visible.
One less choice for configuration, keeps things more simple, avoid maintaining a seperated "arbitrary" script.
There should still be posibility to disable this, to keep iterface as simple as possible (eg. with just one server).
Michal
Michal,
well, if you like. But I think that having this: --------------------
Server choice: [(drop-down)] or [enter server name] --------------------
would not clutter the interface too much. Plus it opens the eyes of users about this feature if we always show it, or if we show it by default.
Currently if we have just one server, we even don't show it on the login page, and I think that showing it would be an improvement.
Also, the auth_type 'arbitrary' somehow hides the fact that the mode is really cookie.
Marc
Original message (Marc Delisle, 10.09.2003 07:42):
Michal Cihar a écrit:
Hi
Original message (Marc Delisle, 10.09.2003 07:06):
I find this a valuable addition. However, I suggest we use 'cookie' mode for it.
The server choice list could be always expanded to add a choice like "other...", and when it is chosen, the field to enter the server name would be made visible.
One less choice for configuration, keeps things more simple, avoid maintaining a seperated "arbitrary" script.
There should still be posibility to disable this, to keep iterface as simple as possible (eg. with just one server).
Michal
Michal,
well, if you like. But I think that having this:
I have some setups, where using just one server is perfectly enough and I don't want solve customers problems with another server. Thats why I wanted to allow disabling of arbitrary login.
Server choice: [(drop-down)] or [enter server name]
would not clutter the interface too much. Plus it opens the eyes of users about this feature if we always show it, or if we show it by default.
Okay, you're right, that now it is a bit hidden, but "normal" users won't use this often and the others will find it.
Currently if we have just one server, we even don't show it on the login page, and I think that showing it would be an improvement.
We don't show it, because it is not needed...
Also, the auth_type 'arbitrary' somehow hides the fact that the mode is really cookie.
Yes.
I don't know what's the best solution, but the one I made seemed best to me...
Michal
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