Re: [ptp-dev] Changes to RM wizard

["Randy M. Roberts" <rsqrd@xxxxxxxx>]

Greg,

I think that extra page should be somehow selected or
unselected by the plugin/extension writer.  If the RM plugin
will always be a local plugin then the extra wizard page
should not show up, even if RSE is installed.  If the plugin
can be either local or remote then the wizard page should
function, IMHO, as you describe.

We might also want to add an AbstractRuntimeResourceManagerConfiguration
class that extends AbstractResourceManagerConfiguration to contain
all of the remote execution information, and be able to persist that
information.

I'm happy with your proposed simplifications for the wizard
pages.

About more descriptive text, we can always add a mechanism
that allows the plugin/extension writer to specify more
meaningful text.

Regards,
Randy

On Thu, 2007-06-14 at 17:42 -0600, Greg Watson wrote:
> Randy,
> 
> I want to add a remote page to the RM wizard. At least initially,  
> this page will specify the hostname and user credentials to enable a  
> remote proxy launch.
> 
> I'm thinking of reordering the pages as follows:
> 
> 1. Choose Resource Manager Type
> 
> 2. Resource Manager Name and Description
> 
> 3. Remote Access
> 
> 4. RM Specific Pages
> 
> The Remote Access page will only appear if RSE is installed, but will  
> always appear if it is. It will have a checkbox to enable/disable  
> remote access. When remote access is enabled, three more text boxes  
> will be enabled: hostname, username and password. I may add a  
> protocol selector (ssh, etc.) later.
> 
> The remote settings will need to be persisted with other RM  
> information. If remote is enabled on an RM, but you start Eclipse  
> without RSE installed, the RM should be disabled (i.e. the start  
> button would be grayed out).
> 
> One of the RM Specific Pages will need to specify the location of the  
> proxy executable, either local or remote.
> 
> Also, I'd like to simplify the pages somewhat. The 'Choose Resource  
> Manager Type' page looks like this:
> 
>    Choose Resource Manager Type
>      Create a New Resource Manager
> 
>    (box) Add Resource Manager
>      (box)Choose Resource Manager
>      (list)Resource manager Types:
> 
> Do we need the extra 'Add Resource Manager' and 'Choose Resource  
> Manager' boxes?
> 
> The 'Resource Manager Name and Description' page looks like this:
> 
>    Resource Manager Name and Description
>      Create a New Resource Manager
> 
>    (box) Add Resource Manager
>      (box)Name and Description
>      Name:
>      (text box)
>      Description:
>      (text box)
> 
> There is a lot of text on this page that is also on the 'Choose  
> Resource Manager Type' page. Again, can we drop 'Add Resource  
> Manager' and 'Name and Description', and change 'Create a New  
> Resource Manager' to something more informative?
> 
> Finally the RM specific page just says something like 'ORTE  
> Configuration Wizard Page'. This should be something more descriptive.
> 
> Comments?
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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