On Tuesday 26 January 2016 17:37:07 Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 06:14:18PM +0100, Pino Toscano wrote:
On Tuesday 26 January 2016 15:38:07 Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
When the user clicks on the second column of the list of network interfaces, run 'ethtool --identify <if_name> 10', which (on supported cards) flashes a light on the physical interface for 10 seconds, allowing it to be identified by the operator.
This has a nasty bit of hidden UI, basically because Gtk makes it near impossible to put a regular button into a GtkTreeView. ---
Wouldn't it better than add a simple "Identify interface" next to the list? IMHO would be more explicit, and avoid spawning ethtool commands when not wanted.
I think do you mean another column with a label [not a button, unfortunately] marked "identify interface"? That is possible. Also we could add that text to the Device column.
Actually I meant outside the tree, placed on his right (or left on RTL layouts). -- Pino Toscano