On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:16:15 -0700 Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:05:46 -0700
> "Randy.Dunlap" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > I think what this really points at is a weakness in the menuconfig/xconfig/etc
> > > > user interfaces. It should be possible to navigate to the presently-disabled
> > > > config option and ask it "why can't I turn you on?".
> > >
> > > Yes, but I'll still have users asking me "why I can't turn it on" ;-).
> >
> > menuconfig and xconfig both have Help and Search that can aid
> > with that, but I would still use the "comment" keyword also.
>
> Help and Search options aren't much use if you cannot see the option and if
> you do not know that it exists.
>
> A better UI design would be to show the unselectable option in some
> dimmed-out fashion and then provide an interface which permits the user to
>
> a) query the item to find out why it's not selectable and
>
> b) turn on the depends-on option(s) at the present site, thus making the
> present item selectable (ie: not dimmed any more).
>
> I dont't think any of that would require any Kconfig changes - it's purely
> a UI thing?
Probably. xconfig already has this ability/feature.
I enable/use it all the time. menuconfig could probably be
taught how to do it also. (and gconfig seems to be orphaned)
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~Randy
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