Re: [DOCS] Volunteer to build a configuration tool

On 6/18/07, Campbell, Lance <lance(at)uiuc(dot)edu> wrote:
>
> Mario,
> The JavaScript configuration tool I proposed would not be in the install
> of PostgreSQL. It would be an HTML page. It would be part of the HTML
> documentation or it could be a separate HTML page that would be linked
> from the HTML documentation.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lance Campbell
> Project Manager/Software Architect
> Web Services at Public Affairs
> University of Illinois
> 217.333.0382
> http://webservices.uiuc.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mario Gonzalez [mailto:gonzalemario(at)gmail(dot)com]
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 10:16 AM
> To: Campbell, Lance
> Cc: pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org; pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [DOCS] Volunteer to build a configuration tool
>
> On 18/06/07, Campbell, Lance <lance(at)uiuc(dot)edu> wrote:
> >
> > Next the person would press a button, "generate", found below the
> questions.
> > The JavaScript HTML page would then generate content for two Iframes
> at the
> > bottom on the page. One Iframe would contain the contents of the
> > postgresql.conf file. The postgresql.conf settings would be tailored
> more
> > to the individuals needs than the standard default file. The second
> Iframe
> > would contain the default settings one should consider using with
> their
> > operating system.
> >
>
> I think it could be a great help to newbies. IMVHO a bash script in
> dialog could be better than a javascript file. There are many
> administrators with no graphics navigator or with no javascript.
>
> >
>
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EXCELLENT idea Lance.

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