[comp.protocols.appletalk] Looking for beta testers for Chooser+ : A Chooser Enhancer

Eran Reshef <RESHEF1@BGUVM.BITNET> (07/06/90)

Chooser+ is a patch to the Chooser (ver 3.5) that adds support to hierarchical
structure of the net using user interface similar to the Standard File.

For example: suppose the net consists of 5 zones:
3 zones in university 1: univ1.physics.office
univ1.physics.lab
univ1.chemistry
2 zones in university 2: univ2.build1
univ2.build2
The standard Chooser would simply display those zones in a single (flat)
list. When using Chooser+, this flat list is replaced by a popup menu
(to show the current level, like the one in Standard File) and a new
list (to show the zones and domains in the current level).

On entry, the diplay would be:

Network   <-- the popup menu

univ1          <-- the list
univ2

After double clicking on univ1:
univ1   <-- the popup menu
physics   <-- the list. Note that physics appears as a domain (it has a small
chemistry       to mark this) and chemistry  as a zone (it has another icon).

The user can double click physics now (and see the zones within), or click
the popup and move upward (back to Network).

The format of the zone names can be configured.

The current version is 1.0b. I look for system administrators with a large
net who would like to test Chooser+ on their net.
Also, what's the newest version of the Chooser? I have version 3.5.

Please reply DIRECTLY to me.


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Eran Reshef,
Micro Department, Computation Center,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,
Beer - Sheva, Israel.

Bitnet : RESHEF1@BGUVM.BITNET