7.4 - OS "native" control panel

[mherger]

Something else I've spent some time on is a "native" (as in not web based) control panel for basic SC settings and control: set startup mode, start/stop SC, access log files, set paths, run scans, view information, cleanup etc.

It should eventually show up in Windows control panel, OSX Preference Pane etc. For now you'll find it in OSX' application folder and in Windows start menu (or the SqueezeTray icon bottom right).

While I'm interested in what you're thinking about it, please keep in mind this should stay clean and simple, and therefore concentrate on the very basics. We don't want this to be a full fledged SC control.

If you're running Linux, you can access it by running cleanup.pl. Make sure you have a recent Wx for perl installed (>0.7).

(Edit: I assume you can guess the various labels from my German version :-))

[radish]

One thing I'd mention is that I'd be really sad if this meant the deb builds suddenly had dependencies on GUI stuff (e.g. X11, gnome, whatever). My server's headless and GUI-less and I avoid installing things which insist on bringing in piles of stuff I don't want. I've no problem with the control panel code being in there, it's just external deps I'm concerned about.

[mherger]

> One thing I'd mention is that I'd be really sad if this meant the deb
> builds suddenly had dependencies on GUI stuff (e.g. X11, gnome,
> whatever).

Don't worry. If cleanup.pl can't find Wx it will expose a very simple CLI.
The GUI is really optional.

> My server's headless and GUI-less and I avoid installing
> things which insist on bringing in piles of stuff I don't want.

So is mine.

--

Michael

[radish]

Awesome, thanks for the reassurance

[JJZolx]

How does it modify prefs such as paths? Does is send a message to the server to modify the loaded options, or does it require a server restart?

[mherger]

> How does it modify prefs such as paths? Does is send a message to the
> server to modify the loaded options, or does it require a server
> restart?

It's mostly using JSON/RPC - like the Controller and the web UI. Most
settings therefore are only available while SC is running. Some critical
settings will be available without SC running, if they can help debug a
failing SC.

--

Michael

[kunze]

Hi,

will this kind of control panel also included in the Windows Home Server console?

BR,
Michael

[mherger]

Yes. There's already a (simpler) control panel for WHS available. In fact, it's been there long before this new one. See the longish "Windows Home Server" thread, in particular posting 65ff

http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59433

[cdmackay]

mherger wrote:
> If you're running Linux, you can access it by running cleanup.pl. Make
> sure you have a recent Wx for perl installed (>0.7).

The Debian build doesn't have cleanup.pl, but it does have
/usr/sbin/squeezecenter-cleanup.

Is that it?

cheers,
calum.

[mherger]

> /usr/sbin/squeezecenter-cleanup.
>
> Is that it?

I guess so. Give it a try and you'll know :-)

Michael