6 1) Graphically list each device in the system, with all the information available for that specific device type:
16 2) Generate a comprehensive text listing of the devices present to allow users to share detailed information with developers
17 - Generate an email with this information attached
19 3) Let the user generate a report on how well Haiku supports the devices in the system.
20 - Present a list of devices and per device a star rating on the support, and provide a space for comments on the device support.
21 - For each device allow comments
22 - Include all available information for the device (including loaded driver)
23 - Perhaps this can go into the Haikuware compatibility database?
25 4) Arrange the devices in different orders (by category, by connection, by bus type, by resource assignment?)
31 +=========+======================================================+
33 +----------------------------------------------------------------+
34 | +------------------------+-----------------------------------+ |
35 | | Sort by: [Category v] | / Basic \/ <Bus> \/ Advanced \ | |
36 | | ------------------- | + +--------+----------+--+ | |
37 | | v Audio/Video Devices | | Device Name: Netlink 5787M | | |
38 | | Hauppauge WinTV | | Manufacturer: Broadcom | | |
39 | | Intel HDA Audio | | Category: Network Devices | | |
40 | | v Human Interface Dev. | | Driver used: broadcom570x | | |
41 | | USB Mouse | | | | |
42 | | USB Keyboard | | | | |
43 | | v Network Devices | | | | |
44 | | -->Broadcom 5787M<-- | | | | |
45 | | Intel 4965 WIFI | | | | |
46 | | v Graphics Card | | | | |
47 | | NVidia 8600M GT | | | | |
48 | | .... | +-------------------------------+ | |
49 | +------------------------+-----------------------------------+ |
50 | +-------------------------+ +------------+ +-----------+ |
51 | | Report hardware support | | Gen. email | | Gen. Text | |
52 | +-------------------------+ +------------+ +-----------+ |
53 +================================================================+
58 - Report compatibility
59 - Generate system information
66 - The left list is an OutlineListView,
67 - Is inside a scroll container
68 - Will contain nice icons per type/device
69 - Clicking on a device will show the details in the right view
71 - The right view contains 3 tabs:
72 - Basic tab: Information available for every kind device
73 - <Bus> tab: Information specific to the bus type of device. (PCI, USB, etc)
74 - Advanced tab: Has a list of name-value pairs of all available information
76 - Sort by allows the user to arrange the treeview by:
81 - Report Hardware Support
85 When you click Report Hardware Support, this appears:
87 +=========================+
88 | Report Hardware Support |
89 +=========================+============================+
90 | Report Device Supported Comment |
91 | [x] Broadcom Netlink 5787M ***** _________ |
92 | [x] Hauppauge WinTV ***** _________ |
93 | [x] Intel 4965 WIFI ..... _________ |
94 | [x] Intel HDA Audio ****. _________ |
95 | [x] NVidia 8600M GT ***.. _________ |
96 | [x] USB Keyboard ***** _________ |
97 | [x] USB Mouse ***** _________ |
98 | [ ] Intel 82801 PCI Bridge ..... _________ |
99 | [ ] Intel 82801H PCI Express ..... _________ |
101 | If you wish, you can leave your contact details so |
102 | developers can get in touch with you for questions |
103 | about your devices. These will be stored privately. |
105 | Name: _______________ Email: __________________ |
107 | Haiku-os.org account: __________________________ |
109 | +--------------------+ +---------------+ |
110 | | Preview submission | | Generate File | |
111 | +--------------------+ +---------------+ |
112 +======================================================+
116 - All devices are _not_ selected for report by default
117 - As soon as a rating is given, it is selected to be reported
118 - Preview submission will popup the generated list with a submit button
119 - Generate file will generate a file that can be uploaded manually, or emailed to a specific address.
120 - As you mouse over the rating, a popup will appear detailing what each star stands for:
122 - X.... : Crashes Haiku
123 - **... : Detected but doesn't work with 3rd party driver
124 - ***.. : Detected but doesn't work out of the box
125 - ****. : Detected and works with 3rd party driver
126 - ***** : Detected and works out of the box