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Re: [swordfish-dev] Screen of SR List

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Am 04.09.2009 um 15:18 schrieb Elena Tatarintseva:

> Hi All!
>
> Please look at the picture in attachment.
> Is it ok Service Registry List view?
>
> Lena.
> ________________________________________
> From: swordfish-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [swordfish-dev- 
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Oliver Wolf [oliver.wolf@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 4:55 PM
> To: Swordfish Developer Discussions
> Subject: [swordfish-dev] Alternatives for WSDL selection from registry
>
> Fellow Swordfishers,
>
> as discussed before, I see two ways to improve usability of the  
> ³select WSDL
> from registry² interface.
>
> Alternative 1 (minimal effort):
> -------------------------------
>
> Leave everything as it is, but add a text message describing the  
> current
> state of the registry (see mockup Alternative1.png).
>
> The text message to be displayed depends on the following conditions:
>
> 1. If no registry URL has been entered in the Swordfish preferences:
>
> "Please setup a registry URL in Preferences->Swordfish->Registry."
>
> 2. If a registry URL has been entered, but communication failed:
>
> "The Service Registry is unavailable. Please check the URL in
> Preferences->Swordfish->Registry and make sure that the Service  
> Registry is
> running."
>
> 3. If the Service Registry returns an empty list of registered  
> services:
>
> "The Service Registry does not contain any entries."
>
>
> However, showing the registry entries directly on the wizard pane is  
> not a
> good idea, IMHO. If the list is long the small size of the selection  
> box
> makes it cumbersome to use and handling communication errors is  
> problematic.
> This leads me to
>
>
> Alternative 2:
> --------------
>
> Analogous to selecting a WSDL from the file system, I suggest that  
> we just
> add a "Browse..." button and pop up a new dialog that presents the  
> registry
> entries. If the registry does not contain any entries, the list is  
> empty. If
> communication fails, an error dialog is shown instead of the selection
> deialog. If no registry URL has been entered, the "Service registry"  
> radio
> button is inactive. (see mockup Alternative2.png)
>
> Any comments?
>
> Cheers,
> Oliver<pic.JPG><ATT00001.c>



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