Widescreen package

LostInIgnorance

I have a few questions regarding the widescreen package. Running it on a full 2.0 install.

1. Is there a way to modify how many columns show up on the dashboard? I would just like to have 3 columns and them be wider than the standard width (multiple interfaces and would like to view the info without scrolling over)
2. Where is the file location for the dashboard?

LostInIgnorance

Found my answers though I would like to go about it a different way. The auto-settings for figuring how many columns is a nice calculator, but it would be nice to have a selector at the top of the dashboard for how many columns you would like.

/usr/local/www/index.php

var numofcols = parseInt(currwidth/500); // one column is minimum 350px

Plexus

I installed this package some time ago and found a bug that made some menu items (diagnostics -> limiter was very popular) disappear. Would be great to have this fixed for the future… furthermore an options dialog could be added to define more than 2 rows.

LostInIgnorance

Yeah, didn't even notice it until now. Thanks for noticing it Plexus. Here is a list of each. One without the widescreen, the other with. The menu is missing more than that.

LostInIgnorance

Does anyone know where the menu database is kept so I can add back the stuff that is missing from the menus?

serialdie

Looks like they never bother to see if the pkg was compatible with the new menu in 2.0

Thats the old 1.2.3 menu.

I am reverting back until this is address.

LostInIgnorance

@LostInIgnorance:

Does anyone know where the menu database is kept so I can add back the stuff that is missing from the menus?

So I take it, no one who has read this can tell me where the menu file is stored in the file system? I haven't had any luck in trying to find it.

jimp

/usr/local/www/fbegin.inc

LostInIgnorance

THANKS JIMP!!!! :D ;D :D

serialdie

@LostInIgnorance:

THANKS JIMP!!!! :D ;D :D

LostInIgnorance,

Can you share how you add the missing links?

Thanks!

serialdie

I got it.

Thanks

serialdie

Fixed :)

I even add it phpsysinfo and it works just fine :)

LostInIgnorance

Posted pull request to file on GitHub, hopefully they will be committed.

jimp

Merged, thx.

Matthias

I've had a similar problem which I was discussing here: http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,40570.0.html in the IPv6 forums. I took a look at the original fbegin.inc and compared it to the one from the widescreen package. They seemed to be quite different so I modified the original file with the layout changes that make it work with the widescreen package. I've uploaded a copy to take a look at and hopefully someone will add it to the latest version of the widescreen package.

Edit: Sorry, the version of fbegin.inc I had didn't have the DHCPv6 Relay link in the Services menu. I've reuploaded the new version.

fbegin.inc.txt

serialdie

@Matthias:

I've had a similar problem which I was discussing here: http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,40570.0.html in the IPv6 forums. I took a look at the original fbegin.inc and compared it to the one from the widescreen package. They seemed to be quite different so I modified the original file with the layout changes that make it work with the widescreen package. I've uploaded a copy to take a look at and hopefully someone will add it to the latest version of the widescreen package.

Edit: Sorry, the version of fbegin.inc I had didn't have the DHCPv6 Relay link in the Services menu. I've reuploaded the new version.

How different is it?

I only found a few links missing.

Matthias

It's not just the missing links but the way the file is written. I believe it uses the old fbegin.inc from version 1.2.3.
There is a few changes such as in the old one a line would like like this:

$firewall_menu[] = array("Aliases", "/firewall_aliases.php");

where as in the new one it would look like this:

$firewall_menu[] = array(gettext("Aliases"), "/firewall_aliases.php");

There is also this part that checks if you have the correct user privileges and displays the appropriate link


if (!isAllowedPage("system_usermanager.php*"))
	$system_menu[] = array(gettext("User Manager"), "/system_usermanager_passwordmg.php");
else
	$system_menu[] = array(gettext("User Manager"), "/system_usermanager.php");

The changes aren't that big but I believe it's always good to use the most up to date version of the files.

jimp

That's the difference between fbegin.inc on mainline (what will be 2.1, the "ipv6" code people are using now) and 2.0 proper.
There isn't going to be a good way to just have one file do both without a bit of hacking things up and detecting the version.

serialdie

@jimp:

That's the difference between fbegin.inc on mainline (what will be 2.1, the "ipv6" code people are using now) and 2.0 proper.
There isn't going to be a good way to just have one file do both without a bit of hacking things up and detecting the version.

jimp,

Do you think going away from the widescreen pkg is the best solution?

I am not the type that likes to look at 1000 of lines of code to try and compare and fix them :)

jimp

Until the widescreen package has a workaround for 2.1, it would probably be best to not use it. That is, unless you don't actually need any of the menu items that are missing…

Matthias

For now I've just been uploading the modified copy of fbegin.inc after I do an update. Only takes a few seconds to ftp in.

n00b13

how do i uninstall this via CLI? i installed it and it messed the GUI. Can't seem to find it on the installed packages menu.