[Bug general/4163] New: create custom observer double step

[Bug general/4163] New: create custom observer double step

[cagney at redhat dot com]

To customize an observer a two step process is needed:

-> from observer picker, click on create custom observer
-> from custom observer, click on new or edit or ...

and the the reverse:

-> close customize observer window
-> close (apply? why?) customize list window

Both step's shouldn't be necessary.

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           Summary: create custom observer double step
           Product: frysk
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: frysk-bugzilla at sourceware dot org
        ReportedBy: cagney at redhat dot com
OtherBugsDependingO 3399,3401
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[Bug general/4163] create custom observer double step

[swagiaal at redhat dot com]

------- Additional Comments From swagiaal at redhat dot com  2007-03-14 18:43 -------
the intermiedate dialog ("Frysk Custom Observers") allows the user to manage
custom observers (created, edited, delete and duplicate).

That functinality cannot be added to the druid without risking overcomplicating
it or using too much real estate.

One thing that could be done is the rename the "Create Custom Observer" button
to "Manage or Edit Custom Observers" or "Custom Observers ..."

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[Bug general/4163] create custom observer double step

[cagney at redhat dot com]

------- Additional Comments From cagney at redhat dot com  2007-03-16 16:36 -------
Yes, concept of "create a custom observer" has morphed into "customize
observer".  For instance, for syscall-observer, customizing it to just record
specific system calls.

This in turn, though, leads to further questions:

-> what happens if I click on "Syscall Observer" and then click "customize"; is
it customizing just the local systemcall observer, or globally.

I'm guessing that a customization would apply locally.

Perhaps edit, copy buttons are the way to go?
Perhaps the interface could better suggest that the observers are being added to
a local copy of the pool; for instance (but don't follow :-) the proc-picker
makes it clear which processes are of interest by copying them into a separate
window


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[Bug general/4163] create custom observer double step

[swagiaal at redhat dot com]

------- Additional Comments From swagiaal at redhat dot com  2007-03-16 20:46 -------
Some suggestions as a result of discussion between me and Andrew:

Gobalizing Observers over the entire session. This means having a global list of
observers which watch all procs/threads in the current session, and allowing the
user to choose which ones are on/off. Changes would then be a customization of
the observers. This means eleminating the metaphore that observers are added to
procs/threads of course. It also has some performace implications. Anyways its a
good topic for the next meeting.

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