DeviceManager Design====================Requirements------------1) Graphically list each device in the system, with all the information available for that specific device type:- PCI- USB- SCSI- Bluetooth?- ISA?- ATAPI?- AHCI?- Firewire?2) Generate a comprehensive text listing of the devices present to allow users to share detailed information with developers- Generate an email with this information attached3) Let the user generate a report on how well Haiku supports the devices in the system.- Present a list of devices and per device a star rating on the support, and provide a space for comments on the device support.- For each device allow comments- Include all available information for the device (including loaded driver)- Perhaps this can go into the Haikuware compatibility database?4) Arrange the devices in different orders (by category, by connection, by bus type, by resource assignment?)Graphical Design----------------+=========+| Devices |+=========+======================================================+| Devices | Help | |+----------------------------------------------------------------+| +------------------------+-----------------------------------+ || | Sort by: [Category v] | / Basic \/ <Bus> \/ Advanced \ | || | ------------------- | + +--------+----------+--+ | || | v Audio/Video Devices | | Device Name: Netlink 5787M | | || | Hauppauge WinTV | | Manufacturer: Broadcom | | || | Intel HDA Audio | | Category: Network Devices | | || | v Human Interface Dev. | | Driver used: broadcom570x | | || | USB Mouse | | | | || | USB Keyboard | | | | || | v Network Devices | | | | || | -->Broadcom 5787M<-- | | | | || | Intel 4965 WIFI | | | | || | v Graphics Card | | | | || | NVidia 8600M GT | | | | || | .... | +-------------------------------+ | || +------------------------+-----------------------------------+ || +-------------------------+ +------------+ +-----------+ || | Report hardware support | | Gen. email | | Gen. Text | || +-------------------------+ +------------+ +-----------+ |+================================================================+Menu:Devices- Refresh devices- Report compatibility- Generate system information- ------ About Devices- ------ QuitInterface details:- The left list is an OutlineListView,- Is inside a scroll container- Will contain nice icons per type/device- Clicking on a device will show the details in the right view- The right view contains 3 tabs:- Basic tab: Information available for every kind device- <Bus> tab: Information specific to the bus type of device. (PCI, USB, etc)- Advanced tab: Has a list of name-value pairs of all available information- Sort by allows the user to arrange the treeview by:- Category:- Connection- Bus type- Report Hardware Support- List all devices- For each deviceWhen you click Report Hardware Support, this appears:+=========================+| Report Hardware Support |+=========================+============================+| Report Device Supported Comment || [x] Broadcom Netlink 5787M ***** _________ || [x] Hauppauge WinTV ***** _________ || [x] Intel 4965 WIFI ..... _________ || [x] Intel HDA Audio ****. _________ || [x] NVidia 8600M GT ***.. _________ || [x] USB Keyboard ***** _________ || [x] USB Mouse ***** _________ || [ ] Intel 82801 PCI Bridge ..... _________ || [ ] Intel 82801H PCI Express ..... _________ || || If you wish, you can leave your contact details so || developers can get in touch with you for questions || about your devices. These will be stored privately. || || Name: _______________ Email: __________________ || || Haiku-os.org account: __________________________ || || +--------------------+ +---------------+ || | Preview submission | | Generate File | || +--------------------+ +---------------+ |+======================================================+Interface details:------------------- All devices are _not_ selected for report by default- As soon as a rating is given, it is selected to be reported- Preview submission will popup the generated list with a submit button- Generate file will generate a file that can be uploaded manually, or emailed to a specific address.- As you mouse over the rating, a popup will appear detailing what each star stands for:- ..... : No support- X.... : Crashes Haiku- **... : Detected but doesn't work with 3rd party driver- ***.. : Detected but doesn't work out of the box- ****. : Detected and works with 3rd party driver- ***** : Detected and works out of the box