#1575 Confusing DNS zone adder dialog
Closed: Fixed None Opened 12 years ago by edewata.

Currently the adder dialog for DNS zone has the following interface:

Zone name:               [ example.com             ] (text field)
Reverse zone IP network: [ ]                         (checkbox)

This interface is confusing because the same text field will be used for entering the reverse zone IP network when the checkbox is checked

Zone name:               [ 192.169.1.0/24          ]
Reverse zone IP network: [x]

One option is to change the label of the text field into 'IP address/netmask' if the checkbox is checked:

IP address/netmask:      [ 192.169.1.0/24          ]
Reverse zone IP network: [x]

Another option is to use separate text fields for zone name and reverse zone IP network and select them using radio buttons.

For a regular zone name:

(*) Zone name:               [ example.com             ]
( ) Reverse zone IP network: [                         ]

For a reverse zone IP with netmask:

( ) Zone name:               [                         ]
(*) Reverse zone IP network: [ 192.168.1.0/24          ]

For a reverse zone name:

(*) Zone name:               [ 1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. ]
( ) Reverse zone IP network: [                         ]

These need to be two separate lines. We are not saving any space by having a check box instead of a field. It just causes confusion. The solution Endi proposes here is the clearest model.

Metadata Update from @edewata:
- Issue assigned to edewata
- Issue set to the milestone: FreeIPA 2.1 - 2011/07

7 years ago

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