A Few Quick Thoughts On Sculpt VC

[John J. Karcher]

Hello,

I'm afraid this won't be a very substantive message - I just have a 
couple of opinions and a question.

First, about the new "Live Runtime View".  I didn't know what to expect 
from Sculpt VC, but even given your history of thinking outside the box, 
this one surprised me.  It is a very powerful and elegant idea that 
perfectly matches the rest of the system.  I can't wait to see what 
comes next!

Also, I like the changes to the "launcher" / "deploy" config.  It's a 
nice, clean separation that makes it much easier for the user (and 
future GUI front-ends, I assume).


Since there always seems to be a good reason for even the minor design 
decisions you make, I will pose this as a question rather than a request:

Is there a reason why the Inspect window is not always open?  I find it 
handy for working with the "in-memory config", even without using the 
storage devices.

In the same vein, might I suggest a more "discoverable" way of switching 
between the Inspect window and the Live Runtime View?  (Perhaps a button 
bar like the "Network" section of the Manager window.)


In a nutshell, I continue to be impressed with the direction you've 
chosen.  I am planning on getting a refurbished ThinkPad soon, and will 
try to migrate to Genode as a "daily driver"; hopefully then I can give 
more useful feedback.

  Thanks!
-- 
   John J. Karcher
   devuser at alternateapproach.com