OK, so what is LUCI ? LUCI is an Universal Configuration Interface.
So what this means ? The aim of LUCI is to provide a way to edit any configuration
file with a graphical interface. Even if you are, like me, a vi adept,
you know that the way to world domination pass through the generalization
of the graphical interface. Unix/Linux systems are full of configuration
text files, and this kind of systems will be accessible to everyone when
they will be usable without any file editor.
But how does LUCI work ? The idea is: every configuration file should
come with a little text file that describe it. LUCI need this description
file to know how to read and edit the configuration file. This description
file should be provided by the maintainer of the package or the author of the
program that use the configuration file. If you want to
see some examples, with screenshots, go to the
examples pages. Take also a look at the
tutorial
to have a better idea on how this is done.
Tarball and installation instructions are available on the
download page. LUCI is in development stage,
but is sill usable.
Mail me at jerome@linuxfan.com to make comment on LUCI. My future work on it will depend on the feedback I will receive.
THX, Jérôme.