Your Network Configuration Display Layouts
Requirements and Recommendations
Per Usage Conventions For Your Network Configuration Files, which can be found at sce/doc/general/yncf.pdf (also part of the TRC bundle), the title must display all of the following elements for each YNC combination:
- Combination number
- ISP setting display name
- Hardware setting display name
The Usage Conventions further recommends that titles be able to support the maximum number of combinations in the YNC file format, which is 6 combinations for a memory card, and 10 combinations for the HDD. While the current ntgui2 library only allows the user to create 4 combinations on a memory card, a few Japanese titles were released using the older ntguicnf library that can create 6 combinations. Here are a couple of specific recommendations for your title implementation:
- Do enumerate the maximum number of combinations possible
- Do not display non-existent combinations using placeholder "slots"
- Do display warning messages for invalid or unsupported combinations
YNC testbeds are included under eznetcnf/sample/conf/net
for running the ezNet sample programs, and also for verifying your
title implementation.
Example 1
- Presents YNC combinations using the "save slots" metaphor.
- Invalid and unsupported combinations are shown but cannot be selected.
- Fixed, most extensive screen real-estate requirements.
Example 2
- List combinations with context-sensitive hardware display name.
- Invalid and unsupported combinations are shown but cannot be selected.
- Variable, reduced screen real estate requirements.
Example 3
- Single combination selection display.
- Skips over invalid and unsupported combinations.
- Fixed, minimal screen real estate requirements.