Lazy Admin v2.1

This minor version release has a few bug-fixes, and quite a few new functions and enhancements, mainly for user-friendliness, and ease of setup.

Once again, Lazy Admin is available in 4 "flavours":

• Full - The whole package, complete with sample data, plugins, docs, and an installer script
• Minimal - A leaned down version: No docs, no plugins with external dependencies, no sample data, comes with owninstaller
• Portable - Same as the full version, only without an installer... or the need to install. Run it from anywhere.
• Portable Minimal - You can probably guess from the above...

New in 2.1

• Different user profiles can now be loaded via command line arguments
• Line-connector drawing preference can be temporarily changed via cmd arg (on or off) - Useful with remote access where font is non-monospace, like e.g. Android terminal emulators
• Infinite tab: Now tabs wrap around when going in one direction, just like the menus
• Simple menu entries: A more ergonomic way to define menus
• Simple menu bindings: A more user friendly way to bind functions to menu items
• run_as_root extra function as a plugin: Allows to run a command or script as root, allows user to specify preferred root method, and even auto detects if unsure

Enhancements

• Improved installer
• Help menu can now also skip items
• Extended documentation with new functionality
• Renamed some components so that filenames to better reflect functionality

Bug fixes

• Fixed: Re-flowing menu after returning from help menu could cause bleeding through of help menu items
• Corrections to documentation (typos, etc)

Lazy Admin 2.0.1

This quick-fix release fixes the lingering bash 4.4 bug (#11), which disabled Lazy Admin's core functionality (that being navigation), plus straightens out the licensing

Lazy Admin v2.0

Note, this release was "recalled", because I simply f..ked up the licensing (forgot to change it in some of the files). A new release with a fix for bash 4.4 related issues will be available shortly

The reason for major version bump is re-licensing to the more flexible MIT license (was AGPL before) for better re-usability, and a less restrictive "freedom".

This major release has a few minor improvements, like:

• Fixed #10, setting menu parameters at start
• Improved the packaged README file
• Added packaging instructions

Lazy Admin v1.0

The very first stable version of Lazy Admin. Yaaay!

What's new (since v0.9b)?

• Launcher now checks if user directory exists. if not, creates it
• Added proper user guides
• Minor code improvements
• Added option to display hotkeys, (see Issue #7 )
• Maximum and minimum menu sizes, and maximum number of tabs are now properly checked and enforced (See Issues #6 and #8)

Bug fixes

• #1 - Help menu option restored in side panel, after exiting help menu itself
• #2 - Fixed menu size problem when using help menu
• #3 - Correctly saving text editor preference now
• #4 - Fixed minor drawing glitch
• #5 - Cursor now does not reappear when returning from script or command with active input

Available downloads

Lazy Admin is available in four flavours or editions:

• Full - The whole package, complete with sample data and an installer script
• Minimal - A leaned down version: No bulky help files, no plugins with external dependencies, no sample data
• Portable - Same as the full version, only without an installer... or the need to install.
• Portable Minimal - You can probably guess from the above...

Lazy Admin v0.9-beta

One step away from the release, this -pre-release is nearly "production ready".

What's new?

• Nicer drawing, now using proper box drawing characters and connected lines
• Resolved flickering when going up a level
• Edit user settings from within Lazy Admin, with user's preferred editor
• New launcher (ladmin)
• Restructure project from the gorund up.
• Possible to install per user or globally
• Includes now all focused into one file, not scattered aorund the project
• New keyboard mappings, more effective navigation, and alternatives to arrow keys
• Launcher will create missing user directory (in case of global install, if e.g. user never launched ladmin)
• Improved help: now a plugin, displaying MarkDown formatted help with lynx and pandoc (optionally)
• Help files organised in special menu
• Installer can now check external dependencies optionally

Issues

Critical

No critical errors, ready to release

Minor

• Help files need updating text
• Launcher should also check if archive for creating user files exists. if not, just touch up new files
• There is a minor drawing issue, when tag separator is right above right panel separator

Lazy Admin v0.5 alpha

To install

• Extract tarball
• Run install.sh

ChangeLog

• Completely re-structured project
• Better separated user and core files
• "Under the hood" improvements" regarding better handling of dynamic "dependencies"
• Core files remaned
• Installer improved, now able to choose between local (per user) and global (system-wide) install
• Better drawing, cursor now hidden
• Fixed some bugs affecting flags submenu. Now it can start form submenus
• Flags submenu flag entries maximised in 9 (any more is ignored)

Issues

Critical

• Help function currently broken (in limbo state between two implementations)

Feature

• man page and formatted help files with help menu
• In case of a global install, launcher should check if local user directory and files exist. if not, create them
• Installer script still has some rough edges
• Codebase had grown organically (and some years ago), needs some proper commenting/structuring

Lazy Admin v0.4 alpha

Fourth pre-release version. Most things are working, but some functionality is still missing.