Re: Next release (was Re: New Release)

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo ulises openresources com>]

> > > 
> > > Has anyone already started to work with a query designer? Because this
> > > is what I'm doing right now in gASQL (so maybe then we could make only one
> > > implementation).
> > > 
> > 
> > nobody has started, so yes, please, do only one implementation for both
> > projects. What I was
> > thinking about was to have it as a widget (GnomeDbQueryDesigner)
> 
> Yes, a widget and a bonobo control.
> 

perfect!

> > 
> > And another thing: it should support generation of XML and SQL queries
> > 
> 
> Ok, what I will do then is finish it in gASQL since it's almost finished,
> then you all can test it and tell me how you feel about it, because it is more
> complex (and more powerfull I think) than what can be found for example
> in MS access or some other projects. 
>

well, that's great!

 
> > > > * modifySchema: I'm working right now on rewriting the GnomeDbBrowser
> > > > widget to allow calls
> > > > to this function, which, as I explained, will allow for DDL
> > > > (CREATE/DROP, etc) commands. Apart
> > > 
> > > Don't you think it should be done with bonobo controls from each provider?
> > > as the definition of these objects really is tied to the DBMS,...
> > > 
> > 
> > having this as Bonobo components is great for visual stuff, but there
> > may be times when you
> > want to create database objects from the source code of your program.
> > And, of course, we need
> > to have a way of doing so in a non-DBMS-specific way.
> > 
> > well, now that I think, this could be done with XML queries instead of
> > the schemas. So, what
> > do you think? have both XML queries and modifySchema, or just XML
> > queries?
> 
> Maybe using only XML queries would be better since Gerhard has started to
> work on it in XML queries, and it would avoid having to implement twice
> the same things.
> 

ok, you're right. I started to think about the modifySchema stuff when
we didn't have XML
queries, so now I also think it's better to have them as XML. So, I'll
remove the modifySchema
soon

> >  
> > > > * GnomeDbGrid widget: we need a better-looking grid widget
> > > 
> > > Maybe use the new tree widget in GAL which looks very promising, no?
> > > 
> > 
> > tree widget? do you mean the e-table, or a new one that I haven't seen
> > myself?
> 
> yes, the e-table one.
> 
ok, I'll have a look at it again, since the last time I looked at it, it seemed

to me quite tricky to use, but maybe I didn't look too much.

cheers