Re: gnome-db controls browser

[Chris Wiegand <cdwiegand gmx de>]

On Tue, 2 May 2000, Vivien Malerba wrote:

> You have probably all heard of the Bonobo technology in GNOME, and what it will
> allow one to do. Rodrigo has, since the GUADEC, put up a new lib called
> libgda-components which enables gnome-db to use the Bonobo Controls
> to achieve tasks specific to a provider. Each proviser can give away (via a
> .gnorba file) some control components (and they appear like a normal widget). 

Hm...sounds like ActiveX, no? Anyways..

> As of now only the ODBC and Postgres providers seem to use that new lib (I try
> to implement the Postgres part in such a way that is will be easy for another
> provider to adapt the code).
> 
> I have added a new program to test the control components installed on a
> system. It is in the directory testing/controls_browser and will be built only
> if Bonobo is installed.
> 
> It is a very early version, and does not allow you to get/set the properties of
> controls.
> 
> If you have any comments on this, please let me know.

When you get the postgres one good enough, I'll load it up, take a look,
and try to apply it to MySQL as well. :)