Re: CVS accounts

["Joaquin Cuenca Abela" <cuenca celium net>]

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Joaquin Cuenca Abela
cuenca celium net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rodrigo Moya" <rodrigo linuxave net>
To: "Joaquin Cuenca Abela" <cuenca celium net>
Cc: <gnome-db-list gnome org>
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: CVS accounts


> > Yes, I received the notification a week ago or so, but I've been pretty
busy
> > lately (work + studies + olympics games :), and I will be (*very*) busy
at
> > least until 16/09...
> >
> > Anyway, I've been thinking a bit about the "Add a new GDA Datasource"
dialog
> > box.  For some reason, it's a bit confusing to me... I start to write
all
> > the required data, and when I've finished, I click in the "New" button,
that
> > (of course) erases all the data.  (Yes, you can say: "it's your fault!
> > You've to click in to the "Save" button" but anyway I think that it's a
bit
> > confusing)
> >
> yes, you're right, it's my fault.
>
> > In addition, if we add all the DSN fields to the GUI, we will end with a
> > mess.
> >
> > Would you have any problem if I change this dialog box to something else
> > (say a gnome-druid?).  I have a glade file with a quick prototype.
> >
> > Could you take a look and say me what do you think?  (the third page of
the
> > gnome-druid is for the dsn stuff, so it has to be generated in a dynamic
> > fashion, with the feedback of the gda source).
> >
> well, the idea I had myself is to have a list of available parameters
> (for the DSN) for each provider. Then, to have a button next to the DSN
> text entry, which, when clicked, will dynamically build a dialog box
> with all the entries available for the selected provider.
>
> I think using a glade file will not help us much, since each provider
> may take different arguments, so I think it's best to have in each

Of course.  The glade file is *only* to show my ideas about the UI.

> oafinfo file a list of available arguments, and as i say, have the login
> dialog build the DSN entry dialog box dynamically from this list.
>
> If you agree, I'll start adding the functions for retrieving this list,
> and then you can start adding the dynamic dialog box. Is that ok?

It's perfect.  It would be useful if you add too, a getName (or so).  The
user doesn't must see the "OAFIID:gda-mysql:756..." stuff.

Cheers,

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Joaquin Cuenca Abela
cuenca celium net