Re: Access like Application

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo linuxave net>]

> Artur,
> 
> > > I plan to develop an FormServer as Gnome Applikation.
> > > The Idea: Code DB-Forms as Architecture-Independent XML-Files.
> > > The FormServers (programmes in Java, C++, Tcl) can display them.
> 
> GNUe Forms does something very similar on a larger (multi tier) scale. 
> Perhaps its worth looking at to see if you really need to create
> something similar.
> 
so, it makes a lot of sense to have Artur making a sort of front-end for
GNUe Forms for GNOME?

> 
> > About the MS Access stuff, the basic one is implemented in the gnomedb-fe
> > application. It includes a SQL window, a DB browser, a DB designer, a log
> > viewer, etc.
> 
> I have spoken to you on this as well.  I do not think the forms part of
> access is what is needed, but rather the query tools portion.  GNUe can
> do forms well and we are working on reports too.  Neither of those
> things should have been in access anyhow. :)
>  
but it makes a lot of sense, now with the componentized GNOME-DB architecture,
to have different (optional) components being added to the GNOME-DB frontend.
That is, the basic gnomedb-fe will just be what it is right now (database stuff,
log viewer, db designer, etc), but people can add whatever fonctionality they
want though the use of Bonobo componentes. There is an IDL interface which is
used to load components into the gnomedb-fe's container:

IDL:BonoboControl/gnome-db-shell-component:1.0

so it is a very good thing to have people add (plugins) components to the
front end for whatever stuff they want. And forms and reports are those things
that really fit.

What I'm saying is to have Forms and Report clients/designers for GNOME. The
underlying stuff can be implemented by a more general module, such as
GNUe Forms, GNUe/GDA Reports....

cheers