[gnome-db]Re: [Glade-devel] how to extend gnome-db support?

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo gnome-db org>]

Daniel Wagner wrote:

> On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, rodrigo gnome-db org wrote:
>
> > > > yes, please, do so. You can either ask here (on glade-devel) or on the
> > > > gnome-db-list (gnome-db-list gnome org).
> > > >
> > > > What problems are you having right now? compiling issues?
> > >
> > > No, no. I had trouble to get a gda connection. For example, I was
> > > unable to use gnomedb-fe, because my libxml was outdated. Now it works.
> > >
> > > Right now, I'm not sure how to intergrate gnomedbbrowser: in order
> > > to add a new gnomedbbrowser widget, you will be asked for a
> > > gda-connection (gnome-db-login) and then this will be used somehow.
> > > 'somehow' means I don't know right now.
> > >
> >
> > I'm not sure neither about this. We should find a way to have this automatically
> > specified when designing in Glade. Maybe we could add properties to the widget (in
> > Glade) to specify the GDA data soource to use, username and password. And then, have
> > the GnomeDbBrowser-related code in Glade, open the connection when created.
>
> I have started to do so, but run out of ideas for creating the source.
> It needs a Gda_Connection for creating a new gnome_db_browser widget. I
> guess it's not a good idea to write it like this:

BTW, I forgot to say that the Gda_Connection parameter to gnome_db_browser_new can be
null, and then set up at a later time with gnome_db_browser_set_connection.

Just in case it's useful for you...

cheers