Re: [gnome-db] gnome-database-properties

[Vivien Malerba <vmalerba gmail com>]

On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 18:14:36 -0600 (CST), Daniel Espinosa
<esodan yahoo com mx> wrote:
>  --- Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo gnome-db org> escribió:
> 
> 
> > On Wed, 2004-11-03 at 15:06 +0100, Vivien Malerba
> > wrote:
> > > I've started cleaning the Libgnomedb for unused
> > objects and widgets,
> > > and I was wondering why the
> > gnome-database-properties does display the
> > > list of tables, instead of just being able to test
> > if the connection
> > > is OK (as it used to do some time ago).
> > >
> > > I think that the gnome-database-properties program
> > should be kept to
> > > the minimum which is managing the connections
> > declarations and testing
> > > if the connections can be opened.
> > >
> > > If you have no problem with that, I'll simplify
> > the code to only show
> > > if the connection to a datasource is possible.
> > >
> > well, I think we might need a read-only tool to view
> > data in the
> > database. This tools is used by gnumeric and abiword
> > also, and helps a
> > lot to have the data available for simple
> > inspection.
> >
> > So, I would vote to leave it as it is. Probably, the
> > interface should
> > get better.
[...]
> 
> I think, is good idea to have a Test Button, where the
> user can check if the configuration is ok. And a
> Button to navigate throught the data, the the peaple
> can see some data in the data base.
> 
> As a future characteristic, this can be sustituted by
> to lunch an application (may be mergeant) to
> configurate the data base. Of course may can exist a
> button for "Configure the Data Base" or some thing
> like it, to lunch that application.
> 

Right, then I'll modify the widget to:
-> add a "test connection" button which allows to see if a connection
can be opened, which will display a Yes/No answer
-> add a "browse database" button which will either display the
database structures, or run mergeant. What do you prefer?

Does it sound ok?

Vivien