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

[Daniel Espinosa <esodan yahoo com mx>]

 --- Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo gnome-db org> escribió: 
> On Thu, 2004-11-04 at 09:28 +0100, Vivien Malerba
> wrote:
> > 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?
> > 
> yes, sounds good
> -- 
> Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo gnome-db org>
>  

In my case I prefer a "test connection", a "browse
database" and a "manage a database" (the last one can
be desactivate in the case of mergeant isn't installed).

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