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

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo gnome-db org>]

On Mon, 2004-11-08 at 05:55 -0600, Daniel Espinosa wrote:
>  --- 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).
> 
the 'Manage database' part is too much feature for this small tool, so I
would just have Test and Browse available in gonme-database-properties.
Anything else should be done via mergeant or any other specialized
application
-- 
Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo gnome-db org>