Re: [gnome-db] Future characteristic

[Adam Tauno Williams <adam morrison-ind com>]

> I agree, I think that libgnomedb 'must' have a rich
> set of widgets, to use it in forms or as part of an
> application: the improviments in libmeargeant will be
> use full, but I think is more intuitive for the
> developer to have that widgets (I did'nt know that
> improviments already exist in libmeargeant) in
> libgnomedb; any extention 'must' be go back to
> libgnomedb and may the limeargeant use for other
> spacific items.
> I'm wrong? what is the object to have a separated
> library? I allways think that Meargeant was just an
> application to 'use' the libgnomedb. 

I think you're right.  This really limits the incentive to use Gnome-Db/GDA, if
one still has to do all the form get/post grunt work.  And it needs to be
supported by some RAD tool, at least something like Glade.

I still remember how powerful Borland's tools were for building simple database
apps back when I developed on Windows-For-Workgroups (gawd!).  At this point on
Linux the OpenOffice form builder and database connectivity is the closest thing
we have.

1.) Define a connection
2.) Define a query
3.) Make a "form" (or screen whatevver) , attach it to a query
4.) Populate the form with widgets attached to query elements.

Lots of fancy stuff is nice, but the above satisfies 8 out of 10 situations (in
my experience).