Re: DB_DataObject and Structures_DataGrid integration

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 16:02:46 -0400, Andrew Nagy <asnagy@webitecture.org> wrote: > Justin Patrin wrote: > > I would say use QuickForm. HTML_Form is old and moldy. ;-) > > > > Why is it old, it has been recently updated. It seems that HTML_Form is > a more light weight class and may be better suited if QuickForm has way > more features than are needed to be used. Someone recently took a small interest in order to fix a few bugs and have a stable release. AFAIR, it's still used in some parts of pearweb, but the package is old, no longer actively maintained, and just not as rich as QuickForm. > > > > >> - Is it worthwhile to have extra column classes for each datasource > >>type? (ie. s_dg_column_dataobject and s_dg_column_datobject_formbuilder) > >> > > > > > > Again, I would say it would be useful to allow different kinds of > > editing to happen. FormBuilder is what should be used with DataObjects > > so that links and such can be handled correctly. > > > > BTW, why are you talking about editing columns per data source? I > > would think that the editable things would be rows, not columns. > > > > The columns are the "data type" and the rows are the "data" in my point > of view. If the column is "editable" you can edit the data per row in > the columns that are specified. I suppose.... > This concept may be able to replace the > "formatter" method in the column by creating a "link_column" class in > which all data in that column would have a link. > > Take a look at phpMyAdmin, that's where my ideas for the editable column > came from. After looking, I don't see anywhere to edit columns. Where exactly is this? > > Andrew > > -- > PEAR Development Mailing List (http://pear.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > !DSPAM:411bcaf3274871634240522! > > -- DB_DataObject_FormBuilder - The database at your fingertips http://pear.php.net/package/DB_DataObject_FormBuilder paperCrane --Justin Patrin--