Guillaume Lelarge wrote:
> Kevin Macdonald a écrit :
>>> not sure if it looks too techy though
>> I think so too; it's also a bit wordy. From my experience in an Oracle
>> shop, few DBAs are programmer-type people.
>>
>> However, the choice could be controlled within "File->Options".
>>
>
> I don't think a choice is needed here. Moreover, it adds complexity and
> this is not what we want on a beta phase.
>
>> A simple alternative to the complexity would simply be
>>
>> "dpage@server_name" -- who you are, and what you connected to.
>>
>> where "server_name" is what you typed for "name" when you clicked on the
>> "wall plug" and established a new server/connection.
>>
>> I think the low-level details (server URL, port, database) is too much;
>> if a person wants these details, they can right-click on a server and
>> choose "Properties..."
>>
>
> We need the database name "detail" because the server name doesn't imply
> it. And using server name is great if you don't change it. I think we
> really need every details, URL form or "verbose" form.
>
>
Let's just use the form you proposed originally - I'll crawl back in my
hole and stop making silly suggestions :-)
/D
