Re: [Astweb-users] Introduction, Status and Plans

[Chris T. <ch...@nt...>]

> >Ok well ive been using PHP AdoDB quite alot, and while still early in the
> >project it might be good to take a look at that now before to many sql stuff
> >is allready written and needs to be redone.
> >  
> >
> Yes I think thats a good suggestion, I have used other apps that made 
> use of ADODB and it worked quite well..

Well I couldn't actually get to the adodb page so I am not sure, but it
sounds like Perl's DBI, which I love.  I think the set of things that
are needed for something like this could easily be done via an ODBC
interface so as to make it database independent, we're not talking about
a large transactionally heavy workload here.

> My suggestion would be to have a "tabbed" structure accross the top to 
> get into the various modules, and then either a row of "sub-tabs" for 
> items relating to that module or a secondary menu down the left side..
> 
I agree, tabs have started to become familiar for people on both the
desktop application side and web application side.  As for those people
that need a "desktop" application, this could easily be wrapped in to a
highly stripped down mozilla client and the pages served from localhost.
> This structure may also help when we get to a point of implimenting 
> access controls, different users or groups of users would have access to 
> particular modules only.. but thats getting a little ahead of ourselves 
> now.. :)
> 
I personally feel like those should be design concepts from the
beginning.  As long as everyone understands where it's headed, there is
no need to implement them immediately but consideration needs to be made
for them throughout.

I think Jamie's project of starting with something that is useful to
"Management" type people and relatively siloed is good.  The core of the
configuration system is going to be handling extensions with almost
everything else in "User" world handled based on the creation of an
extension.

Chris Tooley
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