From: Darren W. <dwo...@ho...> - 2003-09-13 01:20:49
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Hello again, I now see what you mean goals and that sort of thing. How will this need to be shown on the UI. For example would there jyst be a list of goals that are displayed under this task. To your questions about the database. I think it is possible to store files in a db, but I'm not sure what support MySQL has. I know PostgreSQL has some support for this, but getting Postgres to work in Windows is an extreme hassle. What I meant by foriegn key relationship was that a field in a certain table would rterference a field in another table. For example, in a goal table (or something like that) you may have an id to the task which it belongs, this means that this table would reference the Task table with a foriegn key. This reduces redundancy as you can only enter a task in the goal table that exists in the Task table. I will do some thinking and looking around for ideas for the entrance point. I think that the configuring of the database would be a good idea. I see your point of not wanting to include a database with the project, and this should be an option for the user. If there is no db how do you see this task module working?? Would it also have some sort of XML implementation sitting on some sort of server. I was at a seminar the other day (at uni) conducted by the W3C (WWW consortium) and they were talking bout this stuff about the power of XML for this sort of thing. A db is probably better though. Could you post that test-data to the cvs as a txt file?? Thanks Darren Woollatt >From: "Stig Tanggaard" <st...@st...> >To: "mai...@li... " ><mai...@li... > >Subject: Re: Re: Re: [Mailsomething-devl] Compilation Problems >Date: fr, 12 sep 2003 10:27:42 Central European Summer Time > >Hey > >I have written a long note (javadoc) in the interface of the >*.tasmodel.Tasklist. I have also done a dependency interface. My thoughts >was, to be short, that dependencies are created between tasks within a >'tasklist'. The tasklist is a bit difuse term, I would prefer to call it a >'project' 'subproject' 'module' or similar. This entity has tasks, BUT >before that it should have 'goals'. Goals are what its suppose to do, tasks >is the implementation details. If we then have another module or project it >should NOT have dependencies to the first ones Tasks, but to its Goals. >Goals can then be dependent on implementation details (Tasks). > >I havent defined a Goal interface yet... But I was thinking that maybe it >should just extend Task... > >In the tasview one could both show prerequiesites, and what tasks are >dependent on this one (dont remember that word). > >I havent really thought about attachments. I think I will let it use the >RessouceManager interface I have. That has a implementation which saves to >files, but hides those details. Is it not possible to save files in a db? > >What is a foreign key relationship? Im no database expert :) > >By the way I have done a TaskTable which I think works okay. Maybe it can >be build differently... more like a jtable, but basicly it works though, >with sorting and filtering. There is a problem with the painting of the >background though :) > >So what misses now is also an 'entrance-point' into the tasksystem. There >should be some info, like a list of latest updated tasks, some buttons for >showing mytasks, all tasks, and similar, and buttons or simliar for >creating categories, new subprojects, viewing subprojects, searching etc. I >am not sure how to design this. If u see any design which u think fits let >me know. > >I was also thinking there should be a simple component for configuring >database settings (username, password, host, dbname). I dont want to >include a database with the project, but want that to be optional to the >users. > >If u want some test-data to work with I can probably export the tasks I >have allready created in my own db (if I can figure out how). > >Stig > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Darren Woollatt" <dwo...@ho...> > >To: mai...@li... > >Sent: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 13:03:11 +0930 > >Subject: Re: Re: [Mailsomething-devl] Compilation Problems > > >Hello, > > > >Just thought I'd let you know that I have now managed to get the files to > > > >compile. > > > >I have begun to have a look at the Task List. I was just after your >opinion> > >about a few things that I have thought of and about. > > > >1. As you said dependancy information needs to be added. I assume this >mean>s > >that task x, has a prerequisite of task y etc. Is this correct. > > > >2. The other thing is attachments that go along with a tasks. Obviously > >these are files that further describe the task for example an image file >or> > >a text file. How will these files be stored ?? e.g. a path that is >located > > >in the database. > > > >3. I also thought about the database that already exists. I think that it > > > >may need to have foriegn key relationships between tables. This would >allow> > >the dependancy information to be more useful. > > > >Interested in your thoughts on these topics. > > > >Darren Woollatt. > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >Welcome to geek heaven. >http://thinkgeek.com/sf >_______________________________________________ >Mailsomething-devl mailing list >Mai...@li... >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mailsomething-devl _________________________________________________________________ ninemsn Premium transforms your e-mail with colours, photos and animated text. 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