The latest version's support of mysql is very exciting. It seems to work well. Here are some requests.
-Refresh the world with a keystroke. I initially was thinking it should refresh the world when I load a database, but I might want to load a sequence of databases one after another, so auto refresh would not make sense. Maybe the R key? Not good to hit by accident, so we would need an "Are you sure?". :-) Or maybe after I hit / to enter db mode I could hit R to refresh.
-Do not automatically load the data from the database when it is selected from the list, but rather allow me to decide whether I want to load or save with an L or an S. Maybe there can be a 'Database' mode like 'Text Tags', 'Combo', etc. to avoid conflicting with the L and S keystrokes used in other modes.
-Allow me to create a new database from within ANTz.
-Allow me to select multiple databases to load.
Last edit: Jeff Sale 2014-05-05
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L key switches to data browser with previous selection hi-lighted. Press 'Enter' to load default, or use arrows to navigate the menu. Menu includes access to local file tree and database(s). Or can press Alt+L to immediately load previous default selection.
Data navigation / selection via text commands, arrow keys, mouse, and/or other input devices. Including ability to Save new, overwrite and/or update.
Hybridized 2D/3D HUD console with node trees representing the datasets. Can either use text menu's or visually navigate the data, with sub-sampling and proxy images for glimpsing large data repositories. Base methodologies are shared with IO channel assignments, such as OSC networking or 6DOF input devices.
*Note that MySQL has complex selection abilities that standard file management does not. Eventually we plan to hybridize our file manager by loading the file tree into the DB and then using queries to select the file tree elements of interest. Keep in mind that this is mostly a multi-user file lock / SAN management issue.
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This interface sounds complex, difficult to understand, and time-consuming to develop. I'm sure it's going to be cool, but I'm not asking for anything fancy. I just want a manual refresh. The auto-refresh feature was interesting and useful under some circumstances, but I have found that much of what I do involves using SQL to select objects, and then edit the selection manually. I have stated this multiple times. Do we really need to spend several more months developing an elaborate mysql interface when your only real ANTz user just wants a manual refresh??
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New MySQL support as of antz_msw_2012-12-16
For install and usage documents please see wiki:
[Database] - User Manual Section 8
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Wiki: Database
Last edit: Shane Saxon 2012-12-19
The latest version's support of mysql is very exciting. It seems to work well. Here are some requests.
-Refresh the world with a keystroke. I initially was thinking it should refresh the world when I load a database, but I might want to load a sequence of databases one after another, so auto refresh would not make sense. Maybe the R key? Not good to hit by accident, so we would need an "Are you sure?". :-) Or maybe after I hit / to enter db mode I could hit R to refresh.
-Do not automatically load the data from the database when it is selected from the list, but rather allow me to decide whether I want to load or save with an L or an S. Maybe there can be a 'Database' mode like 'Text Tags', 'Combo', etc. to avoid conflicting with the L and S keystrokes used in other modes.
-Allow me to create a new database from within ANTz.
-Allow me to select multiple databases to load.
Last edit: Jeff Sale 2014-05-05
Proposed Interface:
L key switches to data browser with previous selection hi-lighted. Press 'Enter' to load default, or use arrows to navigate the menu. Menu includes access to local file tree and database(s). Or can press Alt+L to immediately load previous default selection.
Data navigation / selection via text commands, arrow keys, mouse, and/or other input devices. Including ability to Save new, overwrite and/or update.
Hybridized 2D/3D HUD console with node trees representing the datasets. Can either use text menu's or visually navigate the data, with sub-sampling and proxy images for glimpsing large data repositories. Base methodologies are shared with IO channel assignments, such as OSC networking or 6DOF input devices.
*Note that MySQL has complex selection abilities that standard file management does not. Eventually we plan to hybridize our file manager by loading the file tree into the DB and then using queries to select the file tree elements of interest. Keep in mind that this is mostly a multi-user file lock / SAN management issue.
This interface sounds complex, difficult to understand, and time-consuming to develop. I'm sure it's going to be cool, but I'm not asking for anything fancy. I just want a manual refresh. The auto-refresh feature was interesting and useful under some circumstances, but I have found that much of what I do involves using SQL to select objects, and then edit the selection manually. I have stated this multiple times. Do we really need to spend several more months developing an elaborate mysql interface when your only real ANTz user just wants a manual refresh??