[PHPMyEdit-Discuss] Hi, phpMyEdit list!

[Ivo <iv...@in...>]

Hey list,

I'm new to phpMyEdit and this list; it seems like an active enough 
project, so I suppose the list is as well. Let me introduce myself.

I've been charged with the job of developing a semi-simple data-entry 
application. I got Visual FoxPro stuffed down my throat, but being far 
more familiar with PHP, I tried to visualize the concept with that. 
After a while I found phpMyEdit and lo! it offers about 80% of the 
needed functionality. :) I am *very* impressed with the documentation, 
clarity and codebase. It just makes sense. Thank you!

Now, I have some questions and possibly I could be helpful to the 
project as well. There is some functionality that I need that may not be 
existant in the project right now-- or maybe it is and I just missed it 
in the documentation. The two main things are:

- Custom icons/buttons per record

We need to be able do some special things with each record entry. So, I 
want to be able to select a record and feed it to a custom script, or 
something. Just think of it like this: you want to, for instance, email 
or print a certain record. So you want to point a certain function or 
script to that record that will do just that with the click of a button. 
Preferably I would want to do this in a clever way that blends in with 
the way phpMyEdit does things.

- Table lookup with search capability

What if you want to link a column to another table, but that table is 
*stuffed* with records? It will be too much to fill a drop-down box 
with. So you may want to use keyword search and record selection pop-ups 
or similar. You click the icon/button next to the input field, pop-up 
comes up, user enters keyword and gets a list of results. Chooses the 
correct reference and the reference is made in the original input form. 
Makes sense? I'm pretty sure some tables will be so full over here that 
selection from a select widget will be impossible. I would also like 
this functionality to blend in nicely with phpMyEdit.

So what do you say? Possible right now or desirable functionality? What 
would be the best way to add this into phpMyEdit? Suggestions?

Thanks!
Ivo