Re: [pilot-db-list] new feature ideas

[Tom D. <td...@vg...>]

On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, Marc Nozell wrote:

> * A place to store information about a database.  Where it came from,
>   when it was created, etc.  For example: "Nozell Family Database,
>   downloaded from http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ on
>   17-December-1999.  Information uploaded by Marc Nozell
>   <ma...@no...> on 22-September-1999"

Just add some stuff to the Application Info Block. This would probably be
an incompatible change in the database format though.

> * Limit "Global Find" to a particular field on a per-database basis.

More stuff for the App Info block.

> * Navigating based on value in particular fields.  I'd like to tap on
>   a particular field and have it go to the entry with that index
>   field.

Which screen? It sounds neat but I am unclear as to what screen would
naviagte where.

> * Automatic sizing of field widths based on values in the field.

So the fields would be autosized depending on what is on the display?

> * Size of databases displayed in the main view.

Just modify chooser.c in the routine that calls WinDrawChars(). A more
general method would be to use some sort of format string w/ things like
%n for name and %s for size and then have a sprintf()-style routine to
create the displayed string.

If you make yourself a SourceForge account, I can add you to the DB
project in SourceForge so you can directly access the cvs repository that
I am using now on SourceForge. That way, no need to send me patches or
anything.

Tom