Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Address Books

On Friday 16 March 2012, 12:57:24 Andreas Säger wrote:
> Am 16.03.2012 11:09, Nino Novak wrote:
> > On Thursday 15 March 2012, 21:49:10 Andreas Säger wrote:
> > > First you need some database up and running. The creation of a
> > > database
> > > requires expert skills and appropriate software tools for the database
> > > type in question.
> >
> > IMHO, we should offer a really *short* tutorial on how to create a
> > simple
> > address book with LibreOffice.
> >
> > It could be used as reference on how to use Base.
> >
> > Don't you think, that this would help much more than saying, that it
> > requires expert skills?
> >
> > Nino
>
> Again, this is *impossible*.

Would you mind - sorry for the "assault" - would   you mind to *show* me that 
that's impossible instead of telling me? 

(Note: I'm not talking about a tutorial of "how to become a database expert", 
but only of "how to create a simple address book")

> You can not describe how to do that by
> means  of features. You have to describe the process by means of data.

I don't understand what you want to say here. 

As for the tutorial, I meant: implementing one possible concretion of an 
address book. Step by step. No further knowledge needed (though of course, 
helpful if available). 


> There are plenty of references on how to use Base.

Unfortunately most of them start with theory. Though, there is one tutorial-
like Howto which I really appreciate. But it's about a calendar/scheduler, so 
not applicable here.


> There are thousands
> of resources on relational database design in general.

As said before: I did not mean to learn how to become a database specialist. 
The tutorial should be aimed at simple (or say, a little bit advanced) users, 
who just want to build a simple database. 


> This is not a
> problem. The problem is that too many people try to learn this by doing.

I always encounter too many people trying to understand theory and 
capitulating because of the too high level of abstraction needed to understand 
theory. 

> But this is something where you need to know some basics before you can
> do anything.

What if we "just try it"? 

Nino

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