Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - a risky feature of the document display?

On Sat, 2017-12-02 at 10:42 +0100, Alexander Thurgood wrote:
> Le 01/12/2017 à 23:08, Harvey Nimmo a écrit :
>
> Hi Harvey,
>
> You are correct, it would improve the user experience of Base by an
> important measure to have a GUI UPDATE capability. This is something
> that has been desired by users since the days of StarOffice, through
> OpenOffice.org to the present day with LibreOffice. We're looking at
> a
> period of over 20 years here.
>
> As of yet, no developer has stepped up to the plate to provide that
> functionality, bearing in mind that the precursors to LibreOffice
> were
> curated by some rather large corporations, it could have been done,
> but
> sadly never was. The fact of the matter is that Base is still rather
> the
> "runt" of LO development. One of the reasons for this is no doubt the
> complexity of having to understand both database programming
> principles
> and specificities and the LO code behind Base itself. There are
> easier
> targets for developers to pick and choose, and so these tend to get
> chosen over something meatier like what you are asking for.
>
> Currently, Base development goes in fits and starts. Current Firebird
> integration was the result of at least one GSOC project (two or three
> in
> fact, I seem to recall). The fact that the transition to Firebird as
> the
> default embedded database engine is still not complete, is an
> indication
> of the lack of interest in seeing things through, unfortunate though
> that may be.
>
> There are several other areas where Base development could do with a
> serious boost, but unless developers can be attracted to them, very
> little will change. Some of the core developers working on other
> areas
> of LO never touch anything database-related and in their humble
> opinions
> if Base were to disappear in a puff of smoke, they wouldn't be
> particularly saddened. Indeed, they would probably be happier that
> the
> code had been lightened by several tens of thousands of lines of
> code,
> and not least, be rid of all Java dependencies.
>
>
> So, you see, it is an uphill battle just to keep what we have, let
> alone
> develop new features for it.
>
>
>
> Alex

Ah...thank you Alex. What a pity, all those programmers are missing a
wonderful opportunity to give someone joy in life!! ;-)

Cheers
Harvey


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