On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 8:16 PM, Marc Delisle <marc(a)infomarc.info> wrote:
Le 2011-07-30 12:58, Tyron Madlener a écrit :
On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Tyron Madlener
<tyronx(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Marc Delisle <marc(a)infomarc.info> wrote:
>> Le 2011-07-30 09:33, Tyron Madlener a écrit :
>>> On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Marc Delisle <marc(a)infomarc.info>
wrote:
>>>> Tyron,
>>>>
>>>> You wrote "I have built a 'Query analyzer' Dialog that is
reachable
>>>> through clicking 'SELECT' - Statements in the Log Table".
>>>>
>>>> Should I see this while browsing mysql.general_log, or is it intended to
>>>> be seen from the Monitor page?
>>>
>>> I intended it to be usable through the monitor page only. I wouldn't
>>> add it when browsing mysql.general_log, but it's certainly
>>> discussable.
>>
>> It's ok to be usable through the monitor page only; but where exactly
>> should I be looking for this on the monitor page?
>
> As mentioned in the Instructions dialog you will need to first setup
> logging then select a time span in any of the charts. This will open a
> dialog that let's you load the logs.
I admit I had not read all the "Using the monitor" explanation, but I
have a suggestion. The second paragraph starting with "When you get to
see..." should have a bold title like "Displaying queries for a time
span". This would have got my attention better.
Ok, I've changed the whole paragraph to:
"To display queries from the logs, select the relevant time span on
any chart by holding down the left mouse button and panning over the
chart. Once confirmed, this will load a table of grouped queries,
there you may click on any occuring SELECT statements to further
analyze them."
This is shorter and should be more clear, I hope :)
Might be worth considering to open the same dialog through a link at
the top right to the instructions link.
Or I could add a notice below the charts advising the users to select
a time span.
Could be useful but users should have read the instructions :)
If we can lead the user to use the tool correctly in a subtle way,
it's definitely better I think. Only question is whether a notice box
below the charts is subtle enough ;-)
I'll leave it as it is for now and we just observe how many users don't find it.
Another suggestion: near the "Disable" links for the logs, add links to
disable and empty the logs in one click, unless you find this too dangerous.
Yea I was also thinking of adding a link to empty the table. Combining
that with a log disable is a good idea too.
Thanks for having a look at my work.
--
Marc Delisle
http://infomarc.info
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