[Phpmyadmin-devel] 'Insert data from a textfile into table' link place

[Marc Delisle]

Olivier M. wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 02, 2003 at 06:18:12PM +0100, Michal Cihar wrote:
> 
>>>It's a detail, but do you think it's the right place
>>>for this link? :)  It has nothing to do with the table
>>>structure...
>>
>>Indeed, I got few questions how to import text files, because people didn't 
>>find it there.
> 
> 
> exactely, got the same feedback, and even got the problem myself once :)
> 
> 
>>>Other possibilty: move the link to the "Insert" page (would
>>>also be quite logical), or to the Operations page.
>>>What do you think? :)
>>
>>It is not on separate tab, because we have enough tabs now ;-). Export/Import 
>>name is long, it would b almost same. Even current layout won't fit on 800 
>>pixels..... If you will find one (short) word for Export/Import tab....
> 
> 
> E/I, I/O :)
> "File Operations", but that is not shorter... :)
> 
> 
>>Better would be to move Empty and Drop links (they are not used too much, and 
>>I see no reason why to have separate tabs for them) on Operations tab and add 
>>Import tab. How about that?
> 
> 
> right, I never used the drop/empty tabs yet: usually doing theses 
> operations from the db_details_structure.php3 page, but maybe some
> people won't like that...
> 
> But I do think there are too many tabs: what about merging "Operations"
> and "Options" too ?     
> 
> Résumé of the suggestions:
> - add an "Import" tab

I would prefer "Insert" -> "Insert/Import", and move the link
"Insert data..." on the Insert/Import page.

> - remove the Empty/Drop tabs

Not sure about this.

> - merge Operations/Options -> "Operations"

Ok.

> 
> Ok for everybody ? I guess not... let's see... :)
> Olivier