[Phpmyadmin-devel] My improvements of user interface cleanup

[Rišo Dvorsky]

Hello everybody!

My name is Richard Dvorsky. I`m from Slovakia. I have started to use
phpMyAdmin five years ago.
I have been doing some research for user interface cleanup. And I made list
of my user interface improvements.

   Of course, is no complete and any suggestions are vary welcome.

Look at list.

   -

   *Server - Privileges**: * Solution is the same as it is written in points
   for *Server - DB – Privilges*. But I add icon to delete user to place
   where is “Check All/Uncheck All”. Nearby this icon, will be hidden option to
   delete database ,with same name who has user.


   -

   *Server - Synchronize: *There needs only hide the “Port” and “Socket”,
   because they are seldom used.


   -

   *Server - DB - Structure**: *This phpMyAdmin tool is for common user a
   little bit complicated. Probably the best would be to hide “Structure”,
   “Search” and “Insert”. Moreover, as “Browse”, “Empty” and “Drop” will
   remain. If the user wants other functions, he only clicks to icon. Other
   stuff like “Rows”, “Type”, “Collation”, “Size”, ”Overhead” will remain
   too.


   -

   *Server - DB - Search**: *The main goal of this selection is to simplify
   searching. There will be one search window like in google. It will be
   searching with LIKE %value% command in all tables with columns. If the user
   wants to set up search criteria, he only clicks to custom search.


   -

   *Server - DB - Operations - Copy database to: *Display just only simple
   window where user can write database name. Other options will by hidden.


   -

   *Server - DB - Privileges - Edit Privileges: *Make only simple list of
   privileges tools.


   -

   *Server - DB - Privileges - Edit Privileges - Global Privileges: *In this
   section is also best to do list of options too. User chooses only this
   options what he needs to change. Items of the list will be: “Data”,
   “Structure”, “Administration”, “Resource Limits”.


   -

   *Server - DB - Privileges - Edit Privileges - Change Password: *There
   needs only hide the “Password hashing” and “Generate password”, because
   common user doesn`t need it. Other options are OK.


   -

   *Server - DB - Privileges - Edit Privileges - Change Login informations:
   *Make list with “Login informations”, “Create a new user with...”. The
   user opens only this, what he really needs to edit.


   -

   *Server - DB - Table - Browse: *In this section is quite a lot of work.
   -

      At first would by to simplify “Show” options. There is so many useless
      functions, which looks disorganized and common user doesn`t need
to set it
      up. Other stuff like “query range”, “horizontal or vertical mod”,
      “repeating headers”, “sorting” will be hidden. Only “page
arrows” and “page
      list” will be shown.
      -

      I`d like to hide “Edit” and “Copy” in query displaying, because is not
      used commonly by user.


   -

   *Server - DB - Table - Structure: *Table structure GUI is pretty good. I
   would hide only “Add column to table”. Then make “Print view” and
   “Propose table structure” more visible.


   - *Server - DB - Table – Search: *I would like to make searching more
   simpler. It will be searching with LIKE %value% command in all columns in
   table. If the user wants to set up search criteria, he only clicks to custom
   search.


   -

   *Server - DB - Table - Insert: *I would hide “Ignore” part, because there
   is not needed for common user. And I want to make more simpler part Insert
   as new row.


   -

   *Server - DB - Table - Operations: *The best way is to create a list of
   options provided and user chooses what he really wants.


   - *Server - DB - Table - Operations - Copy table to: *Display just only
   simple window where user can write database name. Other options will by
   hidden*. *


Thanks for reading :-)

R.D.
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