050713 Chris White wrote: > 050712 Philip Webb wrote: >> Someone has already pointed out that it's 'Structured', not 'Standard'.
As ditto, it's still not corrected 050713 1132 EST. >> under '[code list] 1.4', why do we need a root password ? >> are you not setting this up as a user ? eg if I use MySQL, >> it will be to manage a large database of urban transit information, >> which I will do entirely inside my desktop machine >> with no access to other users or to the Internet [ok: I see Sect 4 below]; > Fixed, init script does, actual admin login doesn't "The configuration recommends that you change your root password as soon as possible". This remains very misleading to a novice: you need to add a sentence eg "Note: your MySQL 'root' password is not the same as your system 'root': it refers to the administrator of your MySQL installation, not the admin of your whole system." >> below '2.1', you don't explain what database 'mysql' is for; > Don't see exactly where this is in reference to. mysql> SHOW DATABASES; +----------+ | Database | +----------+ | mysql | <<<<<<<<<<< this one: what is it ? <<<<<<<<<<<<< | test | +----------+ 2 rows in set (0.09 sec) >> under 'Creating the tables', it looks very much like a spreadsheet: >> perhaps you could point out the parallels; >> can you import data directly from a spreadsheet like Open Calc ? > Not sure if I quite understand this corectly. With a spreadsheet, you have files > sheets > rows + cols = cells ; with MySQL, you seem to have databases > tables > cases + fields ; with both, the cells/equivalent can be formatted. Is there a way to copy data between eg OO Calc & MySQL similarly ? >> below '3.2', "most simplistic" sb "simplest" or "most straightforward"; > Fixed Not yet in your public version. >> under '3.14', why do the columns not line up in your examples ? >> is this a deficiency in MySQL or a result of your desktop set-up ? > not sure what you mean there, they look fine to me Sorry, my mistake: I was misled by the variable-spaced font in Firefox. >> One final point you don't mention: is there a GUI front-end for MySQL ? > Adding a section on that right now. Excellent ! This looks like a really useful doc. -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list
