Re: Properties dialogue/pane

Brage Førland wrote:

>Just som minor comments on the english messages in the properties
>dialogue/pane:
>
>The columns belonging to a foreign key are named 'Child columns' in the
>properties pane. Any reason they are not just called 'Columns'?
>
and the property dialog calls it "local column"....
When working with design tools, I always wondered which column is on
which side of the reference. I want the namings to clearly indicate
this, so how should we name that beast?

>
>The 'Create operator' dialogue has a tab with the rather awkward name
>'Properties 2'. Wouldn't something more describing, like 'Advanced
>properties', be better?
>
It's not advanced, just continuing from "Properties", but "Properties 2"
is ugly, I admit. Maybe "Implementation"?

>
>There are some inconsistencies between the terminology in the properties
>dialogue and properties pane for some of the selections:
>
> The 'Initially deferred' deferred property of a constraint is called
> 'Deferred' in the properties dialogue, but 'Initially' in the properties
> pane.
>
It's "Initially: Deferred" or "Initially: Immediate", and a checkbox
"Deferred Yes/No" in properties. I think this is ok.

> Index: Index type is called 'Strategy' in the dialogue, but 'Index type'
> in the pane.
>
->"Access method"

> Aggregates: Input data type is called 'Base type' in the dialogue, but
> 'Input type' in the pane.
>
pgsql doc uses both expressions. "Input type" is more intuitive, I believe.

> Function and trigger functions: Return type/returns.
>
-> Return type

> Operators: Restrict proc/Restrict function, Join proc/join function,
> Supports hash/Hash joins?, Procedure/Operator function.
>
-> function

> Sequence: Current value/Last value.
>
-> Current value

>Also, the use of caps is inconsistent between the properties dialogue and
>properties pane. In general, all words are capitalized in the properties
>pane, but not in the properties dialogues.
>
The Evolution Of The English Language, as seen from germany... :-)

Next commit will have even better english :-)

Regards,
Andreas