On 1/29/10 10:57 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On Jan 29, 2010, at 1:33 PM, Paul McNett wrote: > >>> new() isn't the opposite of delete(); save() is. >> >> No, cancel() is the opposite of save() >> >> When you save(), you are committing your changes; when you cancel(), you are >> forfeiting your changes. Changes can include updating, inserting, or >> deleting. >> >> The way I see it, anyway. ;) > > I look at it as the difference between local operations and backend > operations. new() is not much different than any other local editing > function. cancel() is also a local editing function. > > There are three processes that update the backend: insert, update and > delete. We've combined the first two into save(), which is logically > consistent for a user: it writes their data, whether new or updated, to the > database. Delete doesn't write anything; it removes.
So I'm looking at a spreadsheet, and I notice a redundant cell. I remove the content in it. That doesn't constitute something to save? Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-dev Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-dev This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/[email protected]
