Yes Please. Fred
----- Original Message ----- From: "IchBin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 15 February 2005 11:53 Subject: [Hsqldb-developers] Re: hsqldb-developers digest, Vol 1 #379 - 1 msg I should do Task 1 since I created the 1.3.1 problem.. I can use a dropdown list of predetermined font sizes between 8 and 24 Wll fix in the next few days. Thanks in Advance... 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Small developer tasks for 1.8.0 (fredt) :: :: --__--__-- :: :: Message: 1 :: From: "fredt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> :: To: "hsqldb-user" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, :: "hsqldb-developers" <[email protected]> :: Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:21:16 -0000 :: Subject: [Hsqldb-developers] Small developer tasks for 1.8.0 :: Reply-To: [email protected] :: :: For 1.8.0, these tasks are remaining. Volunteers needed to finish them. :: They must already be familiar with the code area and the functionality. :: :: In the past, I've done this sort of thing myself, but currently I have not :: got enough time over and above fixing the reported bug and the overal :: release issues. Someone else must do these: :: :: Task 0: :: :: For more ambitious developers, OpenOffice.org needs functionality for the :: following: :: :: (a) - Changing the type of a table column: :: - type changes between TINYINT, SMALLINT and INTEGER can be performed by :: first doing a range check on all existing values in the table (when :: narrowing) and then modifying the metada only. :: - all other type changes require building a copy of the whole table and then :: dropping the new table in place of the old one. This is done already in the :: code I wrote for adding and removing a primary key or for adding / removing :: a column. You need to write code based on existing code as much as possible :: (do not change existing code) so that I can easily review the work and the :: likelihood of side-effects is minimal. :: :: (b) - Removing the INDENTITY attribute from a table (while preserving the :: PRIMARY KEY constraint) or adding an IDENTITY attribute to an existing :: INTEGER or BIGINT primary key. The first one is solely a change in table :: metadata, while the second one requires finding the max value of the :: existing column before adding the IDENTITY. :: :: ------------ :: Task 1: :: :: DatabaseManagerSwing - The method below is not JDK 1.3 compatible. We need a :: workaround and if it is not available, conditional compilation. :: :: Code to modify: DatabaseManagerSwing.java and possibly build.xml :: :: SpinnerNumberModel is introduced in 1.4 :: According to: :: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/javax/swing/SpinnerNumberModel.html :: SpinnerNumberModel model = new SpinnerNumberModel(50, 0, 100, 1); :: This model inherits a ChangeListener. The ChangeListeners are notified :: whenever :: the model's value, stepSize, minimum, or maximum properties changes. :: Since:1.4 :: :: -------------- :: Task 2: :: :: Text table support Update :: :: Bob has updated the code to accept new line characters inside quoted :: strings. At the moment the program blocks writing new rows containing new :: line characters. Review and possible fix is needed in this area. :: :: ------------ :: Task 3: :: :: Building for and running on JDK 1.1 target: :: :: In the build process for JDK 1.1 targets, you now use switchtojdk1target (or :: something similar) before building with JDK 1.3. You can no longer build :: with JDK 1.1 itself due to its compiler's deficiencies. We need testers to :: test all aspects of the code when you run the jar in JDK 1.1 :: :: :: Fred Toussi :: :: Maintainer HSQLDB Project :: :: :: :: :: :: --__--__-- :: :: _______________________________________________ :: hsqldb-developers mailing list :: [email protected] :: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hsqldb-developers :: :: :: End of hsqldb-developers Digest ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. 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