On 23/11/07 (23:46) MB said: >Indexes are such things I, and I suspect many users with me, generally >would expect to be rebuilt without user intervention in most cases.
Generally I would agree, but my experience would show that rebuilding the index can take a while (several minutes for my modest -- 450MB -- database) and I would guess that, like database compacting/rebuilding, it is not a process that should be interrupted once begun. So whilst it might be okay to automatically rebuild indexes in the background, the user *should* IMHO be given an indication that it is going on, in order to prevent them from quitting PM or shutting down their mac or whatever mid-process. There is also the issue that a 'possibly-lengthy, shouldn't-be- interrupted' process might be inconvenient at certain times (if I have to to shut down the mac for the night, for example, I might not want to wait an extra 15-20 minutes whilst an index rebuild finishes) and so perhaps letting people choose the time by initiating it manually is not such a bad idea, just in terms of being courteous to the user. My 2ยข. Rick -- G5 2GHz x2 :: 2GB RAM :: 10.4.9 :: PM 5.5.2 :: 3 pane mode
