InstantForum.NET 2010-3SmartCode Solutions Web Forumhttp://www.s-code.com/forum/SmartCode Solutions Web ForumFri, 03 Sep 2010 21:03:32 GMT20http://www.s-code.com/forum/FindPost1688.aspxIn 3.6, a way of inheriting settings from parent groups and global options was implemented.<br>While this did ease the management of many connections, i feel it is inflexible as there is no way to "override" a specific option for a connection without turning off inheritance for the whole thing -defeating the point.<br><br>I propose a method of cascading settings:<br><br>The top level is Global. This are base settings.<br><br>When you make a group, it inherits all the settings from Global but you can change [i]any[/i] option overriding just that global setting - all others still apply.<br><br>A sub-group inherits from the Global group, plus its parent group.<br><br>A connection inherits from Global and all parent groups, and its own options can be changed.<br><br>This would do away with the "Use settings from" listbox as it would no longer be necessary - all settings would be automatically inherited but any option can be overridden.<br><br>The difficult part is how to visually display this in the dialog.<br>Where there are textboxes, the inherited value could be displayed in a lighter colour (but not disabled), you could then type into the box the overriding value which would be in black.<br>The same could be done for radio buttons and checkboxes - the inherited value in grey, black if it is set at this level.<br>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:36:18 GMTDaWolfeyhttp://www.s-code.com/forum/FindPost1689.aspx[quote]The difficult part is how to visually display this in the dialog.<BR>Where there are textboxes, the inherited value could be displayed in a lighter colour (but not disabled), you could then type into the box the overriding value which would be in black.<BR>The same could be done for radio buttons and checkboxes - the inherited value in grey, black if it is set at this level.<BR>[/quote]</P><P>Thanks you for the feedback. You mentioned perfectly valid and very important point - how to represent such inheritance so users could have the clear idea what settings that are editing. I guess the most practical way would be to show properties table like in Visual Studio 05/08 designer, but this concept is not very user friendly, especially for not so advanced users.Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:36:18 GMTSupport (s-code)