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Fix. Default password should be [] not an empty string
author Daniele Nicolodi <nicolodi@science.unitn.it>
date Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:29:47 +0100
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1 The first tab pane is the connection panel.
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2 <br>
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3 <br>
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4 <img src="images/repo_gui_connect_1.png" alt="Repo GUI Connect">
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5 <br>
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6 <br>
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7 <p>
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8 The user can select one of the pre-defined hosts or type a new hostname or IP address into the
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9 Server hostname field. If the database name is already known, it can be entered directly in the
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10 text field. If the database name is not known, a list of LTPDA repositories available on that
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11 particular host can be retrieved by clicking on the 'Get DBs' button. If the user has not already
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12 authenticated with the host, a login dialog will be presented prompting the user for a username
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13 and password. If authentication is successful, the drop-down menu to the left of the database name
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14 text entry field will be filled with the names of the available repositories.
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15 </p>
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16 <p>
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17 The user can then select a repository and connect to it by clicking the 'Connect' button. If the
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18 user has permissions to connect to that particular repository, the repository GUI will hold a
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19 database connection object for use on the other panels of the GUI.
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20 </p>
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22 <h3>Disconnecting from a repository</h3>
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24 <p>
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25 To disconnect from the current repository, click the 'Disconnect' button. This must be done before
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26 being able to connect to a different repository.
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27 </p>
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