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==About==
==About==
[[Ferretsoft Excess]] is the working title for a software application, initially web-based, that will combine and extend the most useful pieces of GUI-oriented database programs (such as [[MS Access]] and [[FileMaker]]) and spreadsheets (such as [[LibreOffice Calc]] and [[MS Excel]]). The name is partly an amalgam of the two Microsoft products, Excel and Access.
[[Wikcess]] is the working title for a software application, initially web-based, that will combine and extend certain GUI concepts including the '''wiki''', the '''database management system''' (DBMS), and to some extent the '''spreadsheet'''.
 
It will, however, use a somewhat different and more flexible database model.


The software is currently in an early design phase, which is being documented here.
The software is currently in an early design phase, which is being documented here.
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* {{l/sub|reports}}: view data in document-oriented formats e.g. for printing or sharing
* {{l/sub|reports}}: view data in document-oriented formats e.g. for printing or sharing
* {{l/sub|scripting}}: facilitate creating useful applications within Excess
* {{l/sub|scripting}}: facilitate creating useful applications within Excess
==History==
I was originally calling this "Ferretsoft Excess" (as a joke-portmanteau of "Excel" and "Access"), but eventually found that the more distinctive name of "Wikcess" was less contextually confusing and also referenced the project's roots in wiki design.

Revision as of 12:47, 7 March 2020

About

Wikcess is the working title for a software application, initially web-based, that will combine and extend certain GUI concepts including the wiki, the database management system (DBMS), and to some extent the spreadsheet.

The software is currently in an early design phase, which is being documented here.

Conceptual Design

Components

  • flex-data engine (experimental)
  • data editor: view/edit data without defining a form
  • forms: view/edit data in task-oriented formats
  • reports: view data in document-oriented formats e.g. for printing or sharing
  • scripting: facilitate creating useful applications within Excess

History

I was originally calling this "Ferretsoft Excess" (as a joke-portmanteau of "Excel" and "Access"), but eventually found that the more distinctive name of "Wikcess" was less contextually confusing and also referenced the project's roots in wiki design.