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NOT NULL - double negative is confusing #23

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Click edit field
2. Read NOT NULL
3. Be confused

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

Maybe NOT NULL should read: "Field can be NULL" and the action of the checkbox 
is reversed.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by kris.nor...@gmail.com on 27 Jun 2009 at 4:37

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
NOT NULL is a common SQL(anguage) definition.

Original comment by pow...@gmx.de on 28 Jun 2009 at 12:20

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Yes it is. Unfortunately it is still confusing. Double negatives go against 
common English(language) definition.

What about just NULL and reverse the action of the check box? PHP myadmin uses 
a choice between NOT NULL 
and NULL in a drop down menu.

Original comment by kris.nor...@gmail.com on 28 Jun 2009 at 9:52

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
NULL and reversed checkbox action. Good idea :)

Original comment by ondrej.zara on 9 Jul 2009 at 7:36

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Fixed in revision 47.

Original comment by ondrej.zara on 9 Jul 2009 at 11:53