Changes in Toad Data Point user interface

Hi everyone. I wanted to review some ui changes that we'll be seeing in the next releases of Toad Data Point-- Toad for SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, and MySQL. Now, don't panic. We didn't start using a ribbon bar. But we have introduced the large 32X32 icons at the top. They're available for your more commonly used Windows. So give them a try. I actually find them pretty handy. They're easy to grab. And the ones that you mainly use are here and ready for your use. Now, if you still prefer the small 16X16, you can right click on the toolbar area, and say, use the smaller ones. And you can go back to using those. In addition to this, we've moved the toolbar for each window to inside of the window. Here's how the SQL editor now looks. This is the toolbar, and the actions associated to this window. Before, they were on a row as a second line, up at the top of the application. And they weren't as easy to grab and get a hold of. So I think this is a very functional change, and feels really natural. You'll also notice that there's a flat look and feel. And there's some new colors and edges to the windows. These changes are contained in what we call skins. And these are available through the Tools, Options, interface area. So you have a combination of a skin and a grid style. And what we've done is, we've added a blue theme-- or skin-- green, and tan. And all of your other favorites and options are still here. So you can go ahead and use any of them, or experiment on your own. Now, another change we did is to the connection toolbar. In fact, there's two connection buttons here-- new connection and connect. When you connect or ask for a new connection, it will list all of the available connection types. This is Toad Data Point, so there are a lot of different types. Once you have defined your connection, then you probably want to use the connect tool button. And this will give you all of your connections that you've defined. And then you just click connect on the right. And this tool button will remember what is the last choice you made. So if it's new connection, it'll remember new connection. Now, if you use the navigation manager or the connection manager, up in the top we have added a drop down of, what is the current connection? So if you want to change the current connection, it's right here. Also, if you want to search your connections, you can type in words, and it will filter through your connections. Now, if you don't use a navigation manager or a connection manager, over here on the right hand side will be this selector here, where you can simply change your current connection. So there you have the new ui changes. Some of you are going to love these changes. And some of you are going to want to go right back to the original configuration. Or you might want to mix and match, and find out which combination you like. So have fun experimenting with changing it to suit your needs.