diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4af14bec5..9b597f957 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ phpMyAdmin - Changelog
 $Id$
 $Source$
 
+2002-01-02  Marc Delisle  <lem9@users.sourceforge.net>
+        * db_details.php3, libraries/functions.js: feature 474742: add
+          check all/uncheck all in the table list
+
 2002-01-01  Marc Delisle  <lem9@users.sourceforge.net>
         * tbl_replace.php3, bug 497919: $funcs was being reset()
           but was not defined (for example, only 1 field of type 'set')
diff --git a/db_details.php3 b/db_details.php3
index bcbf19fd7..c5dafb04d 100755
--- a/db_details.php3
+++ b/db_details.php3
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ window.parent.frames['nav'].location.replace('./left.php3?lang=<?php echo $lang;
 
 
 /**
- * Drop/delete mutliple tables if required
+ * Drop/delete multiple tables if required
  */
 if ((!empty($submit_mult) && isset($selected_tbl))
     || isset($mult_btnDrop)) {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ if ($num_tables == 0) {
 // 2. Shows table informations on mysql >= 3.23 - staybyte - 11 June 2001
 else if (PMA_MYSQL_INT_VERSION >= 32300) {
     ?>
-<form action="db_details.php3">
+<form name="tablesForm" action="db_details.php3" method="post">
     <input type="hidden" name="lang" value="<?php echo $lang; ?>" />
     <input type="hidden" name="server" value="<?php echo $server; ?>" />
     <input type="hidden" name="db" value="<?php echo $db; ?>" />
@@ -331,6 +331,17 @@ else if (PMA_MYSQL_INT_VERSION >= 32300) {
         <input type="submit" name="submit_mult" value="<?php echo $strPrintView; ?>" />
     </td>
 </tr>
+<tr>
+    <td>
+       <a href="" onclick="setCheckboxes('tablesForm', true); return false;">
+        <?php echo $GLOBALS['strCheckAll']; ?></a> 
+    </td>
+    <td>&nbsp;</td>
+    <td>
+       <a href="" onclick="setCheckboxes('tablesForm', false); return false;">
+        <?php echo $GLOBALS['strUncheckAll']; ?></a>
+    </td>
+</tr>
 </table>
 
 </form>
@@ -407,8 +418,18 @@ else {
         &nbsp;<?php $strOr . "\n"; ?>&nbsp;
         <input type="submit" name="submit_mult" value="<?php echo $strEmpty; ?>" />
     </td>
+</tr>
 <tr>
-
+    <td>
+       <a href="" onclick="setCheckboxes('tablesForm', true); return false;">
+        <?php echo $GLOBALS['strCheckAll']; ?></a>
+    </td>
+    <td>&nbsp;</td>
+    <td>
+       <a href="" onclick="setCheckboxes('tablesForm', false); return false;">
+        <?php echo $GLOBALS['strUncheckAll']; ?></a>
+    </td>
+</tr>
 </table>
 
 </form>
diff --git a/libraries/functions.js b/libraries/functions.js
index aa5bf3e37..a5bfd2e3e 100644
--- a/libraries/functions.js
+++ b/libraries/functions.js
@@ -325,3 +325,22 @@ function setPointer(theRow, thePointerColor)
 
     return true;
 } // end of the 'setPointer()' function
+
+/**
+ * Checks/unchecks all tables
+ *
+ * @param   string   the form name
+ * @param   boolean  whether to check or to uncheck the element
+ *
+ * @return  boolean  always true
+ */
+function setCheckboxes(the_form, do_check) {
+    var elts = document.forms[the_form].elements['selected_tbl[]'];
+    var elts_cnt  = elts.length;
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < elts_cnt; i++) {
+            elts[i].checked = do_check;
+    } // end for
+
+    return true;
+} // end of the 'setCheckboxes()' function