Re: bug in pgadmin 1.8.2: missing entry in 'Data Type' list - Mailing list pgadmin-support

From Magnus Hagander
Subject Re: bug in pgadmin 1.8.2: missing entry in 'Data Type' list
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Msg-id 47B2F4C2.6080109@hagander.net
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In response to Re: bug in pgadmin 1.8.2: missing entry in 'Data Type' list  ("Dave Page" <dpage@pgadmin.org>)
Responses Re: bug in pgadmin 1.8.2: missing entry in 'Data Type' list
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Dave Page wrote:
> On Feb 12, 2008 9:12 PM, Peter Gagarinov <heartofmars@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 1)      create a simple table with two columns :
>>
>> create test_table(a integer, b integer);
>>
>> 2)      go to 'New Table.." menu, type in some table name,
>>
>> 3)      go to 'Columns' tab, type some column name, 'a' for instance and try to find type 'test_table' in the
drop-down'Data Type' list.
 
>>
>> You should see only test_table[], not test_table which doesn't seem correct.
> 
> I *think* the original intent was to not show table types at all,
> which probably got broken when array types were re-jigged for 8.3 -
> however, I don't see why we wouldn't want to see them as they are
> perfectly valid to use.

There is a good reason not to show them by default - that list is long 
enough already, and weird enough for new users. Adding every single 
table you have makes it even more complex. So perhaps adding it, but not 
by default, enabled by a checkbox?


//Magnus


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