Re: PATCH: Limit 100 default in frmEditGrid.cpp - Mailing list pgadmin-hackers

From Guillaume Lelarge
Subject Re: PATCH: Limit 100 default in frmEditGrid.cpp
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Msg-id 496B46A2.8050205@lelarge.info
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In response to Re: PATCH: Limit 100 default in frmEditGrid.cpp  (Matteo Bertini <matteo@naufraghi.net>)
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Matteo Bertini a écrit :
> On 12-01-2009 10:49, Dave Page wrote:
>> On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 1:58 AM, Matteo Bertini<matteo@naufraghi.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I propose a small patch to frmEditGrid.cpp that changes the default
>>> limit
>>> form "No limit" to "100 rows".
>>>
>> I'm not sure that's something we want to change - I don't recall it
>> ever being requested before, and personally I think I'd find it
>> annoying.
>>

I do too. Modifying this behavior would disturb many current users.

> What is your use case for no limit? I use the view just for:
> 1) check/modify a few records (<< 1000)
> 2) have a look at the data in one click
> Both of this use cases are not influenced by a default limit (let's say
> 500, even 1000, but << infinity)

I agree with you on this. But I would prefer to see some controls to
enable pagination.

>> What I would be happier with is a drop-down menu on the View Data
>> button which gave access to the different options as the context menu
>> does. The button itself would then run the last option selected from
>> the drop-down menu (exactly as the plugins button does).
>>
> Yes, the "promoted" option and the last-selected config are a good for me.

+1


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