Re: [PATCH] Tables node (pgAdmin4) - Mailing list pgadmin-hackers

On Sat, May 21, 2016 at 12:01 AM, Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org> wrote:

Hi

I just started to take a look at the table dialogue and friends. Here are a few issues that we need to address - please take care of them:

1) Move columns to their own tab. Vertical scrolling is bad.

Should the 'inherit from table' part of columns tab? 

2) Similarly, move constraints to their own tab.

3) Ensure all labels only have a capital letter on the first word, except if following words are keywords or acronyms, e.g.

  With default values?

  Has OIDs?

  

4) s/System tabel?/System table?

5) Error messages on fields should not be shown unless the field loses focus and has an error (see Create Table)

6) The sections on the Properties view are not as they should be. As I've pointed out before, the "General" section should have a limited subset of information, e.g. name, oid, owner, tablespace, comment and "is system?" Other properties should be in other appropriate sections.

7) Variables grids should not be on the Security tab (as also mentioned previously).

8) Field labels that imply a question (e.g. usually those with a Yes/No switch for input) should end in a ? - e.g. "Deferrable?"

9) On the Trigger dialogue, "Fires" and following controls should move to a new tab.

10) On the MV dialogue, VACUUM settings should be on their own tab, as on the Table dialogue.

11) Privileges controls on the Properties lists should be in a "Security" group, not "General"

I think there are a couple of basic principles to follow here:

- Make properties lists and dialogues consistent with existing ones, from control grouping right down to spelling and case of labels.

- Dialogs should never need vertical scrolling by default (e.g. for a new object with no columns/constraints/whatever yet defined). If you need to scroll, then things should be moved to a new tab, grouped as appropriate.

Thanks.

On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 7:57 AM, Akshay Joshi <akshay.joshi@enterprisedb.com> wrote:

Thanks - Committed with minor changes.

On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 10:47 PM, Harshal Dhumal <harshal.dhumal@enterprisedb.com> wrote:

Hi,

PFA updated patch for table and all it's child nodes (Version 9). This patch does not depend on any of existing table node patch.

Major change in this patch: Unlike pgAdmin3 now in table create mode any constraint(s) created (but not saved) will listen to table column changes and adapt themselves accordingly.

For e.g.

In table create mode user adds column definition with name "col1" then adds constraint which includes column "col1". Now user changes column name to "col2" then constraint will listen to this change and adapt the column name from "col1" to "col2" in constraint definition. Also if column "col2" is removed then constraint will also remove the column "col2" from it's definition.

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Harshal Dhumal

Software Engineer 

EenterpriseDB

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