Thread: Selecting the logfile
There is this popup menu in the server status window, that says "aktuelle Logdatei" (=current logfile). Unfortunately itis *sometimes* disabled. I have no clue as to why or what i should do to be able to look at the previous logfiles. Anypointers? I'm on pgAdmin 1.12.2 on Mac OS 10.6.7. The Server is pg 9.0.2 on Ubuntu. Best, Max
Le 17/04/2011 15:52, Maximilian Tyrtania a écrit : > There is this popup menu in the server status window, that says "aktuelle Logdatei" (=current logfile). Unfortunately itis *sometimes* disabled. I have no clue as to why or what i should do to be able to look at the previous logfiles. Anypointers? > I'm on pgAdmin 1.12.2 on Mac OS 10.6.7. The Server is pg 9.0.2 on Ubuntu. > If you don't have something like "logging_collector not enabled or log_filename misconfigured" or "redirect_std_err not enabled or log_filename misconfigured" in the log pane, then it's probably because you haven't selected the log pane. -- Guillaumehttp://www.postgresql.frhttp://dalibo.com
Am 17.04.2011 um 16:07 schrieb Guillaume Lelarge: > Le 17/04/2011 15:52, Maximilian Tyrtania a écrit : >> There is this popup menu in the server status window, that says "aktuelle Logdatei" (=current logfile). Unfortunatelyit is *sometimes* disabled. I have no clue as to why or what i should do to be able to look at the previouslogfiles. Any pointers? >> I'm on pgAdmin 1.12.2 on Mac OS 10.6.7. The Server is pg 9.0.2 on Ubuntu. >> > > If you don't have something like "logging_collector not enabled or > log_filename misconfigured" or "redirect_std_err not enabled or > log_filename misconfigured" in the log pane, then it's probably because > you haven't selected the log pane. Indeed, clicking on the log pane enables that popup menu. Maybe this could be improved upon. Anyway, thanks for your help. Maximilian Tyrtania Software-Entwicklung Dessauer Str. 6-7 10969 Berlin http://www.contactking.de
Le 17/04/2011 16:36, Maximilian Tyrtania a écrit : > Am 17.04.2011 um 16:07 schrieb Guillaume Lelarge: > >> Le 17/04/2011 15:52, Maximilian Tyrtania a écrit : >>> There is this popup menu in the server status window, that says "aktuelle Logdatei" (=current logfile). Unfortunatelyit is *sometimes* disabled. I have no clue as to why or what i should do to be able to look at the previouslogfiles. Any pointers? >>> I'm on pgAdmin 1.12.2 on Mac OS 10.6.7. The Server is pg 9.0.2 on Ubuntu. >>> >> >> If you don't have something like "logging_collector not enabled or >> log_filename misconfigured" or "redirect_std_err not enabled or >> log_filename misconfigured" in the log pane, then it's probably because >> you haven't selected the log pane. > > Indeed, clicking on the log pane enables that popup menu. Maybe this could be improved upon. > Anyway, thanks for your help. > Actually, the improvement was to make it that way. You only have access to available tools for the selected pane. You don't need the cancel query button if you didn't select a row in the activity pane or the lock pane which has a query running. You don't need the logfile selection combobox if you're not on the log pane. -- Guillaumehttp://www.postgresql.frhttp://dalibo.com
Am 17.04.2011 um 17:13 schrieb Guillaume Lelarge: >> Indeed, clicking on the log pane enables that popup menu. Maybe this could be improved upon. >> Anyway, thanks for your help. > > Actually, the improvement was to make it that way. You only have access > to available tools for the selected pane. You don't need the cancel > query button if you didn't select a row in the activity pane or the lock > pane which has a query running. You don't need the logfile selection > combobox if you're not on the log pane. Ah, i see, fair enough. Otoh, I've never been a big fan of this "disable controls and let the user figure out why they aredisabled"-school of UI-Design. In my apps i let my controls enabled and show an alert explaining why they can't be usedunder the current circumstances (or use a helptag). Saves me from having to deal with a lot of support incidents, likethis one. And in this particular window, your enabling-strategy would be easier to grasp, if the controls that "work together" wouldbe located next to each other. Just my 2 cents. Max Maximilian Tyrtania Software-Entwicklung http://www.contactking.de