Re: Display Tree Bug

From: Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: jcartesc(at)jcartes(dot)com
Cc: pgadmin-support(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Display Tree Bug
Date: 2006-11-17 08:06:43
Message-ID: 455D6D93.4030604@postgresql.org
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Arthur Baldwin wrote:
> I'm using FC6 with all the latest updates. PgAdmin3 is on version
> 1.4.3.
>
> Here are the steps to reproduce the bug given that the files
> postgresql.conf and pg_hba.conf have been properly set up:
>
> Create any table
> Add one field at a time to that table by right clicking on the "Columns"
> tree item and selecting "New Column". You will note that the new
> column's name appears in "alphabetical order" in the "tree" on the left
> pane...initially. But in reality, this is NOT representative of the
> true "physical position" of the field in the table structure. This
> resulted in many frustrating attempts on my part to figure out what I
> was doing "wrong". Eventually I discovered, by shutting down and
> restarting PgAdmin...that in reality, the last field added is always in
> the last physical position in the table. The bug is only found in the
> "temporary displayed state" of the tree diagram. This may seem like a
> very small problem to some, but it can result in much frustration for
> new users of PgAdmin...because it leads users to believe that PgAdmin
> can't follow very simple instructions.

Please try pgAdmin 1.6.0.

Regards, Dave

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