[pgAdmin III] #267: Bugs in dlgType

#267: Bugs in dlgType
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Reporter: gleu | Owner: gleu
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: minor | Milestone:
Component: pgadmin | Version: 1.12
Keywords: type | Platform: all
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All the bugs are related to composite types.

Let's say I add two members. First one is named c1, of type varchar(10),
and second one is an integer named c2. If I click on c1, I see a datatype
"character varying(10)" and a length of 10. Length textbox is disabled,
whereas it should be enabled because the composite type isn't yet created
and I should be able to change it. I also think that datatype should
display "character varying" (ie, without the length). As the combobox is
enabled, a user can think he could change the length by typing it, but
alas, put another length and the "Add/change" button is suddenly disabled
(because the "character varying(20)" is not part of the cached type. You
can of course get rid of the length to only have "character varying",
which is found in the types cache and which makes the Length textbox
enabled. I would say umbersome UI, don't you think.

But wait, there's more. Click on the integer member. The length textbox
still shows the length of the previous member you selected (and precision
too if you have one). Length and Precision textboxes are disabled, but it
still is a weird UI.

Now, let's add a third member, c3 of type numeric(10,5). Select the c1
member. Oh, Length textbox is still enabled. Precision textbox still shows
2. Click on the c2 member, same behaviour (I have an integer member with a
length of 10 (remember the textbox is enabled), and a disabled precision
of 2. Now click again on the c1 member, and change the size to 12. Click
on the c2 member: Length enabled of value 12, and Precision disabled of
value 2. Weirder. Click on member c3: Length enabled of value 12 (whereas
it should be 10), Precision disabled of value 2.

In fact, the datatype combobox always shows the good type, with length and
precision. The issue is that you need to change the text in the combobox
to make it look like before, and then change Length and Precision to the
correct ones, to be able to change the type. And you have to forget the
values in these textboxes when you select a member because they usually
are wrong.

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