Re: dev 1.15, wxw 2.9.3 - index column name truncated by 1 char

On Fri, 2012-04-20 at 17:09 -0400, Colin Beckingham wrote:
>
> On 04/20/2012 04:27 PM, Guillaume Lelarge wrote:
> > On Fri, 2012-04-20 at 10:25 -0400, Colin Beckingham wrote:
> >>
> >> On 04/20/2012 07:58 AM, Guillaume Lelarge wrote:
> >>> Hi Colin,
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, 2012-04-20 at 13:15 +0200, Guillaume Lelarge wrote:
> >>>> On Wed, 2012-04-11 at 17:13 -0400, Colin Beckingham wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 04/11/2012 04:38 PM, Colin Beckingham wrote:
> >>>>>> Guillaume, I see the missing column name in index-properties has been
> >>>>>> fixed. Thanks.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> However the column name appears to be truncated one char too early;
> >>>>>> bookid becomes booki and authid becomes authi. Seems to be consistent
> >>>>>> across databases.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I am confusing Constraints and Indexes again. The column name is still
> >>>>> missing from _Constraints_, the name is present in _Indexes_ but
> >>>>> truncated 1 char.
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> 'k. Actually, as far as I can tell, it also happens with wxWidgets 2.8.
> >>>> It also happens on 1.14. I'm working on it.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Can you try the attached patch, please?
> >>
> >> The patch works in that it fixes some indicated problems: in
> >> constraints, the field name now appears under columns, and in indexes
> >> the name of the indexed field is fully named.
> >>
> >> Some issues which may remain:
> >> 1. in indexes, the other detail for a field, (sort type, treatment of
> >> nulls etc), is indicated alongside the field name but in constraints
> >> this detail is present in grey in the text but missing from the table
> >
> > So I looked into this this afternoon and I found many disappointing
> > things. Meaning there are still a few bugs to fix :-/ (for example don't
> > try to use a column name with space in it in an index...)
> >
> >> 2. in both constraints and indexes, neither the add nor remove buttons
> >> activate, neither do any of the field selector and other dropdowns, this
> >> may of course be deliberate if they should not be changed in this
> >> context, however say you want to change an index from indexing a single
> >> field to indexing multiple fields, or change from asc to desc?
> >
> > PostgreSQL doesn't allow that, so pgAdmin doesn't allow it either. You
> > can change an index's name, its tablespace, and storage parameters.
> > That's all.
> >
>
> OK, not a problem, it's just that in the properties dialog, columns tab,
> the row which indicates the field is selectable and changes colour and
> therefore looks like selecting it does something, but in fact you can't
> change anything there. So I wonder if there is a way to make it even
> less responsive so that expectations are not raised?
>

Yes, we could (should) disable it. The patch I'm working on will fix
this.

> >> 3. the new dialog box is not modal. I can go to the parent window and
> >> change from one index or constraint to another, I think this could lead
> >> to confusion since the child dialog does not change to suit the
> >> selection in the parent.
> >>
> >
> > If you mean the browser window, every properties dialog has this
> > behaviour. Nothing wrong here, AFAICT.
> >
>
> OK. I wonder for consistency's sake (parent-child) if the properties
> dialog window should have a close button like the parent? In Gnome 3 a
> close button is on the parent but the only way of closing the properties
> dialog is through the Cancel button.
>

They should have a Close button. The inconstency you have is probably
related to the poor handling of Gnome 3 by wxWidgets. It should improve
for 3.0, or at least I hope so.

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