Re: Server status button

On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Erwin Brandstetter <brsaweda(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> On Apr 21, 8:31 pm, dp(dot)(dot)(dot)(at)pgadmin(dot)org (Dave Page) wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I wonder if we should replace the "View filtered data" button on the
>> main tool bar with one for opening the the server status monitor? We
>> already have a View Data button, and the server status tool is pretty
>> comprehensive now, yet remains tucked away on a menu.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>
> Do you mean the button "Apply a filter and view the data ..." - the
> icon with the funnel?
> I use that one a lot, actually. Also, it is very useful if I want to
> instruct causal users to use a filter. So I am against removing it.
> There are not that many buttons in the main toolbar yet, so we could
> just add the server status button?

Just trying to avoid clutter. That particular button is an odd case as
it's the only instance where we have two buttons for the same tool.
There's nothing to say we *must* remove it though.

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