Re: 9.0 Feedback

On Mon, 10 Feb 2025 at 16:24, Dave Caughey <caugheyd(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> I concur. I select a database from the Object Explorer in the Default
> Workspace, click the "Query Tool" icon and then enter my query. That way,
> I bypass the Welcome tab, because the Object Explorer provided all the
> necessary context.
>
> So, can I hide the "Welcome" tab of the Query Tool Workspace, since it's
> occupying perpetually-scarce tab space? I can't see how I would ever use
> it. Or, perhaps if it actually let me pick one of the databases from one
> of my servers (i.e., same high-level information as is currently shown in
> the full Object Explorer) from a pre-populated list, then maybe I could be
> convinced to change my workflow to start from the Query Tool Workspace
> rather than starting in the Object Explorer in the Default Workspace. But
> at this point, in order to use the Welcome tab, I'm required to re-type all
> the information that's already known in the Object Explorer... so I don't
> understand how the Welcome tab is providing value.
>

You can select an existing server in the combo box at the top, and all the
connection info will be filled in for you to use/edit as you like. You can
also use it to connect to databases on an ad-hoc one off basis, without
registering them in the treeview.

We can probably make it so the welcome tab can be hidden - we already do
that for some of the other tabs.

>
> That having been said, I also want to ech Doug's appreciation for
> continually improving and supporting pgAdmin.
>

I'm sure I speak for all the contributors when I say you're welcome. Thank
you all for the feedback.

>
> Cheers,
> Dave
>
>
> On Mon, 10 Feb 2025 at 11:04, Doug Reed <r(dot)douglas(dot)reed(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> I have been using pgAdmin4 9.0 for a few days now, and wanted to provide
>> some feedback.
>>
>> Overall, I like the changes. It took me a couple of hours to get used to
>> the changes, and at first I thought there might be use cases where
>> one might need a side-by-side interface, but after using it... I can't
>> think of any.
>>
>> I find that "Let's connect to the server" screen an annoying
>> distraction. It can just be ignored and it goes away if you click on a
>> different tab, but from a User Interface point of view, I think you should
>> only get that screen if you click on the 'Query Tool Workspace' and there
>> are no windows open.. Otherwise, it should probably just go to the
>> adjacent tab as it did before the change. If I have windows open, I am
>> already logged into a server, and I am not going to go through another
>> login... Especially since I probably have my credentials saved in the
>> 'Default Workspace' tab, so it's much easier to just expand a server and
>> open a new query window than it is to fumble around typing server names and
>> passwords.
>>
>> As always.. Thanque for making pgAdmin just an excellent tool!
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Doug
>>
>

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