Re: Regarding feature #5908

Hi Nikhil,

On Fri, 29 Sept 2023 at 06:44, Nikhil Mohite <nikhil(dot)mohite(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
wrote:

> Hi Hackers,
>
> I am currently working on #5908
> <https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/5908> Ability to Edit the
> View/Edit Data Query as if it were a query tool pane.
>
> To achieve this there are 2 different approaches:
> 1. Allow users to promote existing View/Edit data window to Query Tool.
>
> 1. Give a button on the View/Edit data toolbar to convert the
> View/Edit data to the Query tool, after this users will able to edit the
> queries
> 2. [image: image.png]
> 3. In View/Edit data we can move the Query section with the Data
> output panel so the user can use the maximum space to see the actual
> result. (This is UI enhancement)
> 4. Click on "Promote to Query Tool" will confirm from the user whether
> the user wants to promote View/Edit Data to Query Tool or not, after
> confirmation from the user it will promote View/Edit data to query tool.
> 5. Once promoted to Query Tool it will not be able to use the *Filters*
> and *Limit* options that are available in View/Edit Data.
>
> 2. Allow the users to open a new Query Tool from View/Edit Data with Query.
>
> 1. Give an option on the View/Edit data connection bar to open a new
> Query Tool with the current query (Query present in View/Edit data query
> window). Currently, we have an open new query tool button already present,
> we will just add a new option to that button that the user can select from
> the dropdown.
> 2. [image: Screenshot 2023-09-29 at 10.53.29 AM.png]
> 3. With this, the View/Edit Data will not allow the edit query and
> simply open a new Query Tool with a pre-written query.
> 4. We can add the UI enhancements with this option as well to move the
> Query section to Data Output. (3rd point from 1st approach)
>
>
> Please let me know your suggestions/thoughts. and which approach we should
> go with.
>

The idea that was previously discussed was allowing the user to edit the
query, and then upon the first keypress, popping up a warning that says
something like:

----
Manually editing the query will cause this View/Edit Data tab to be
converted to a Query Tool tab. You will be able to edit the query text
freely, but no longer be able to use the toolbar buttons for sorting and
filtering data.

Do you wish to continue?
----

If the user opts to continue, then promotion will happen.

This is how I would like to see this done (with a "Do not show me this
again" option on the dialogue, and a corresponding Preferences option to
turn the warning back on again).

Thanks.

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