Re: Opening pgAdmin 4 in a new browser window as an alternative user flow

I think this would be a lot easier, as you are just basically wrapping a
browser with a fixed URL address.

On Fri, Aug 9, 2019, 01:39 Avin Kavish <avinkavish(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> The people who want it don't want a browser window, they want an
> independent standalone application that is not affected by what they might
> do with the browser.
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> On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 10:08 AM Luther Goh Lu Feng <elfgoh(at)yahoo(dot)com>
> wrote:
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>> Thanks for sharing the plans for electron.
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>> In my feature suggestion for a new window, I am not referring to a new
>> window using electron, but instead I meant a new window in the existing web
>> browser.
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>> I am unfamiliar with the effort needed for electron integration. But I
>> suspect that opening a new window in an existing web browser should be much
>> more easily achievable.
>>
>> Wdyt?
>>
>> --Luther
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>> On Friday, August 9, 2019, 12:31:56 PM GMT+8, Ashesh Vashi <
>> ashesh(dot)vashi(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
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>> On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 9:57 AM Luther Goh Lu Feng <elfgoh(at)yahoo(dot)com>
>> wrote:
>> > Thanks for the suggestion!. That is very useful, and would work for me
>> as a personal custom configuration.
>> >
>> > However, I have read some complaints in the mailing list about how
>> pgAdmin 4 opens a web page in a new tab, unlike pgAdmin3. I do wonder if
>> changing the default behaviour to open in a new window would possibly
>> address those complaints, make it more similar to pgAdmin 3
>> We would love to have a separate window for pgAdmin 4, hence - we're
>> already working on the POC (using electron), and it is a side line project,
>> and getting delayed due to limited resources working on the pgAdmin 4.
>>
>> I would like to invite other python/electron developers to help us
>> evolving the project in correct direction.
>>
>> -- Thanks, Ashesh
>> >
>> >
>> > As an aside, is there a generic command that does the default browser
>> in a new window? I am using firefox now and have switched to and fro from
>> Chrome. It would be convenient if there is a single command that applies
>> for both browsers!
>> >
>> > --Luther
>> >
>> >
>> > On Friday, August 9, 2019, 12:17:57 PM GMT+8, Khushboo Vashi <
>> khushboo(dot)vashi(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
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>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 11:18 PM Luther Goh Lu Feng <elfgoh(at)yahoo(dot)com>
>> wrote:
>> >> The current default behaviour of pgAdmin4 is to load a webpage in a
>> new default browser tab, on the extreme right of all tabs. I find that less
>> than ideal in the scenario where I have a large number of tabs in firefox,
>> eg, 50, and I will be abruptly brought to that tab when pgAdmin 4 loads
>> >>
>> >> I would like to suggest an alternative user flow, where the pgAdmin
>> loads in a new window. This could be an option, that could be toggled on
>> and off with a checkbox. I would even go as far to suspect that this may be
>> more welcomed as the default behaviour
>> >>
>> > pgAdmin configuration window provides the way to set the browser
>> options. You can set the appropriate command for your browser to always
>> open pgAdmin in the new window.
>> >
>> > Right click on the pgAdmin 4 taskbar icon (elephant icon) > Select
>> Configure > Set the command for the "Browser Command" option.
>> >
>> > I have attached the Chrome configuration for the new window for your
>> reference.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Khushboo
>> >>
>> >> Wdyt?
>> >>
>> >> --Luther
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