Re: edit data problems: entering data, entering default

Hi Peter,

Please report the issues here -
https://redmine.postgresql.org/projects/pgadmin4/issues/new

On Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 6:48 PM Peter Gervai <grin(at)grin(dot)hu> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Version: v6.12 desktop; linux.
>
> (I've tried to search for this but it's pretty hard to find the
> keywords... apologies, if this already have been answered and all the
> pointers are most welcome.)
>
> 1) Since a few versions it is impossible to enter [text] data without
> clicking (and it is excessively slow and annoying now), since TAB will
> not save and advance string fields anymore. I have to find the mouse,
> click the button OK, then move back to the keyboard again and again.
> I have tried a lot of keyboard combos to no avail.
> How can I enter data with keyboard only? Text fields especially.
> And I would appreciate the combo for advance-right as well as
> advance-down... both is pretty common usage.
>
> 2) I see no way to set a data field in the editor to "default".
> The problem is that copying anything with PK or SERIAL will fill it
> with duplicate data and if I simply empty the fields it become NULL
> instead of "none", and the update fails.
>
> I also see no way to copy separate fields (default or else).
>
> 3) Why is it almost impossible to find it in the help? Data edit is in
> the debugging section... is it so uncommon that people use pgadmin for
> data editing...?
>
> Thanks,
> g
>
>
>

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