Re: Query tool data grid - Infinite scroll vs Pagination

Hi Aditya
I vote for pagination, it would really be helpful for end users.
In addition to giving the user the ability to set page size, if he can also
select or enter what page he can jump to say 501, 990 etc it would be
helpful.

On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 3:44 PM Aditya Toshniwal <
aditya(dot)toshniwal(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Unfortunately, there were only 3 responses to this.
> In that case, we will discuss internally and decide what to do.
>
> On Thu, Jun 20, 2024 at 2:46 PM Aditya Toshniwal <
> aditya(dot)toshniwal(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> Request you to share your opinion on this and respond on:
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfJhNK8qXSe9mKcubZa8jjjYl0hiZVxhv6GGJo8WJcYc27ug/viewform?usp=sharing
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 20, 2024 at 1:36 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> On Wed, 19 Jun 2024 at 13:42, Aditya Toshniwal <
>>> aditya(dot)toshniwal(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Hackers,
>>>>
>>>> Query tool data grid currently pulls the data on load basis in batches.
>>>> For example, it will initially load only 1000 rows and once a user scrolls
>>>> to the 1000th row, it will fetch the next batch of 1000.
>>>> Many users who want access in between rows or last row struggle to do
>>>> it as the user has to scroll and scroll. If someone grabs the scroller and
>>>> pulls it down still it will be a good UX and the scrollbar may jump. One
>>>> reported here - https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/1780
>>>> One more aspect to this is the in memory data of the query tool which
>>>> keep on increasing on each scroll, it affects the performance.
>>>>
>>>> I propose we should use pagination instead of infinite scroll with the
>>>> following advantages:
>>>> 1. Users can jump to any page they want.
>>>> 2. Users can change the page size on the grid directly.
>>>> 3. Memory will be used only for visible rows so performance improvement.
>>>> 4. Predictable UI, no jumping scrollbars.
>>>>
>>>> Let me know what you think.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I think there are definite benefits, but there is the downside of having
>>> to scroll and click to browse results. Personally I'm fine with that, but I
>>> think you should probably poll pgadmin-support for opinions from more users.
>>>
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>>>
>>
>> --
>> Thanks,
>> Aditya Toshniwal
>> pgAdmin Hacker | Sr. Software Architect | *enterprisedb.com*
>> <https://www.enterprisedb.com/>
>> "Don't Complain about Heat, Plant a TREE"
>>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Aditya Toshniwal
> pgAdmin Hacker | Sr. Software Architect | *enterprisedb.com*
> <https://www.enterprisedb.com/>
> "Don't Complain about Heat, Plant a TREE"
>