On Mon, 10 Feb 2025 at 16:24, Dave Caughey <caugh...@gmail.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.douglas.r...@gmail.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 >> > -- Dave Page pgAdmin: https://www.pgadmin.org PostgreSQL: https://www.postgresql.org pgEdge: https://www.pgedge.com
