serial isn't a true datatype but a keyword that can be used only at creation time. Still, pgAdmin3 should create the commands necessary for this to make life easier; I added this as a TODO item.
The problem will be recording the dependency properly in pg_depend...
That's no real problem, just an issue that should be thought of; thanks for mentioning.
Regards, Andreas
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