The way I've avoided the same issue is to give each of the servers a
different background color in the object browser.

On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Colin Beckingham <col...@start.ca> wrote:

> Another thought on usability for consideration by the community:
>
> I have one server that contains a number of similar but not identical
> databases that look very much alike in overall appearance, table names etc.
>
> When working with the left panel object browser window to navigate between
> dbs I have a number of times been on the point of making a change to the
> right table but in the wrong database.
>
> This arises since I am working in one db where the structure in the object
> browser is fully open, and I click the + to open another db. However this
> new db tree does not fully open, but there is movement in the content of
> the browser so I am left with the impression that it has, so I think I am
> now in the new db but that is an error.
>
> In order to avoid this issue I have made it a practice to hide all open
> trees before opening a new one.
>
> I wonder if others have experienced this and whether it is worth thinking
> of a one-click hide for all open trees in the tree, say back to schema
> level which is where a db normally opens?
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