The people who want it don't want a browser window, they want an independent standalone application that is not affected by what they might do with the browser.
On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 10:08 AM Luther Goh Lu Feng <elf...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanks for sharing the plans for electron. > > In my feature suggestion for a new window, I am not referring to a new > window using electron, but instead I meant a new window in the existing web > browser. > > I am unfamiliar with the effort needed for electron integration. But I > suspect that opening a new window in an existing web browser should be much > more easily achievable. > > Wdyt? > > --Luther > > > > > On Friday, August 9, 2019, 12:31:56 PM GMT+8, Ashesh Vashi < > ashesh.va...@enterprisedb.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 9:57 AM Luther Goh Lu Feng <elf...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > Thanks for the suggestion!. That is very useful, and would work for me > as a personal custom configuration. > > > > However, I have read some complaints in the mailing list about how > pgAdmin 4 opens a web page in a new tab, unlike pgAdmin3. I do wonder if > changing the default behaviour to open in a new window would possibly > address those complaints, make it more similar to pgAdmin 3 > We would love to have a separate window for pgAdmin 4, hence - we're > already working on the POC (using electron), and it is a side line project, > and getting delayed due to limited resources working on the pgAdmin 4. > > I would like to invite other python/electron developers to help us > evolving the project in correct direction. > > -- Thanks, Ashesh > > > > > > As an aside, is there a generic command that does the default browser in > a new window? I am using firefox now and have switched to and fro from > Chrome. It would be convenient if there is a single command that applies > for both browsers! > > > > --Luther > > > > > > On Friday, August 9, 2019, 12:17:57 PM GMT+8, Khushboo Vashi < > khushboo.va...@enterprisedb.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 11:18 PM Luther Goh Lu Feng <elf...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > >> The current default behaviour of pgAdmin4 is to load a webpage in a new > default browser tab, on the extreme right of all tabs. I find that less > than ideal in the scenario where I have a large number of tabs in firefox, > eg, 50, and I will be abruptly brought to that tab when pgAdmin 4 loads > >> > >> I would like to suggest an alternative user flow, where the pgAdmin > loads in a new window. This could be an option, that could be toggled on > and off with a checkbox. I would even go as far to suspect that this may be > more welcomed as the default behaviour > >> > > pgAdmin configuration window provides the way to set the browser > options. You can set the appropriate command for your browser to always > open pgAdmin in the new window. > > > > Right click on the pgAdmin 4 taskbar icon (elephant icon) > Select > Configure > Set the command for the "Browser Command" option. > > > > I have attached the Chrome configuration for the new window for your > reference. > > > > Thanks, > > Khushboo > >> > >> Wdyt? > >> > >> --Luther > > > > > > > > >
