@Luther Goh Lu Feng <elf...@yahoo.com> Electron launch option is going to be optional as far as I'm aware
@Dave Page <dp...@pgadmin.org> I think Khushboo linked a screenshot with the settings On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 11:14 AM Dave Page <dp...@pgadmin.org> wrote: > Iโm on my phone so canโt provide details, but some browsers offer command > line options you can use in the config dialog to use a new window. In some, > you may need to settle for an alternate profile. > > -- > Dave Page > Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com > Twitter: @pgsnake > > EnterpriseDB UK:http://www.enterprisedb.com > The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company > > On 9 Aug 2019, at 06:00, Luther Goh Lu Feng <elf...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I see. I actually appreciate that pgAdmin is in a web browser, just that > it was frustrating that it opens in a new tab instead of a window. But I > guess it is impossible to make all users happy so I will rest my case for > now. > > In any case, a brief look at the code[1] seems to suggest that it may not > be trivial to implement my request. > > Thanks for the feedback anyway! ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ > > --Luther > > > > On Friday, August 9, 2019, 12:55:08 PM GMT+8, Avin Kavish < > avinkav...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > yep, exactly. The code for that is already in the repository. But there > are a few considerations to be made such as launching and waiting for the > python server to be up when the window is opened, ensuring the port number > is fixed or matches the one used by the server and some sort of secret key > exchange and context menus. > > On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 10:13 AM Michel Feinstein < > michelfeinst...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think this would be a lot easier, as you are just basically wrapping a > browser with a fixed URL address. > > > On Fri, Aug 9, 2019, 01:39 Avin Kavish <avinkav...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > >
