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To: Harshal Dhumal <[email protected]>
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Subject: Re: Regarding issue 1241
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2016 09:29:56 +0100
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On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 8:53 PM, Harshal Dhumal <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Regarding Issue 1241 <https://redmine.postgresql.org/issues/1241;:
>
> We have added header section for parameter tab deliberately so that we can
> force user to select parameter name (and therefore parameter's data type)
> before adding new row. This is required because behavior of second cell
> (Value cell) is dependent on what parameter name user has selected in first
> cell (Name cell). See attached screen-shot.
>
> For example:
> 1. If user selects parameter 'array_nulls' then value for this should be
> either true or false (and hence switch cell).
> 2. If user selects parameter 'cpu_index_tuple_cost' then value for this
> should be Integer (and hence Integer cell).
>
> Without the custom header (and forcing user to select parameter) we cannot
> decide what type of cell we need in second column.
>
> Let me know your opinion on this.
>
We need to figure out a way to fix it. Our difficulties encountered writing
code should not dictate usability compromises. In this case, something that
needs some thought and maybe some tricky code has caused us to create an
inconsistent UI workflow to side-step the problem, which is not appropriate
as it leads to a poor look and feel and potentially confusion for the user.
--
Dave Page
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