2 minor suggestions

[expired user #10162]'s profile image [expired user #10162] posted 8 years ago in General Permalink
  1. When I select a table, you show the select command in the bottom, and how many lines were selected at the top. Why not combine the two - show me how many lines I selected at the bottom also (like MySQL workbench)?

  2. When I select, I see at the bottom select lines that I didn't create and I can't cancel like SHOW CREATE TABLE schema.table name;. I tried to uncheck the options in the log preferences, but I can't see the original SQL I created only. Please make me able to cancel showing them.

kalvaro's profile image kalvaro posted 8 years ago Permalink
  1. It's all a matter of opinion but I honestly think that keeping the UI as clean as possible makes the program more useful. Otherwise, you end up with a mess like TOAD. If that information is already present, why show it twice at the same time?

  2. Go to "Tools/ Preferences/ Logging" and tweak "Log events" to you liking. I presume you want "User-generated SQL queries" and maybe "Errors".

[expired user #10162]'s profile image [expired user #10162] posted 8 years ago Permalink
  1. At least give me the option! MySQL workbench is buggy, but I like that about it. Just add a column with the select time.
  2. You keep showing me SHOW CREATE TABLE schema.table name even if I just have "User-generated SQL queries". Show me only the select I made, not the select you made.
kalvaro's profile image kalvaro posted 8 years ago Permalink

At least give me the option! MySQL workbench is buggy, but I like that about it. Just add a column with the select time.

I suspect I might have not explained myself properly. User interface is harder than most people realise (and even many major software vendors do it pretty badly). If you try to please everybody and add endless panes, buttons, toolbars... to a program you end up with something horrible that's impossible to use. You're basically asking Anse to make the program worse for everybody in the name of your personal choice.

What's the use case of displaying the same information twice? What problem does it solve?

If you prefer Workbench, why not just use Workbench? And if it's buggy, then file bugs against Workbench bug tracker, not HeidiSQL's ;-)

You keep showing me SHOW CREATE TABLE schema.table name even if I just have "User-generated SQL queries". Show me only the select I made, not the select you made.

I cannot reproduce. What version are you using? What exact settings have you set?

P.S. I understand you're probably not an English native and it isn't intentional but I'd appreciate you don't attribute me all the things you don't like about HeidiSQL, as if I was it's maintainer. I'm just trying to help.

[expired user #10162]'s profile image [expired user #10162] posted 8 years ago Permalink

As an android developer, I know its a pain to add new UI features. BUT, if you do it right, its a pain for a week and then its good.

kalvaro's profile image kalvaro posted 8 years ago Permalink

So "it's too much work" is the only thing you understood?

ansgar's profile image ansgar posted 8 years ago Permalink

Awesome screenshot :)

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