Fix for Issue #4437 - Some bugs in preference->Entry table columns #4546

rachelwu21 · 2018-12-20T23:05:32Z

I'm trying to fix issue #4437 , and I think I've got it. The 'Column width' stuff have been removed and the 'Field name' is now editable. You need to close and reopen the app for the preference changes to take effect.

Edit: It used to be that some files I haven't touched were showing errors, so I can't build the project to see if my changes actually fixed anything. But that's not a problem anymore.

org.jabref.logic.importer.fileformat.EndXmlImporter.java has errors because the entire org.jabref.logic.importer.fileformat.endnote folder is missing.
(and so on)

Change in CHANGELOG.md described
Tests created for changes
Manually tested changed features in running JabRef
Screenshots added in PR description (for bigger UI changes)
Ensured that the git commit message is a good one
Check documentation status (Issue created for outdated help page at help.jabref.org?)

…touched are showing errors.

Siedlerchr · 2018-12-21T07:36:13Z

@rachelwu21 Thanks for your contribution! Your errors indicate that you did not setup the workspace correctly. You should run ./gradlew run once as it will create the missing folders and files

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/TableColumnsTab.java

Siedlerchr · 2018-12-24T10:19:47Z

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/TableColumnsTab.java

+            TableRow tableRow = new TableRow(addName.getText());
+            addName.clear();
+            data.add(tableRow);
+            tableRows.clear();


Shouldn't it be sufficient to add the TableRow only to the data. The TavleView should update automatically.

Siedlerchr

this looks good so far from my side, just a very minor thing

matthiasgeiger

First of all: Thank you for your effort so far!

However, unfortunately I have some issues with your PR.

After adding new entries to the table column they are not showing up properly, but an IndexOutOfBoundsException is raised:

14:08:45.168 [JabRef CachedThreadPool] ERROR org.jabref.gui.util.DefaultTaskExecutor - Problem running in fx thread
java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Index: 6, Size: 6
	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(FutureTask.java:122) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(FutureTask.java:192) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at org.jabref.gui.util.DefaultTaskExecutor.runInJavaFXThread(DefaultTaskExecutor.java:48) ~[classes/:?]
	at org.jabref.gui.importer.actions.OpenDatabaseAction.addNewDatabase(OpenDatabaseAction.java:253) ~[classes/:?]
	at org.jabref.gui.importer.actions.OpenDatabaseAction.openTheFile(OpenDatabaseAction.java:225) ~[classes/:?]
	at org.jabref.gui.importer.actions.OpenDatabaseAction.lambda$openFiles$2(OpenDatabaseAction.java:172) ~[classes/:?]
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142) [?:1.8.0_121]
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617) [?:1.8.0_121]
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) [?:1.8.0_121]
Caused by: java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Index: 6, Size: 6
	at java.util.ArrayList.rangeCheck(ArrayList.java:653) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at java.util.ArrayList.get(ArrayList.java:429) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at org.jabref.preferences.JabRefPreferences.createColumnWidths(JabRefPreferences.java:1874) ~[classes/:?]
	at org.jabref.preferences.JabRefPreferences.getColumnPreferences(JabRefPreferences.java:1888) ~[classes/:?]
	at org.jabref.preferences.JabRefPreferences.getMainTablePreferences(JabRefPreferences.java:1894) ~[classes/:?]
	at org.jabref.gui.BasePanelPreferences.from(BasePanelPreferences.java:35) ~[classes/:?]
	at org.jabref.gui.importer.actions.OpenDatabaseAction.lambda$addNewDatabase$5(OpenDatabaseAction.java:254) ~[classes/:?]
	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$null$173(PlatformImpl.java:295) ~[jfxrt.jar:?]
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0_121]
	at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$174(PlatformImpl.java:294) ~[jfxrt.jar:?]
	at com.sun.glass.ui.InvokeLaterDispatcher$Future.run(InvokeLaterDispatcher.java:95) ~[jfxrt.jar:?]
	at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._runLoop(Native Method) ~[jfxrt.jar:?]
	at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.lambda$null$148(WinApplication.java:191) ~[jfxrt.jar:?]
	... 1 more

So also the values for the prefs entry "COLUMNWIDTHS" needs to be adjusted upon adding new columns (or a default value needs to be used).

Moreover, also the resizing of columns in the UI itself is not stored. So each time JabRef is opened the old table column width is used - but that was already broken before your PR I fear. @tobiasdiez @Siedlerchr Is this right?

Best regards,
Matthias

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/TableColumnsTab.java

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Siedlerchr

You need to add a default size for the new column and put in the column_width list - or the exiting column widths for all others.
Have a look at PersistanceValueStateTable. Regarding the setting of the size, maybe you need to call setExactWidth in the TableColumnFactory also for Normal Table Columns.

rachelwu21 · 2019-01-03T08:10:01Z

I've gotten adding column widths to work (each new column has a default column width), and I've gotten changing column widths in the UI to work.

You can't decrease the column width after increasing it, but this was a problem in the master branch too.

And I've noticed a problem where changing the columns in the Preferences tab doesn't change the MainTable until you restart the program. So if you change the preferences via the MainTable UI right after changing something in the Preferences Dialog, any previous changes made in TableColumnsTab is overridden. I think I can fix this if I pass the MainTable through PreferencesDialog.java to the constructor of TableColumnsTab.java.

Siedlerchr · 2019-01-04T11:50:39Z

Hm, this is not ideal yet, it cause a massive performance break and maybe it is related to the SmartConstrainedResizePolicy which then causes a resizes I think.

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rachelwu21 · 2019-01-07T10:46:28Z

So far I have:

The table columns not being changeable was a false alarm. This problem only exists for empty libraries and was a problem in the original master branch as well.
Resizing the columns fixes Window entry editor width not respected #4566 most of the time but it's not consistent enough that I can figure out why the bug happens at all. It's just a workaround that worked for me.
When you add a column from Preferences, you need to restart the program for it to stick and if you touch the GUI before restarting the changes are ignored. The only way I can figure out around this is to ignore changes to the columns from the GUI (in PersistenceVisualStateTable) until the program is restarted. I'm not sure if this is very elegant but I can put it in if you want.

Mostly what I did for the last few commits was make sure changing the columns both from Preferences and from PersistenceVisualStateTable doesn't cause a java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException.

tobiasdiez

The code looks already quite good to me. Please fix the few remaining suggestions (also from the other reviewers) and then we can merge. Thanks!

tobiasdiez · 2019-01-07T20:43:55Z

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/PersistenceVisualStateTable.java


    }

+    private void onColumnWidthChange() {


This method appears to be identical to updateColumnPreferences below, or do I miss something?

The onColumnWidthChange() was redundant and a brain fart on my part and I've removed it. Thanks for the head up. :)

tobiasdiez · 2019-01-07T20:49:28Z

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/TableColumnsTab.java

                });

+        tableRows.clear();


Do you understand the purpose of the tableRows field? It appears that it is always synced to the data collection anyway. If that's the case, could you please remove tableRows. Thanks.

I took a look and it turned out it was redundant with data as you said. I've removed it.

tobiasdiez · 2019-01-07T20:50:24Z

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/TableColumnsTab.java

+            if (colSetup.getFocusModel() != null && colSetup.getFocusModel().getFocusedIndex() != -1) {
+                tableChanged = true;
+                int row = colSetup.getFocusModel().getFocusedIndex();
+                TableRow tableRow = data.get(row);


Here it should also be sufficient to just change data without any further updates to colSetup.

I've removed it now.

tobiasdiez

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Siedlerchr · 2019-01-08T07:23:56Z

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/TableColumnsTab.java

@@ -502,11 +478,11 @@ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                try {
                    String name = panel.getMainTable().getColumnName(i).toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
                    int width = colMod.getColumn(i).getWidth();
-                    if ((i <= tableRows.size()) && ((String) colSetup.getValueAt(i, 0)).equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
+                    if ((i <= data.size()) && ((String) colSetup.getValueAt(i, 0)).equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {


The whole class "UpdateWidhtsAction" is now superflous, right?

Yes, I got rid of it.

@rachelwu21 can you push these changes to github, so that we can merge? Thanks!

Oh I'm so sorry! I've pushed it now.

Perfect! Thanks!

rachelwu21 · 2019-01-14T03:08:25Z

Hey guys! I just wanted to thank you for all the advice and help you've given me, and for labeling good first-timer issues. I found this a lot of fun.

Siedlerchr · 2019-01-14T07:24:02Z

You're welcome! We have to thank you for your contribution 🥇 and hope you are interested in contributing some more 😄 ! Feel free to ask if you need any advice/help for an issue

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