Split "Execute SQL" tab vertically in query & result/feedback

[pamtbaau]

Since most screens are more wide then high and query texts rarely occupy the screen's entire width, the space in the "Execute SQL" tab could be used more efficiently if the query field could take up the entire left part of screen and the result/feedback fields were stacked on the right side.

Of course, the possibility to resize the left/right panes would be a bonus.

[justinclift]

Seems like an interesting idea. I'm not sure how feasible it is though... one of the others - who knows Qt - will have to chime in. 😄

[MKleusberg]

I've added a new option to the Preferences dialog which, when activated, puts the result table view to the right side of the code editor. The success/error messages are still shown at the bottom, though, which looks a bit more aesthetic in my point of view. I've also (re-)introduced the possibility to resize the two panes.

If you want to check out the new feature, you'll have to wait for tomorrow's nightly build, download & install it and then click View -> Preferences, select the "SQL" tab and check the "Horizontal tiling" option at the bottom. Hope this helps 😄

[pamtbaau]

Wow, this is truly swift!

I'll have a look tomorrow...

[justinclift]

@MKleusberg You're a legend dude. 😁

[pamtbaau]

The views are not expanding vertically...

Having considered the aesthetics, I still prefer the success/error pane to be stacked underneath the results pane. The editing of the query is the main task in this window hence its view should be most comfortable/efficient.

[justinclift]

@pamtbaau Are you ok to try the nightly build (tomorrow), to see if the latest commits from @MKleusberg makes it better?

[pamtbaau]

@justinclift Sure I will with this amount of speed and effort put in by MKleusberg... :-)

[pamtbaau]

@MKleusberg @justinclift Just tested the nightly build of July 10th. It works like a charm!

• I've got a 50% increase in vertical space, which gives me much more oversight when editing and testing my queries.
• I also like I don't need to scroll down the entire success/error pane any more to see the performance figure of the query.

Thank you! I compliment you on your responsiveness....

Just out of curiosity, why is the query repeated in the success/error pane? I don't see an added value over the same text in the query pane. Wouldn't messages like "no such column: l.locationId" or "5 rows returned in 52ms" be enough on their own?

[MKleusberg]

Cool! I'm glad I could help 😃 And thanks a lot for the feedback!

The query gets repeated since the first version I've ever used, long before I've started helping out in development. So to be honest I've no idea why it was added to the message string. However, with the more recent version (3.0+) it kind of makes sense to repeat it because these versions allow you to execute multiple queries at once. Now, assuming you get an error or some query results, it might be unclear from which query they originate. This is at least why I think it serves some purpose to have them in there.