#1614 (ok 4.5) Access to Add columns text-box and Go button when creating table

[Richard]

When creating a table with a large number of columns in the 'Structure' window, the 'Structure' window allows 11 columns to be created without having to scroll. The window begins scrolling automatically after 11 columns. However, after adding a 12th and subsequent columns, the 'Add columns' text-box and 'Go' button at the top of the window are not visible. With each subsequent new column added (if adding 1 column at a time), the user has to scroll back to the top of the 'Structure' window to click the Go button to add 1 or more new columns. It would be immensely helpful (user-friendly and time saving) if the area containing the Table name, Add columns text-box and Go button scrolled within the window.

[Deven Bansod]

Hi Richard,

I agree with you that the 'Table Name' and 'Add column' text boxes seem to be inaccessible once you have added a large number of columns.

One more alternative solution that we can have for this problem is Adding the Same form at the end of all the columns as well.

So, if I have already added about 10-15 columns and then I realize that a few more are still needed, I can just add through the form below the lowest column instead of going all above to do it.

Added a Screenshot. Only shows the bottom few columns but the Form is now accessible directly here as well as at the top too.

What do you think ?

[Madhura Jayaratne]

We can alternatively float the panel. See the menu bar for such an example.

[Deven Bansod]

Hi Madhura, is this what you meant ?

Screenshot added.

Please confirm/ suggest changes and I will send the related pull request on Github.

[Madhura Jayaratne]

Yes, something like that.

[Richard]

The floating.png example would be a preferable solution.

Richard.

On 10 March 2015 at 11:28, Madhura Jayaratne madhuracj@users.sf.net wrote:

Yes, something like that.

• [feature-requests:#1614]
  http://sourceforge.net/p/phpmyadmin/feature-requests/1614 Access to Add
  columns text-box and Go button when creating table*

Status: open
Group: Needs_decision
Labels: creating columns without scrolling
Created: Sun Mar 08, 2015 03:04 PM UTC by Richard
Last Updated: Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:12 AM UTC
Owner: nobody

When creating a table with a large number of columns in the 'Structure'
window, the 'Structure' window allows 11 columns to be created without
having to scroll. The window begins scrolling automatically after 11
columns. However, after adding a 12th and subsequent columns, the 'Add
columns' text-box and 'Go' button at the top of the window are not visible.
With each subsequent new column added (if adding 1 column at a time), the
user has to scroll back to the top of the 'Structure' window to click the
Go button to add 1 or more new columns. It would be immensely helpful
(user-friendly and time saving) if the area containing the Table name, Add
columns text-box and Go button scrolled within the window.

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[Marc Delisle]

Floating implemented: https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/pull/1555