[Squirrel-sql-users] remove feature?

[gwg <gw...@co...>]

Folks,
One of the existing features in SQuirreL is going to make some of my 
development harder, and before I put in that effort I would like to ask 
if anyone is using that feature.  The alternatives I am considering 
could include eliminating the feature or making a significant 
modification to it.

The feature is setting various fields to show a standard description of 
the data rather than the data itself.  For example, instead of showing 
"011010010", it would say "Binary".  The feature is enabled/disabled on 
a per-data-type basis under "Session Parameters"-> "SQL", and is labeled 
"Show String Data for Columns of these Data Types".

My questions are:

1. Do you use this feature?

2. What benefit does it give you (e.g. performance, reduced clutter in 
display, etc.)?

3. What types of data do you use it for?

4. If the reason you use it is performance, can you give us an example 
or two of the difference between turning the feature on (i.e. showing 
only the description of the data) and turning it off (i.e. showing the 
actual data)?


Thank you for sharing your insight.

Glenn Griffin