[ppa-help] [ phppgadmin-Feature Requests-3110575 ] Add flag used/unused column

[SourceForge.net <no...@so...>]

Feature Requests item #3110575, was opened at 2010-11-17 10:39
Message generated for change (Comment added) made by ioguix
You can respond by visiting: 
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=418983&aid=3110575&group_id=37132

Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread,
including the initial issue submission, for this request,
not just the latest update.
Category: Interface
Group: Future
Status: Open
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Marco Cellarosi (cellarosi)
>Assigned to: Guillaume `ioguix` de Rorthais (ioguix)
Summary: Add flag used/unused column

Initial Comment:
The idea is to insert a new flag in interface that means used/unused columns.

In more project often happen that one columns become useless or deprecated, and when you study a logic of tables, can be difficult to understand or remember which column you have to considered and which no. Also not even you can delete that column because is not safe in that situation or for other reasons.  
So i think would be useful  to insert a flag that advise you if that column is obsolete, for example coloring the background in red or stuff like that.
I can do it if you think is a good idea.
 

----------------------------------------------------------------------

>Comment By: Guillaume `ioguix` de Rorthais (ioguix)
Date: 2010-11-17 11:32

Message:
Hello Marco,

Well, I am not convinced about this feature at all...

In my opinion, if a column become useless, obsolete or obscure, you have
to consider consequences and drop it at some point. If you don't, it will
definitly brings some problems at some point.
A database is accessible from many different way. This feature you want in
PPA will not exists in pgAdmin or any other application as instance...

Moreover, consider documenting your schema using comments on columns. It
is a good starting point to keep things clear for you and anyone that is
working or will woek with your database schema :)

----------------------------------------------------------------------

You can respond by visiting: 
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=418983&aid=3110575&group_id=37132