[Feature Request] UI

[ngluva]

Interesting project, some things I have noticed.
1). The Diagram name should be saved with the diagram.
2). It would be handy to be able to close a diagram without having to shut the app down and starting again from TablePlus with an empty diagram.
3). "Delete diagram" should be renamed "Remove diagram", because the diagram is not deleted.
4). Opening a diagram shouldn't replace the contents of the currently selected diagram without warning the user.
5). If there are no Diagrams loaded and you open an existing one then the diagram is not displayed until you add a diagram.
6). The column name text should be selected on focus when adding a column

Cheers

[huyphams]

Why do we need to shutdown the app in order to close the diagram @ngluva you can click the close button and then the diagram windows will be closed.

[thien-do]

Those are great suggestions @ngluva !

3). "Delete diagram" should be renamed "Remove diagram", because the diagram is not deleted.

Can you elaborate a little bit? The "Delete" option does delete the diagram completely:

4). Opening a diagram shouldn't replace the contents of the currently selected diagram without warning the user.
5). If there are no Diagrams loaded and you open an existing one then the diagram is not displayed until you add a diagram.
6). The column name text should be selected on focus when adding a column

Yeah these are known issues 😅

[ngluva]

Thanks for the rapid response!

Why do we need to shutdown the app in order to close the diagram @ngluva you can click the close button and then the diagram windows will be closed.

The issue arises when we are working on many diagrams and we want to close one diagram. Sure I can use the close box but that closes the app and then we have to go back to TablePlus and open that app. From a user point of view it is just not what people would expect.

[huyphams]

You don't have to do that @ngluva , you can click this button and add an empty diagram.

[ngluva]

Those are great suggestions @ngluva !

3). "Delete diagram" should be renamed "Remove diagram", because the diagram is not deleted.

Can you elaborate a little bit? The "Delete" option does delete the diagram completely:

4). Opening a diagram shouldn't replace the contents of the currently selected diagram without warning the user.
5). If there are no Diagrams loaded and you open an existing one then the diagram is not displayed until you add a diagram.
6). The column name text should be selected on focus when adding a column

Yeah these are known issues 😅

I guess the concern comes from the word and the action defined by "delete" and the dire warning in the dialog box. The diagram file (if saved) is not deleted but the diagram is removed from the window.

[huyphams]

So you use the diagram on the website https://diagramplus.com/ and not from the TablePlus plugin?

[ngluva]

You don't have to do that @ngluva , you can click this button and add an empty diagram.

OK, maybe this is a windows thing, but the only way to close a diagram is to close the app and return via TablePlus.

[ngluva]

So you use the diagram on the website https://diagramplus.com/ and not from the TablePlus plugin?

Yes, I've use the website but it's kind of the same thing.

[huyphams]

I'm confused, I don't understand what you want to achieve? So you want to open an empty diagram or something else?

[thien-do]

I guess the concern comes from the word and the action defined by "delete" and the dire warning in the dialog box. The diagram file (if saved) is not deleted but the diagram is removed from the window.

Ah I understand this @ngluva ! I'll think about this. Your suggestion makes sense.

[thien-do]

The issue arises when we are working on many diagrams and we want to close one diagram. Sure I can use the close box but that closes the app and then we have to go back to TablePlus and open that app. From a user point of view it is just not what people would expect.

If I understand correctly, you would expect each diagram would have its own window, so you can close one and leave the others untouched? Meanwhile, the current behaviour is that all diagrams are inside one single window?

[ngluva]

The issue arises when we are working on many diagrams and we want to close one diagram. Sure I can use the close box but that closes the app and then we have to go back to TablePlus and open that app. From a user point of view it is just not what people would expect.

If I understand correctly, you would expect each diagram would have its own window, so you can close one and leave the others untouched? Meanwhile, the current behaviour is that all diagrams are inside one single window?

Yes. Each diagram should be in a tab.

I mentioned these things because the app has great promise. The animation makes it very easy to explain to non-programmers the information flow and the table editing works OK .

[thien-do]

yeah believe me I couldn't be happier to hear that 👍

Yes. Each diagram should be in a tab.

Yeah let me think how can we achieve this :D it's not a straightforward change from the current behavior (only diagram at a time, with the sidebar for listing) but it seems useful so it deserves some thought.

Just leave this issue open, I'll let you know if there's any update :D