Re: Opening pgAdmin 4 in a new browser window as an alternativeuser flow

> yep, exactly. The code for that is already in the repository. But there are a few considerations to be made such as
launchingand waiting for the python server to be up when the window is opened, ensuring the port number is fixed or
matchesthe one used by the server and some sort of secret key exchange and context menus. 


Is there a ticket or a branch that I can follow for the electron code?





On Friday, August 9, 2019, 3:00:37 PM GMT+8, Avin Kavish <avinkavish@gmail.com> wrote:





okay, my point is that an answer was given to Luther which I believe helped him solve his problem :) Just trying to
saveyou the energy of looking into this in detail, that is all :) Sometimes I shorten what I'm thinking to a few words
andit leaves it open to interpretation. 

On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 11:50 AM Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org> wrote:
> Right - I’m just point out that you may be able to add a command line option to tell your browser to use a new
window.
>
> -- Dave PageBlog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.comTwitter: @pgsnakeEnterpriseDB UK:http://www.enterprisedb.comThe
EnterprisePostgreSQL Company 
>
> On 9 Aug 2019, at 06:52, Avin Kavish <avinkavish@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> @Luther Goh Lu Feng  Electron launch option is going to be optional as far as I'm aware
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>> @Dave Page I think Khushboo linked a screenshot with the settings
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>> On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 11:14 AM Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org> wrote:
>>> I’m on my phone so can’t provide details, but some browsers offer command line options you can use in the config
dialogto use a new window. In some, you may need to settle for an alternate profile. 
>>>
>>> -- Dave PageBlog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.comTwitter: @pgsnakeEnterpriseDB UK:http://www.enterprisedb.comThe
EnterprisePostgreSQL Company 
>>>
>>> On 9 Aug 2019, at 06:00, Luther Goh Lu Feng <elfgoh@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I see. I actually appreciate that pgAdmin is in a web browser, just that it was frustrating that it opens in a new
tabinstead of a window. But I guess it is impossible to make all users happy so I will rest my case for now. 
>>>>
>>>> In any case, a brief look at the code[1] seems to suggest that it may not be trivial to implement my request.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the feedback anyway! 🙇🏻‍♂️
>>>>
>>>> --Luther
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>>>> On Friday, August 9, 2019, 12:55:08 PM GMT+8, Avin Kavish <avinkavish@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> yep, exactly. The code for that is already in the repository. But there are a few considerations to be made such
aslaunching and waiting for the python server to be up when the window is opened, ensuring the port number is fixed or
matchesthe one used by the server and some sort of secret key exchange and context menus. 
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 10:13 AM Michel Feinstein <michelfeinstein@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> I think this would be a lot easier, as you are just basically wrapping a browser with a fixed URL address. 
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Aug 9, 2019, 01:39 Avin Kavish <avinkavish@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> The people who want it don't want a browser window, they want an independent standalone application that is not
affectedby what they might do with the browser. 
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>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 10:08 AM Luther Goh Lu Feng <elfgoh@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>  Thanks for sharing the plans for electron.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In my feature suggestion for a new window, I am not referring to a new window using electron, but instead I
meanta new window in the existing web browser. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am unfamiliar with the effort needed for electron integration. But I suspect that opening a new window in an
existingweb browser should be much more easily achievable. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wdyt?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --Luther
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> On Friday, August 9, 2019, 12:31:56 PM GMT+8, Ashesh Vashi <ashesh.vashi@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
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>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 9:57 AM Luther Goh Lu Feng <elfgoh@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Thanks for the suggestion!. That is very useful, and would work for me as a personal custom configuration.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> However, I have read some complaints in the mailing list about how pgAdmin 4 opens a web page in a new tab,
unlikepgAdmin3. I do wonder if changing the default behaviour to open in a new window would possibly address those
complaints,make it more similar to pgAdmin 3 
>>>>>>> We would love to have a separate window for pgAdmin 4, hence - we're already working on the POC (using
electron),and it is a side line project, and getting delayed due to limited resources working on the pgAdmin 4. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would like to invite other python/electron developers to help us evolving the project in correct direction.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -- Thanks, Ashesh
>>>>>>>>   
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As an aside, is there a generic command that does the default browser in a new window? I am using firefox now
andhave switched to and fro from Chrome. It would be convenient if there is a single command that applies for both
browsers! 
>>>>>>>>   
>>>>>>>> --Luther
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Friday, August 9, 2019, 12:17:57 PM GMT+8, Khushboo Vashi <khushboo.vashi@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
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>>>>>>>> Hi,
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>>>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 11:18 PM Luther Goh Lu Feng <elfgoh@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> The current default behaviour of pgAdmin4 is to load a webpage in a new default browser tab, on the extreme
rightof all tabs. I find that less than ideal in the scenario where I have a large number of tabs in firefox, eg, 50,
andI will be abruptly brought to that tab when pgAdmin 4 loads 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I would like to suggest an alternative user flow, where the pgAdmin loads in a new window. This could be an
option,that could be toggled on and off with a checkbox. I would even go as far to suspect that this may be more
welcomedas the default behaviour 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> pgAdmin configuration window provides the way to set the browser options. You can set the appropriate command
foryour browser to always open pgAdmin in the new window. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Right click on the pgAdmin 4 taskbar icon (elephant icon) > Select Configure > Set the command for the
"BrowserCommand" option. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have attached the Chrome configuration for the new window for your reference.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> Khushboo
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Wdyt?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --Luther
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