MySQL Bugs: #34743: keyboard entry of table data enhancement

Bug #34743	keyboard entry of table data enhancement
Submitted:	21 Feb 2008 18:40	Modified:	21 Feb 2008 20:22
Reporter:	randy locklair	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Workbench	Severity:	S4 (Feature request)
Version:	5.0.13 SE beta	OS:	Any
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	column data, keyboard entry

Description:
Note: whenever i refer to 'column' here i am talking about a table's column, not a column in the data entry table.

I am a very keyboard oriented user, as I suppose many developers/ex-developers may be.  When you are entering table data you can use tab/enter to move from column name to datatype, but if you try and move forward from there the next column is selected but you can not begin to type in a new column name.  It would be nice if you can enter a column name, enter a data type, press enter, and start typing the next column name, instead of having to double click on the next column's row first.

How to repeat:
Create a new table.
Double click on the first row's column name.
Enter a column name, hit tab.
Enter a data type, hit tab.

You cannot enter the next column now.  the next column is selected but you are not automatically allowed to enter data.

Suggested fix:
Automatically give focus to the column name edit box after tabbing out of the previous row.  If you're worried that some people wont like this, at least make a configuration option that allows you to check a box saying "automatically edit next row when editing tables" or something.

okay-- maybe i am losing my mind. but when i went to make some images to demonstrate it, it started to work fine.  i guess close it out and i will repost if i can recreate it again.

Closed as requested.