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richardjm wrote:
We did consider a feature called 'hide identical columns' however the problem was when viewing 'All rows' which is the default view of a table. If there had been any insertions or deletions then no columns could be hidden at all. This being the most likely case the button did nothing on most table views so we have dropped it for the moment.
If there is enough of an outcry for this feature or similar we could re-instate it into the product.
Richard
Hiding identical columns seems like more work than simply providing a passive display paradigm to allow the user to know which columns have data discrepancies. And that, combined with the ability to group/sort the differences in a column to the top would provide a big boost in my productivity when I use the product.
As far as "outcry" goes, I'm sure that has to be taken into account, but limiting new features to only those features ignores the possible productivity enhancements of other, unusual but useful ideas.
Understand, these features are not my original ideas, I have used these features in other products and found them to be very useful.
Thanks for your time in discussing these issues with me. / comments
richardjm wrote:
We did consider a feature called 'hide identical columns' however the problem was when viewing 'All rows' which is the default view of a table. If there had been any insertions ...
Richard,
Thanks for replying.
Nice to hear you're a developer like me.
I would take part in the Alpha program, but I am BURIED and can allow nothing to take time away from my most immediate concerns.
Good luck.
P.S. I never mentioned it, but I love Red Gate's products. I use both Compare and Data Compare extensively. / comments
Richard,
Thanks for replying.
Nice to hear you're a developer like me.
I would take part in the Alpha program, but I am BURIED and can allow nothing to take time away from my most immediate concern...
Richard,
Thanks for the reply, but it sounds like neither of these alpha features will do what I was hoping to be able to do. / comments
Richard,
Thanks for the reply, but it sounds like neither of these alpha features will do what I was hoping to be able to do.