Color indicator for a connection definition does not work

[Frank Kintrup]

From the feature description of v13 beta:
You can directly define a color indicator for a connection definition. The indicator color can be displayed on the main toolbar, as window background and in other places as defined with the "Connection Matches" preference.

This does not work yet. I set a color for one of my connections and removed the matching line from the "Connection Matches" preference.
=> No indicator color and no background color

 

[Marco Kalter]

This seems to work correctly when I try it. We'll check it out though.

 

[Frank Kintrup]

Hello Marco, this still does not work for me in beta 6

In the "Define Connections" dialog I checked "Indicator color" and set a (rather bright) color, but that color does not show up anywhere.

In the "Preferences" dialog all four checkboxes in the section "User Interface / Appearance / Connection Indicators" are checked, the grid above is empty.

If I add a connection string to the grid the color shows up as background and such, but I find adding those strings rather cumbersome.

 

[Marco Kalter]

We have not yet been able to reproduce this issue. It seems to work just fine.

 

[Frank Kintrup]

Are there any conditions that must be met to see the connection color?

I would think setting the color in the "Define connection" dialog (and maybe checking the appropriate checkboxes in the "Preferences" dialog) should suffice, right?

How can I help you finding this problem? I really what this to work

 

[Marco Kalter]

The only other condition is that your main connection must be one where you defined a color.

We'll add some additional diagnostics in the next beta.

 

[Marco Kalter]

One question: when you hold the mouse cursor over the space where the connection indicator should be on the ribbon/menu/toolbar, does the popup hint say:

"No Connection Match"

Or does it say:

"Connection Match: @"

 

[Frank Kintrup]

The popup hint says "No Connection Match".

The only place where any connection information is entered and stored is the "Define Connections" dialog. Database and username are all lowercase.

We don't use a tnsnames.ora file, all our databases are accessed with an address like "//xxxxxx0018.xx.yyyyy.corp:1521/xxx32.yyyyyy.zz".

Adding a connection identifier in the form username@database works fine in the Appearances grid in the "Preferences" dialog (with address and username copied and pasted from the "Define Connections" dialog). The mouse hint will then display "Connection Match: ...."

 

[Marco Kalter]

Okay, thanks. We'll test this with ezconnect names.

 

[Frank Kintrup]

Just checked this in beta7, it works
Thank you very much!