wanted features

[Dmitry A Rybakov]

1. Full screen mode for editor

I like to work with big fonts(eg size 14) because poor sight. I think there should be

a) a key to go full screen
b) key to visit some offten used windows eg object browser or

2. Save configuration to file.

I spend much time to customize keys shortcuts for every new installation. I want to have some file with settings and apply it every time.

3. An Internet explorer like bar with favorite shortcuts to objects, windows, macros etc...

4. I have more than 1000 objects in database and prefer searching them by name. Please make object searching by name more comfotable. I should not to do too much activity to find object. Also searching of similar names is welcome. Follow google.com ideas and you will have success.

 

[Marco Kalter]

I have added this to the list of enhancement requests. About 2 (Save configuration to file): your preferences are saved in the Preferences directory. For example:

C:\Program Files\PLSQL Developer\Preferences\

You can copy this directory to a new PC to restore your settings.

 

[Dmitry A Rybakov]

I was thinking one more time about this features with more fresh mind.

feature #1.
May be zooming is acceptable with ctrl-mouse-wheel like in MS Word. It is more easy to implement for your team. I addicted this feature using MS Word and Opera Web Browser and wonder why it is not implented in all editors.

feature #4.
I think Google Desktop - very great thing. I invoke Google Desktop every time i have even small difficulty. There is a possibility to create a plugin for Google Desktop which will search in database objects. I think this will be great to search objects in db, query history, pls/sql associated files etc.

Also I think about integrating pl sql dev with internet technologies and windows.
I mean explorer context menus or handling of
such ursl plsql://userwd@tns_alias/table. I think there should be many ideas. Good advantage if people can easily share links, queries, texts...

Best wishes!
Dmitry

 

[Marco Kalter]

Thanks for sharing your ideas, we'll consider it .

 

[Dmitry A Rybakov]

more ideas :

1)When i run sql queries and get a result set i want to copy or to drag&drop column names from result set into text editor.

2)Currently object related context menu pops up when i click object in browser or editor or in search result. In fact object names can appear on others places. For example when i do "select from all_objects" or in column comments or synonym dialog or in job edit dialog etc... It would be good to pop-up object menu wherever object name apear.