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datagrippostico
rasen58
rasen58

Reputation: 5091

Possible to improve datagrip UX / reduce number of clicks needed?

Is it possible to make datagrip easier to use just by customizing the settings in the application? I searched through all the settings pages but there didn't seem to be much there.

Specifically, it takes far too many clicks to open up tables after I first open datagrip.

When I first open the datagrip program, the left-side tree is completely closed, so it takes 4 clicks on the caret icons to expand to the actual tables finally, and then I have to double click on the table that I then want to open. This takes up far too much mental burden than necessary especially when I'm in a flow and open up datagrip to inspect the data in a table, and I have to slow down just to navigate the tree to the tables.

Now, compare this to this other database browser called Postico: enter image description here

In this application, there are no extra clicks! The program opens to this screen by default where all the tables are listed on the left side, and it only takes one click to open any table. This has literally reduced the number of clicks just to open a table from datagrip's 6 to just 1!

I would just use Postico all the time as it's far faster and simpler to use, but there are certain advanced features in datagrip that I need to use sometimes as well so I'd rather make datagrip work for me all the time.

So is this possible?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 26

Answers (1)

moscas
moscas

Reputation: 10355

There are a couple of points that need to be commented on here.

When I first open the datagrip program, the left-side tree is completely closed

This should not happen. Do you mean it happens at the very first start or each time you run DataGrip? By design, DataGrip should restore the layout from the moment you close it.

So, it it doesn't happen like this, please report it as a bug: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/newIssue?project=DBE

Anyway, to quickly open Database Explorer, use the Ctrl/Cmd+1 shortcut.

Also, to open the table quickly from any state and any place in the IDE, use the Go to Object shortcut: Cmd+O/Ctrl+N, type the name, and hit Enter.

Upvotes: 1

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