Good application, some pretty gloaring UI and UX omissions
I’ve been using the Lita SQLite applicaiton until recently, but it was showing it’s age and I needed something more modern. All signs pointed to SQLite Professional. So I bought it and I haven’t been sorry yet. But I have been disappointed with a few user experience issues that I find pretty glaring.
1) When executing a query which returns more columns than can be shown in the results panel, there is no horizontal scroll bar. You have to drag to the right or left to move the screen in the direction you want to view.
2) The default mapping to execute a query was Cmd + Shift + E. There are better defaults out there. Pick one that more people are familiar with. One of the best things about Mac software is that stuff works just like you expect.
3) A bigger default font size might be a better choice as well. Started off with Monaco 11pt. Perhaps 12pt instead?
4) The transparent background on the data view might be a bad choice. Makes it hard to read my data sometimes.
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A few positive comments about the app.
1) After spending a few puzzled minutes looking for a “refresh/reload” button, I was absolutely delighted to notice that my database automatically reloaded itself when new data appeared.
2) The UI is very clean and easy to understand. The controls that are there do what they’d expect, and work like you’d expect.
I wish I would have gotten this at the $9 price point advertised on the website, but it’s still a good deal at $20. Thanks for your hard work.
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