[GH-ISSUE #83] Bulk editing all attributes of selected connections

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Originally created by @majkinetor on GitHub (Feb 18, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/1Remote/1Remote/issues/83

Originally assigned to: @majkinetor on GitHub.

Idea in nutshell is:

Add multiselect options and some more advanced filtering
Allow using group actions on selection: Еdit all, Delete all, Connect all (edit explained further)
Show the same edit window as we have it now with following changes:
1. In multi edit mode warning is shown with number of connections it is applying to
2. When all connections have the same value it is shown, if not, some special value is shown such as <multiple values> or <unchanged>
3. There is again warning on save , just to be sure you saw it.
"Server management" should be removed along with special multi edit items in the footer (edit selected, back etc.)
"Edit selected property" should be removed

One decision should be made: if group edit is allowed with multiple protocols or not. I don't think its much of a hassle to implement any of it, but single protocol may be a bit easier.

Some benefits of this approach are:

Group and single edit are basically the same, so no learning or surprises, its intuitive
There are no new interfaces to learn (those removed)
Its maintainable - changing connection edit window automatically changes group edit unlike current option.

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From discussion at #34

Originally created by @majkinetor on GitHub (Feb 18, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/1Remote/1Remote/issues/83 Originally assigned to: @majkinetor on GitHub. Idea in nutshell is: 1. Add multiselect options and some more advanced filtering 2. Allow using group actions on selection: Еdit all, Delete all, Connect all (edit explained further) 3. Show the same edit window as we have it now with following changes: 1. In multi edit mode warning is shown with number of connections it is applying to 2. When all connections have the same value it is shown, if not, some special value is shown such as `<multiple values>` or `<unchanged>` 3. There is again warning on save , just to be sure you saw it. 4. "Server management" should be removed along with special multi edit items in the footer (edit selected, back etc.) 5. "Edit selected property" should be removed One decision should be made: if group edit is allowed with multiple protocols or not. I don't think its much of a hassle to implement any of it, but single protocol may be a bit easier. Some benefits of this approach are: 1. Group and single edit are basically the same, so no learning or surprises, its intuitive 2. There are no new interfaces to learn (those removed) 3. Its maintainable - changing connection edit window automatically changes group edit unlike current option. <details><summary>Screen mockups</summary> ![view](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/85767/113744751-46991400-9705-11eb-84e2-fea6a3726c80.png) ![view_selected](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/85767/113744767-4a2c9b00-9705-11eb-89f7-68de2b608983.png) ![group_edit](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/85767/113744806-531d6c80-9705-11eb-8271-31242a1b0046.png) ![view_cards](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/85767/113744819-56b0f380-9705-11eb-957a-be12f15b5d03.png) </details> --- [From discussion at #34](https://github.com/VShawn/PRemoteM/issues/34#issuecomment-780906751)

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@majkinetor commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2021):

@VShawn , check out description for how I thought this could work.

@majkinetor commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2021): @VShawn , check out description for how I thought this could work.

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@VShawn commented on GitHub (Apr 8, 2021):

For reference, this is the launcher multi-choice scheme I designed last year for clipboard manager demo by ← key.

just... unfortunately, I don’t have time for PRM recently.

@VShawn commented on GitHub (Apr 8, 2021): For reference, this is the launcher multi-choice scheme I designed last year for clipboard manager demo by <kbd>←</kbd> key. ![1](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10143738/114017026-16d14400-989e-11eb-98ba-40765c3ce0f1.gif) just... unfortunately, I don’t have time for PRM recently.

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@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 10, 2021):

WIP

@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 10, 2021): WIP

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@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 10, 2021):

Complete most of the UI changes on list page

@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 10, 2021): Complete most of the UI changes on list page ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10143738/117652018-3d4c0d00-b1c5-11eb-9984-043c1e3bb841.png)

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@majkinetor commented on GitHub (May 10, 2021):

Nice, looking forward to test that.

Keep in mind that both UI's (panes vs list) should in principle have the same options.

@majkinetor commented on GitHub (May 10, 2021): Nice, looking forward to test that. Keep in mind that both UI's (panes vs list) should in principle have the same options.

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@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 11, 2021):

a little bit of progress by huge code re-factoring

@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 11, 2021): ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10143738/117813414-a0a57000-b295-11eb-9569-6d03c2d0b970.png) a little bit of progress by huge code re-factoring

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@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 15, 2021):

Done most of the work, The radio button needs to be replaced with combobox in the next step

@majkinetor try it
PRemoteM 0.5.10.3-beta3.zip

@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 15, 2021): Done most of the work, The radio button needs to be replaced with combobox in the next step ![1](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10143738/118355311-e0c06780-b5a1-11eb-9634-7b3ea53f7ddd.gif) @majkinetor try it [PRemoteM 0.5.10.3-beta3.zip](https://github.com/VShawn/PRemoteM/files/6484942/PRemoteM.0.5.10.3-beta3.zip)

kerem commented

2026-03-01 17:16:38 +03:00

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@majkinetor commented on GitHub (May 15, 2021):

Works great, didn't find any issues.

@majkinetor commented on GitHub (May 15, 2021): Works great, didn't find any issues.

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2026-03-01 17:16:38 +03:00

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@majkinetor commented on GitHub (May 15, 2021):

About missing things:

Number of selected items
1. In the list, somewhere around footer buttons
2. In config editor as a header or footer so you know you are not modifying single one
Improved search so bulk editing group is easier to form (for example single protocol, server etc.).

@majkinetor commented on GitHub (May 15, 2021): About missing things: 1. Number of selected items 1. In the list, somewhere around footer buttons 2. In config editor as a header or footer so you know you are not modifying single one 2. Improved search so bulk editing group is easier to form (for example single protocol, server etc.).

kerem commented

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@majkinetor commented on GitHub (May 15, 2021):

Cancel button doesn't work

@majkinetor commented on GitHub (May 15, 2021): Cancel button doesn't work

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@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 15, 2021):

which cancel button?

↑ I‘ve tested this button several times

@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 15, 2021): which cancel button? ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10143738/118358412-351f1380-b5b1-11eb-9dfc-6823d772df6f.png) ↑ I‘ve tested this button several times

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@majkinetor commented on GitHub (May 15, 2021):

Cancel that shows on the list when you select multiple items

@majkinetor commented on GitHub (May 15, 2021): Cancel that shows on the list when you select multiple items

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@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 15, 2021):

Cancel that shows on the list when you select multiple items

Yes I forgot that button. 😆

@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 15, 2021): > Cancel that shows on the list when you select multiple items Yes I forgot that button. 😆

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@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 17, 2021):

I think we've all done this

Release.zip

@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 17, 2021): I think we've all done this ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10143738/118472053-02088b80-b73b-11eb-914c-36c7dfd8bcae.png) ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10143738/118472177-219fb400-b73b-11eb-8973-9a93f40fa8be.png) [Release.zip](https://github.com/VShawn/PRemoteM/files/6493073/Release.zip)

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@majkinetor commented on GitHub (May 17, 2021):

Cant see that Select 2 items although I see you are editing in bulk. I would make it more visually distinct tho, I would never notice it if I didn't see screenshot. BTW, make it Number of selected items: <N> as that english is wrong and suffers from 1/many grammar problem.

With this major feature done, I would suggest doing #107 next - the bulk connect is awesome but it has 1 big problem - you can't save arbitrary connection lists for bulk connection since connection can have only one group, and you also probably want to group connection based on something else then bulk connecting.

Example: I have 2 database servers on a project along with N other connections. Group name is the name of the project, but I want to connect to db servers only, not anything else. Currently I have to always select db connections then bulk connect. With tags, I could create arbitrary connection lists and bulk connect to them with appropriate UI in single step.

@majkinetor commented on GitHub (May 17, 2021): Cant see that _Select 2 items_ although I see _you are editing in bulk_. I would make it more visually distinct tho, I would never notice it if I didn't see screenshot. BTW, make it `Number of selected items: <N>` as that english is wrong and suffers from 1/many grammar problem. --- With this major feature done, I would suggest doing #107 next - the bulk connect is awesome but it has 1 big problem - you can't save arbitrary connection lists for bulk connection since connection can have only one group, and you also probably want to group connection based on something else then bulk connecting. Example: I have 2 database servers on a project along with N other connections. Group name is the name of the project, but I want to connect to db servers only, not anything else. Currently I have to always select db connections then bulk connect. With tags, I could create arbitrary connection lists and bulk connect to them with appropriate UI in single step.

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@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 18, 2021):

Number of selected items:

got it

#107 next

sure I came here from #107, but I‘m still hesitating whether to add a tag system.

@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 18, 2021): > Number of selected items: <N> got it > #107 next sure I came here from #107, but I‘m still hesitating whether to add a tag system.

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@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 18, 2021):

this should be conspicuous enough

@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 18, 2021): ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10143738/118604726-148cce80-b7e8-11eb-8363-e7c25627d140.png) this should be conspicuous enough

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@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 20, 2021):

0.5.10.3 beta.zip

@VShawn commented on GitHub (May 20, 2021): [0.5.10.3 beta.zip](https://github.com/VShawn/PRemoteM/files/6515436/0.5.10.3.beta.zip)

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