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Quick Query Editor tab rename through double-click and inline edit

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Description

Describe the solution you'd like

When working on a project and opening many Query Editor tabs on the same database, you end up with a lot of similarly named tabs

You can rename tabs already, but it requires a right-click, select Rename from the context menu and explicit Cancel/Ok

This request is to improve the UX by allowing quicker tab renames, by:

  • double-click tab to change the tab to an editable input field in which the new name can be typed directly
  • automatically accept the new name (unless blanked out) upon this input field loosing focus
  • and support canceling the edit by pressing escape

This, icw the inclusion of #3319 hopefully in a next release, pgAdmin becomes way more usable

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the Query Editor tab UI and the existing right-click Rename action, then trace its current accept and cancel behavior. Done means double-clicking enters inline editing, focus loss accepts a nonblank name, blank input is not accepted, and Escape cancels the edit.

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Assessment

Tech stack
postgresql, python
Domain
databases, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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