Workspace left panel auto-follow overrides manual panel selection

[Aias00]

Chat2DB Edition

Chat2DB Community

Chat2DB Version

5.3.0

Deployment

Web

Operating System

macOS

Operating System Version

12

Database and Version

No response

Problem Summary

The Workspace left panel auto-follow behavior can override manual panel selection.

When the active workspace tab points to a database target, auto-follow selects the Data Browser panel. If the user manually switches to Files/Explorer, the layout effect can run again and switch the panel back to
Data Browser.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open a workspace tab that resolves to a database tree target.
2. Ensure the left sidebar auto-follow behavior is enabled.
3. Observe that the left panel selects Data Browser.
4. Manually switch the left panel to Files/Explorer.
5. Observe whether the panel immediately switches back to Data Browser.

Expected Behavior

Manual panel selection should remain authoritative for the current active workspace tab.

Auto-follow should apply again only when the active workspace tab changes.

Actual Behavior

The manual panel selection can be overwritten by auto-follow within the same active workspace tab.

The user may switch to Files/Explorer, but the panel immediately jumps back to Data Browser.

Logs

Screenshots or Additional Context

Related PR: #1969

Impact

Limited or cosmetic impact

Workaround

Disable active-tab auto-follow if available, or switch workspace tabs before selecting the desired left panel.

Submission Checklist

• I reproduced this on the selected Chat2DB edition.
• I searched existing issues for duplicates.
• I removed credentials and private data.

[github-actions]

Thanks for the clear reproduction. We understand that, in Chat2DB Community 5.3.0 on Web/macOS, active-tab auto-follow can reselect Data Browser after a manual switch to Files/Explorer within the same workspace tab.

The report is complete and links the related fix in #1969. The next maintainer step is to verify that manual selection remains authoritative until the active workspace tab changes and that the regression coverage exercises that transition.

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[openai0229]

Resolved by #1969 and finalized by #1975.

The merged workspace behavior keeps Files/Data Browser selection under explicit user control, while tab changes only locate the active item inside the currently selected browser. The final implementation is in e465ff9899da6fd6aa478584734b6ef79f80e445. Closing as completed.