Custom visual connection identifyers

[D-nov]

Issue: All existing connections look the same and the only option to distinguish them is to hoover the icons and see the name of the connection.

Improvement:
1- Add option to add custom colors to the connection so that you easily distinguish between connection A and connection B. For example connection B is database that should not be edited, so i'd like the connection to have red-ish color to it to indicate that, while connection A is a test database and i'd like to add green color to it.
2- Same as 1), but should be custom icon instead of color.

I feel this would gretly improve navigation if you use many connections.

[Fabio286]

We had evaluated the possibility of icons or colors but we discarded it because it is only useful for visible connections, as well as not being the best aesthetically.
We have opted for the implementation of a global search window with all connections, in order to quickly find the connection you need without having to scroll through them all.
From this point of view, the sidebar is to be considered as a quick access to recently used or pinned connections.
You can access the global search window from the three-dot icon (if you have many connections) and via the shortcut shift+ctrl+space.

[D-nov]

My proposition was not about helping to find a specific connection faster.

It was about a visual way to distinguish connections. For example in dbeaver connections marked as production are surrounded with red border. This makes it easier to know with a glance that this is database to be careful when using without having to read the name or the properties of the connection. Similar functionality can be found in other tools.

And for the icons: Instead of looking at a dolphin, seal or wharever is the mascot of the DB used i think it's better to look at the logo of your app for example.

[Fabio286]

I think an ideal solution would be to let the user change the default icon (database symbol) to one of their choice from an icon set. So the user is free to choose what to do.

However I would rule out the ability to upload custom icons as I don't think everyone has the ability to create svg icons other than being a bug and security risk.

[D-nov]

I think an ideal solution would be to let the user change the default icon (database symbol) to one of their choice from an icon set. So the user is free to choose what to do.

Seems good enough (with a sensible icon set).

And any feedback on the color? :)