There are many ways to enter this mode. In fact, it is used each time query results are displayed. We can enter this mode manually using the quick-browse icon on the left panel, or by going to Table view for a specific table and clicking Browse:
Note
The checkboxes beside each row of results and the With selected menu will be explained in Chapter 5.
In the Browse results, the first part displayed is the query itself, along with a few links. The displayed links may vary depending on our actions and some configuration parameters:
The Profiling checkbox will be covered in Chapter 18, MySQL 5.0 Features.
The Edit link appears if $cfg['SQLQuery']['Edit'] is set to TRUE. Its purpose is to open the Query window, so that you can edit this query. (See Chapter 12, Entering SQL Commands.)
Explain SQL is displayed if $cfg['SQLQuery']['Explain'] is set to TRUE. We will see in Chapter 6, Changing Table Structure, what this link can be used for.