Modern web design with data tables that don’t stretch
I am working on what you could call an accounting or payroll software. They want to convert it bit by bit to a web app. The original desktop tool has that 1990’s look, relatively small windows packed with data.
Now what they want for the n…
Data table bulk actions which are independent of each other
I have a table where the user can perform some actions for some rows but not all. These actions are independent of each other. The table could potentially have unto 20 rows.
I have 2 solutions. I think I prefer option 1 as it separates the…
How to display failed records on a table
I’m designing a screen that contains a table which displays files that have been imported into the system automatically. There is a possibility that the entire file will fail (for various reasons) and another possibility that the file wil…
Grid where user makes individual choices in every cell. Is there a better way?
I’m in a new job. The company has a pattern for grids, where choices are not made in a column header. But in each cell individually. I have never seen this before.
So I have a grid now, where one column is a dropdown. But every cell has it…
Best way to Display Responsive Tables on Small Breakpoints?
I have a web-based dashboard with several tables spanning 80% of the page width.
Its a very typical responsive table design. A few columns (3-10), many rows (up to 100+), pagination, search filters etc.
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Neckbeard dev seeks answers to form accessibility brief: conditional input zones on ∞ rows
Forgive me for having a bit of difficulty articulating the UI and design goals that I’ve been handed, but I need to appeal to the hive mind to find out best practice re usability and accessibility for the following scenario.
Basically we h…
Refresh button in addition to 60 second auto refresh?
This may be an obvious question (I’m hoping so, since I’m new to this), but I haven’t found an overall rule of thumb for this online or in this forum. In a data table for large data sets, the auto refresh is set to every 60 seconds. Should…
Best practices for handling a lot of information in a single cell in a data table
Im designing a data table in which one of the columns has the potential to hold a lot of information in each cell. Here’s a screenshot from the live app as it exists today:
The column with red outlines called "Access Level" has …
Design for input of time-series data
I’m designing an application page where the user can input multiple time series.
As an example, this can mean updating the daily product forecast for a 5 stores over the next 14 days. This results in 5 different time-series to be updated, …
Best way to display a tables with header titles in axis (vertical/horizontal)
For tables/matrix in printed paper is very common to see the 2 axis/header titles separated by a diagonal bar
Also common to see in printed probability/impact matrix
However, HTML or excel(AFAIK) doesn’t allow this visualization, so prev…