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Field position and size issues

Aleksandar Salapura

Aleksandar Salapura02-09-2018 06:00

  • 1.  Field position and size issues

    Posted 02-09-2018 00:23
    Hello,

    I have issues with the layout on my table. It just doesn't look right and logicall

    It defies the purpose at all.

    How could I position the field above to be exactly where I want it (right above the field below)?
    How do I trim field width if it only shows 3 characters?

    ">https://d2r1vs3d9006ap.cloudfront.net/s3_images/1701723/RackMultipart20180209-62958-d6ryzj-QB_Positioning_inline.jpg?1518135735">

    Why not let us have grid edit option to position our fields the way we want?


  • 2.  RE: Field position and size issues

    Posted 02-09-2018 00:31
    I don't understand your description. You say ...
    1. You say "too far to the left" but your arrow points to a field that is on the right
    2. You say "I need it right about fields below but I am not sure which fields you are refering to because all the other fields on the form are below second section horizontal line.
    3. You say "too wide, how to trim width". This makes sense but it would be helpful to see the screenshot without the options selected as it is obscuring two fields (First Line Maintenance and Power Condition)


  • 3.  RE: Field position and size issues

    Posted 02-09-2018 00:39
    1. Field with "PLUS" in it should go to the right, to be above those 2 fields at the right. About at the same position where is that black text.
    2. Here is the photo. Lots of wasted space for 3 letter text. Max characters in the menu doesn't help.



  • 4.  RE: Field position and size issues

    Posted 02-09-2018 00:58
    Point (1) still is confusing. Need a better mockup of you desired form

    Create a larger screenshot, selected everything and delete it so you have a large blank canvas to work with. Then take a second screenshot of your form as it is now - we are going to chop it up and paste parts into the large screenshot. Cut and paste everything into position into the first screenshot file and add whatever notation you need to explain.

    To demonstrate using above procedure here is a crude mock-up stacking four parts of your form on top of each other (its lovely I know):



  • 5.  RE: Field position and size issues

    Posted 02-09-2018 01:08
    Thank you for trying, I changed unsuccessfully layout in the meantime. It will take me forever to replicate it.

    I still can't see how I could position the table in exact place I want, wherever that might be.

    Other issue, why do I need to have huge width of the field for only 3 letter word?? I guess no screenshots should explain that issue.

    To summarize:
    - Can I set width of the field the way I want and how?


  • 6.  RE: Field position and size issues

    Posted 02-09-2018 01:21
    There may or may not be a native (using the form builder) to get the form to display how you want. People get very creative with workarounds.

    There will probably be a way to use script to alter or rearrange the native form. For example changing the width of the options is easy to do with script.

    But in both possible routes to a solution (native or script) we have to understand what you want the form to look like. It is still unclear in regards to point (1).

    To understand where I am coming from you might look at this topic:

    is it possible to put 2 sections in the same row
    https://community.quickbase.com/quickbase/topics/is-it-possible-to-put-2-sections-in-the-same-row

    This is not possible in native but through mockups two different developers came up with a solution using script.

    BOTTOM LINE IS WE NEED A MOCKUP OF WHAT YOU WANT THE FORM TO LOOK LIKE (IN REGARD TO POINT #1 -I UNDERSTAND AND HAVE A FIX FOR THE WIDE OPTIONS)


  • 7.  RE: Field position and size issues

    Posted 02-09-2018 04:44
    Hello,
    Here are two photos. Now and how I wish.
    It took me a lot of time to revert back the original layout and work on screenshots, please try to help me solve this issue. I'm having same issue on other tables as well.

    Thank you.





  • 8.  RE: Field position and size issues

    Posted 02-09-2018 05:00
    As a preliminary solution paste this script into your console using my screenshots as a guide and tell us what happened:
    $("div.ButtonName").css("width", "150px")

    Before Pasting 



    After Pasting



  • 9.  RE: Field position and size issues

    Posted 02-09-2018 05:24
    Nothing happened on my page when I did that, maybe because I don't have buttons if you don't save and cancel buttons.


  • 10.  RE: Field position and size issues

    Posted 02-09-2018 05:30
    apparently I posted an answer to another question in this thread - disregard all button stuff

    should have posted here:

     https://community.quickbase.com/quickbase/topics/make-home-page-buttons-the-same-size


  • 11.  RE: Field position and size issues

    Posted 02-09-2018 06:00
    Ok, please look into my issue. Thanks.


  • 12.  RE: Field position and size issues

    Posted 02-09-2018 10:22
    Aleksander,
    I suggest that one thing that you can try which is native Quick Base use is to remove the sections from the form and replace them with text elements  (ie words)  on the form. 

    Whenever you have a new section on the form, the field alignment resets just for that one section and will not correspond to any sections above or below.


  • 13.  RE: Field position and size issues

    Posted 02-10-2018 03:43
    >Whenever you have a new section on the form, the field alignment resets just for that one section and will not correspond to any sections above or below.

    But it only takes two lines of script to align the columns indifferent sections! Visit this application and count to three and then alignment kicks in.

    ">https://d2r1vs3d9006ap.cloudfront.net/s3_images/1702085/RackMultipart20180210-74348-11y1ye2-screenshot_inline.jpg?1518234225">

    Everybody Get In Line
    https://haversineconsulting.quickbase.com/db/bnf833qrg

    View Record
    https://haversineconsulting.quickbase.com/db/bnf833qrx?a=dr&rid=1

    Edit Record

    https://haversineconsulting.quickbase.com/db/bnf833qrx?a=er&rid=1

    New Record
    https://haversineconsulting.quickbase.com/db/bnf833qrx?a=nwr

    Pastie Database
    https://haversineconsulting.quickbase.com/db/bgcwm2m4g?a=dr&rid=625



  • 14.  RE: Field position and size issues

    Posted 02-10-2018 22:13
    Thank you Dan, you did a good job there.

    Couple of more questions. I don't need all the fields within this table to be in line (one above the other). Can I use this for specific fields only (ability to add field name to the formula, maybe?)

    Since I'm not a programmer, could you please explain how I could insert this code and which part I should change to get it working?

    Many thanks!


  • 15.  RE: Field position and size issues

    Posted 02-22-2018 18:12
    Hello Dan,

    Just wanted to ask again if you could elaborate on this with a bit more details. My programming skills are not on that level that I could easily pick up your advises. Thanks!