Datagrid: Column size issues

[claudenbach]

Describe the bug
A datagrid is sizing the last column to wide. Getting lots of push back in Landmark that the columns are not sized correctly. The last column (typically contains the least significant information) is sized much larger than the preceding columns.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Using the attached example-column-sizing.html
2. Notice the size of the last column that contains a drop-down select

Expected behavior
Improve the layout of the column sizes

Is related to:
#1168

[claudenbach]

Git1818.zip

[claudenbach]

[tmcconechy]

How would you propose we improve this? You already have a couple options BTW

1. You can pick which column will stretch by setting http://master-enterprise.demo.design.infor.com/components/datagrid/test-columns-stretch-column.html (the one with longer/more important info)

2. You can set all columns to equal size http://4110-enterprise.demo.design.infor.com/components/datagrid/test-columns-equal.html (this option is broken at the moment i can see on Master: http://master-enterprise.demo.design.infor.com/components/datagrid/test-columns-equal.html )

[claudenbach]

Thanks Tim.

Let me confer with Andrew on this.

[tmcconechy]

May relate to #1797

[tmcconechy]

@claudenbach Did you confer with Andrew, since we do have those options seems like they would solve it. One idea is to do that automatically. For example...

• check if a really long data column and make that the stretch column
• check if the data is similar sized and use equal columns

Not sure how much slower that would be to figure that out. But not 100% sure what to do for this issue anymore.

[claudenbach]

@lipetzan was at Infor TechEd last week. I'll confer with him when he's back in the office.

[lipetzan]

A few thoughts:

How about you make equal be your default vs. stretch last? - and without a new perf check for "data similar sized". Why not?

Landmark can send the stretch column, in certain cases, like when a card view, prog bar, code block or rich text is present. That makes sense to me to optimize some views.

Landmark can always set equal, but I'm wondering why that just isn't your default anyway. Also, if we send you both equal AND a stretch column, would stretch win?

[tmcconechy]

Yeah thats a good idea. We can go to equals size but only when the number of columns wont horizontal scroll. I'll also review the HTML table spec again to see what it does so its hopefully similar.
It does seem to use mostly equals size.

[lipetzan]

How is this going @tmcconechy ?

[tmcconechy]

Delayed. But it is up next. Should be primarily fixed by implementing #2825

[tmcconechy]

Fixing this issue in a coming PR and added a new example http://localhost:4000/components/datagrid/test-column-sizing.html

• the columns will now be default fill
• and will work ok on resize

[brianjuan]

There is a weird behavior that I think is related to these changes. Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
In Mac Safari and iOS browsers, the columns width became equal and cannot be resized anymore after sorting or filtering a column. Tested in http://4240-beta0-enterprise.demo.design.infor.com/components/datagrid/test-column-sizing.html

This also happens in all datagrid example/test pages.

[tmcconechy]

Yes something wrong in Mac OS, will take a look.

[tmcconechy]

Closing as PR will solve

[janahintal]

Issue is now resolved. Will now move to Done. Thanks!.
Re-tested in http://4240-rc0-enterprise.demo.design.infor.com/components/datagrid/test-column-sizing.html across all platform