depending on how the list of items is sorted, you can try using 'grouping'.
it may demand too many extra clicks from users but i think you can find a
favorable solution if you combine grouping with pagination.
(assuming the list is sorted by numbers)
+ Root Node
+ Node1 (300 items)
- Node2 (5670 items)
item1-1000
item1001-2000
...
item5670
another solution that you might want to look into is changing the way items
are displayed: try using multicolumns.
+ Root Node
+ Node1 (300 items)
- Node2 (5670 items)
item1 item2 item3 item4....
item10 item11 item13 item14...
and of course, for a UI that needs to display thousands of items, search is
your best friend, as far as the end user is concerned. =)
On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Russell Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> We have a situation where our users will be selecting items to add to atree
> that could get very large (e.g. >5000) and I'm wondering if anyone has
> an elegant solution for displaying the tree.
>
> + Root Node
> + Node1 (300 items)
> - Node2 (5670 items)
> item1
> item2
> ...
> item5670
>
> This would require significant scrolling and may be a performance issue as
> well.
>
> We are considering pagination as well as separating the contents of the
> nodes from
> the nodes themselves (two separate controls).
>
> Any thoughts appreciated!
>
> Russ
>
>
>
> Russell Wilson
> Vice President of Product Design, NetQoS
> Blog: http://www.dexodesign.com
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