Folks I'm working in an enterprise application with a large table of data that currently forces a horizontal scroll. This table displays data contained in a work order. This is the legacy of a previously built system.
We know we need to eliminate the horizontal scroll, but the business customers still want to use the table model to maintain some consistency with the old application. We're going to try four tactics to try and narrow the footprint to the 1280 pixel width (minus the scroll bar, etc) we've established for the application: Compression: Reducing the size of data display space to the minimum possible. Abbreviation: Abbreviating data where required and using Stacking: Stacking data display space so that the line is no longer a single row across. Hide / reveal: Using hide reveal techniques like twisties and tooltip popups (on hover). Am I missing any tactics here? Does any one have any interesting examples? (And, in embarrassment, is there a glossary of controls posted somewhere on the Intertubes? I feel like my descriptions of UI controls are sloppy ...) Dave ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
