nextcloud / nextcloud/deck

Horizontal Scrollbar for Tables in Deck Card Descriptions

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Description

Description:
Currently, when a table is created within a Deck card description, and the table width exceeds the display-box width, users have to use a touchpad to scroll horizontally. This can be inconvenient, as there are no visible horizontal scrollbars indicating additional columns.

Proposal:
I suggest implementing a horizontal scrollbar for tables within the Deck card description. This can be achieved with a simple CSS tweak, such as adding overflow-x: scroll; to the relevant style.

Benefits:
Improved Usability: Users can easily navigate and view wider tables without the need for a touchpad, enhancing the user experience.
Consistency: This feature aligns with user expectations, as horizontal scrollbars are a common UI element for horizontally-scrollable content.

Offer of Assistance:
If the NextCloud team is open to this enhancement but is currently occupied with other tasks, Deltabotics is willing to provide assistance in implementing this feature.

Thank you for considering this feature request!

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Research direction

Start by locating the Deck card description styles and the table rendering entry point, then reproduce a card with a table wider than its display box. The work is done when wide tables expose a usable horizontal scrollbar without disrupting normal descriptions; verify the behavior in the relevant frontend checks if available.

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Assessment

Tech stack
css, javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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