'Description' field of a table can't be filled with text because not accessible
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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Description
Steps to reproduce
- Create a new table, enter title
Expected behavior
Table description should be accessible as the field title and the DB entry suggest.
It would be nice nice to have such a description, in particular when sharing tables for explanation.
Actual behavior
- Create new table, enter title
- Enter description (can't enter any data)
- Fill data into DB tables_table, field description (works)
- Reload tables in browser, the description data is not displayed
Tables app version
0.9.0
Browser
firefox, opera, chromium
Client operating system
Linux Ubuntu 24.04
Operating system
Ubuntu 20.04
Web server
Apache
PHP engine version
PHP 8.3
Database
MariaDB
Additional info
No response
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Research direction
No files or tests are named. Reproduce the issue in the Tables app, then trace the table description field from the creation form through saving and reload display. Done means the description can be entered, persists without manual database edits, and is shown after reloading.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, mariadb, php
- Domain
- database, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100