nextcloud / nextcloud/tables

“Rich text” columns: huge padding on the left and right, and especially at the bottom

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0. Needs triage bug design feature: layouts papercut skill: frontend
Dominant language
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Description

Steps to reproduce

“Rich text” columns have huge padding on the left and right, and especially at the bottom.

This results in a messy layout, leading to:

  • poor horizontal alignment of the content relative to other adjacent field types
  • a noticeable loss of vertical space due to the enormous bottom padding; fewer lines are displayed than expected, forcing users to scroll more than necessary
  • a loss of horizontal space due to excessive left and right padding

Fixing this would result in a cleaner, more space-efficient display.

Expected behavior
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Actual behavior
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Tables app version

2.1.0 for Nextcloud 34 & 33, and 1.0.7 for Nextcloud 32

Browser

Firefox 150.0

Client operating system

Linux Mint Cinnamon 22.3

Operating system

Linux 5.14.0-611.16.1.el9_7.x86_64

Web server

Nginx

PHP engine version

PHP 8.3

Database

MariaDB

Additional info

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the rich text column layout described in the issue and compare it with the expected and actual screenshots. Locate the frontend implementation for rich text columns, then verify that the left, right, and bottom padding are reduced so content aligns with adjacent fields and displays more lines.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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