I have a page with the table widget. One the page is open, first record in the table is in focus and highlighted. Is is possible to remove focus from the first record? I would like users to search for records before anything (from the table widget) is highlighted.
You cannot remove the default behavior of selecting the first row of the table when it gets loaded; However, if you pretend to only show data after the user starts searching for information, then you might as well not load any data. For that, you will need to uncheck the "Automatically load data" option form the datasource. See picture below:
Then, what you want to do is load data after the user searches for something.
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I have something like this to enter staff details list. Above is the table list. User click button below the table to add new list record. Then fill in the list details on the form beneath it.
My question is how can I just allow user to enter/fill in the list details directly on the table itself. Not only that, also user able edit record whenever the user clicks the records and wanted to change them.
The example I am providing is specifically for a datasource in autosave mode, so you will need to make some adjustments since it appears that your datasource is in manualsave mode. First you will either want to recreate your table and in the table creator choose 'Editable' which will automatically place inputs in your table row vs labels. Alternatively you can just replace all your labels with Textboxes, Dropdowns, or whatever your input should be. See the image of the table creator below:
Since in my example I used a 'Insert Only' form I moved my 'Create Button' and my 'Clear Changes' button inside the formbody, then set the flow direction of the formbody to horizontal and then matched the spacing of the form fields to the same as my table row and dragged the formbody to be between the tableheader and the tablebody(list) element. See the image below:
Again you will want to make adjustments to fit your needs such as rearranging where your 'Save' and 'Reset' buttons appear and in manualsave mode you may be able to skip the formbody entirely since your 'Add Details' button should automatically create a new table row anyways which you will then be able to edit directly in the table, you may just need to find it first but generally new rows should just be added on the bottom of your current datasource page.
The TableView still leaves a lot to be desired. Does anyone have a more complex example of a TableView that you would like to share? Here's what I'm missing:
Insert and Delete row:
Possible solutions:
press TAB on the last cell and new row gets inserted automatically
right mouse button -> context menu -> insert line (or delete line)
a table footer with table navigation and insert/delete buttons (like MS Access)
keyboard shortcut
...
Insert and Delete should be either at the current row position or at the bottom of the table. Of course the new row should be highlighted.
Copying / Duplication of rows inside the TableView
Copy selected cells to the clipboard
(solution exists: copy multiple cells to clipboard, paste into table is missing)
Insert a row with default values
Type to Edit: I don't want to have to doubleclick on a cell first in order to edit it. When you type on a cell, the table should automatically go into edit mode.
Navigation options like e. g. TAB = cell in next column, ENTER = cell in next row
Filtering should be possible via components inside the tableview, not via components (TextField etc) outside of it. A filter indicator (like the sort indicator) would be nice.
Changing the visibility of columns should be convenient, not via multiple clicks of the tableview menu button (for every column you have to click the menu button separately to show the available columns). The tableview menu button should be customizable
(solutions exist with reflection and without reflection)
Row and column headers should be possible
Validation of cells, so that when you are in edit mode and enter text instead of digits into a numeric cell you get the option to cancel the edit mode and revert to the default value
A (fixed) table footer which could e. g. show the sum for each column would be nice
Freezing of columns (there's already a Jira task for this)
Some of these were covered partially years ago from what I've seen. But I couldn't get a clear How-To impression and maybe things have changed with JavaFX8.
In case someone likes to contribute to any of these mentioned features, please share your thoughts. Thank you very much.
Just another day i found myself writing code to show data on the UI.
I am again using DataGrid/GridView (ASP.NET),
User Id as link button (clickable) to redirect user to another page.
User having hard time to find where to click(Though the link has underline and hand pointer as usual on hover)
just another common table like structure
Following are the columns for example,
User ID (Link button), User Name, First Name, Last Name, Date Of Birth
Now i would like to make it better form the usability point of view. Can someone suggest a good link, example or suggestions to make it better.
Thanks all,
how about changing the user id column to a button to make it more clear that it's clickable?
you could also add a new button/link column that says "edit" or "view" instead of making the user id the link to the next page.
I am having some problems with tabbing within my asp.net pages. This project was developed with Visual Studio 2008.
Case 1
I have two html tables. The first table has two rows; the second table has four rows. Within the cells are of each table are asp.net fields, text boxes and radio button lists. I set focus to the first field of table one. I then press the tab key multiple times. The focus moves through the field of table one and then through the fields in the first row of the table two. Then instead of goes to the second row of the table two it return to the table one.
But if I set focus to the last cell on the first row of table two, it tabs through the remaining cells of table two properly. Can you tell me how to get the tabbing to behave properly and go to the cells in there natural order? Note that I am setting the tab index property in the order that I want.
Case 2
On another page I have an html table with a single row followed by a gridview control. The gridview control is writeable and has the following columns: Check Box, Radio Button List, Text Box, Text Box, Text Box and a Check Box List. If I click on one of Check Box, Radio Button List or Check Box List., then press tab, the cursor pops out of the grid and sets focus on the first field of the table outside the grid. But if I set focus on one of the text boxes and tab; then the tab goes through the fields of the grid left to right one row at a time. This later behavior is what I want in both cases. I don’t know why my cursor pops out of the grid when I start with a field other than a text box.
Please help if you can.
Bob
funny, you explain in details your case but you didn't explain what it needs to be explained in order to someone can understand you :)
first of all, is table1 located in the first tab and table2 in second tab?
what do you used for tabs: asp.net tab control, jquery ui tabs...?
what do you mean by 'press the tab key multiple times'? same tab? do you have postback on tab click? what is the focus in your case, and so on and on...
cheers
Have you checked the order of the input elements in your HTML? Generally the tab order follows the order of controls.
If that all looks right, then make sure nothing is setting the TabIndex property - as this will also mess up the tab order.
I pretty much resolve this and I wanted to add the answer for anyone who viewed this thread. The problem was the autpostback on certain fields. Once I disabled autopostback, the problems went away.
Bob
You need to use Javascript and I referred for your a very good example of navigating through Gridview rows with Up/Down keys.
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/25675/GridView-Rows-Navigation-Using-Arrow-Up-Down-Keys
I have a very simple webforms app that will allow field techs to order parts from the warehouse.
Essentially it work like so:
User selects a category from a filter dropdown, which then binds items of that category to a gridview control
User finds an item in the gridview and inputs a desired quantity (in a text box in a template field in each row)
User repeats 1 & 2 as needed
User sees a summary of the complete requisition
User confirms items and submits the requisition for processing
My no-brainer UI design so far is the generic dropdown-above-a-gridview where there's a category drop-down list that filters a gridview, like in the eye-catching asp.net ado tutorials:
http://static.asp.net/asp.net/images/dataaccess/15fig01vb.png
Each gridview row (in my app, not in the image above) lists an item's details and can accept a quantity input in the template textbox if the user wants to requisition that item.
Given that a user will want items from different categories during a single usage session, I'm trying to figure out a good, user-friendly way to allow users to input a quantity for an item, have a warm fuzzy feeling that their input has been accepted/stored, then change the category filter (thus binding the gridview to a different set of data) and select other items from the gridview as many times as necessary before summing up their order and submitting it.
I've thought about putting another grid below the first and adding items to it dynamically as the user selects each item. But that seems awkward. Ditto with an unordered list or similar simple structure under the grid.
I've also thought about just storing the user's picks in view state or session state and displaying a summary on another page, kind of like a shopping cart sort of functionality. Maybe do that and use some sort of ajaxy goodness on the main page to display something warm and fuzzy when a quantity is input?
WWYD? What Would You Do?
TIA.
I strongly agree with your first choice: users need to see somewhere what they have chosen or they will probably keep choosing it over again thinking it failed. Waiting to display it on a summary page shouldn't even be an option. I don't see much wrong with binding to another grid, although a repeater is also a decent option. Well, there are many options. Anyway, if there is room to do this off to one side or another - especially the left- I definitely would, rather than at the bottom. Also, bonus points for enabling users to change the quantities (or delete all) of an item they already selected, wherever you choose to display this.
I like the idea of a search, but be careful with auto-complete. Google style is good where it displays results below, but I've seen people develop some that are way too aggressive and love to write over what you're typing: this is awful. Good luck.
Probably because both your choices are fine - it comes down to personal preference. The shopping cart idea is well known. But sometimes it gets old if you have to keep going back and forth between the cart and the item selection.
What's wrong with the separate grid? -That way you keep the selection list separate from the ordered items list?
Why tie the user to selecting the correct category and then selecting the quantity and hitting a button?
Why not use some type of autocomplete search so they can type in the produce name they want? Then a user could type "widg", get a drop town of choices, hit tab to go to a quantity field, enter a number, and then hit enter.
Display a quickie preview with the aucocomplete too, like as single row of your data.
Then throw all these into another grid at the top of the page if its a critical part of the application, maybe at the bottom if you think the actual grid results are important.
The reason I don't like category drop downs is people who are familiar with their jobs or company usually know the names and even skus numebers for what they are trying to do. Having them select a category instead of typing just slows them down. Also I hate running into the "which category is this?" moment. For example, is a chicken a pet, food, livestock, or food producer?