Hi Mark Hope you are doing well.
Have you had a chance to look at Kaustav's patch? Regards Vanya On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 12:35 PM, Kaustav Chakraborty < kaust...@thoughtworks.com> wrote: > Hello Mark, > > Hope you are doing well. > > In line to our previous discussion we have the desired functionality ready > which was to build a fixed header functionality on DHIS2 data entry > application. This functionality will help the user to understand exactly > for which column they are entering the data. > > To build this functionality we have used an external jQuery library > floatThead <http://mkoryak.github.io/floatThead/>. > > I have attached the patch file along with this mail. Please verify it and > provide inputs, if any. > > We would like to get this merged in 2.21 and higher. > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Regards, > > *Kaustav Chakraborty* > STEP Intern > Email kaust...@thoughtworks.com > Telephone +91 91009 60526 <+91+91009+60526> > [image: ThoughtWorks] > <http://www.thoughtworks.com/?utm_campaign=kaustav-chakraborty-signature&utm_medium=email&utm_source=thoughtworks-email-signature-generator> > > On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 3:36 PM, Mark Polak <m...@dhis2.org> wrote: > >> Yes that sounds fine to me :) >> >> Good luck! >> >> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 10:18 AM, Kaustav Chakraborty < >> kaust...@thoughtworks.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Mark, >>> >>> Thank you for that. We also looked for a couple of libraries and found >>> the same with floatThread. >>> >>> I guess we are good to go with this approach. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> *Kaustav Chakraborty* >>> STEP Intern >>> Email kaust...@thoughtworks.com >>> Telephone +91 91009 60526 <+91+91009+60526> >>> [image: ThoughtWorks] >>> <http://www.thoughtworks.com/?utm_campaign=kaustav-chakraborty-signature&utm_medium=email&utm_source=thoughtworks-email-signature-generator> >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 2:29 PM, Mark Polak <m...@dhis2.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey All, >>>> >>>> We should have jQuery available on the page. So it is probably the most >>>> straight forward way to use the floatThread thing. >>>> >>>> The library seems pretty mature. I like that better than the scrollable >>>> table body, as that adds an extra scrollbar. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 9:04 AM, Vanya Seth <van...@thoughtworks.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Mark >>>>> >>>>> Thanks a lot for the response. >>>>> >>>>> The changes are for the section forms only. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for a good to go. :) >>>>> But if you could also comment on the technical approach presented in >>>>> the first email, it would be very useful. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> Vanya >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 1:16 PM, Mark Polak <m...@dhis2.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hey Kaustav and Vanya, >>>>>> >>>>>> Your projected changes are related to section forms (not custom >>>>>> forms) is that correct? >>>>>> >>>>>> For custom forms the users are able to "hack" the html >>>>>> representation. Therefore they could accidentally break this feature, >>>>>> which >>>>>> makes it seem not reliable. >>>>>> >>>>>> So it is for section forms then (the default generated forms) then we >>>>>> think this would be a welcome feature to go into trunk. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 4:03 PM, Mark Polak <m...@dhis2.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hey Vanya, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you for your patience. I'm waiting for a reply from Lars on >>>>>>> this. Will ask him to confirm again ;) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Mark >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Vanya Seth <van...@thoughtworks.com >>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Mark and Nicolay >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hope you both are doing well. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Have you had a chance to look into Kaustav's email? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> We have started a new iteration and wanted to pick up this work >>>>>>>> asap. Any help would be greatly appreciated. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks in advance >>>>>>>> Vanya >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 6:36 PM, Kaustav Chakraborty < >>>>>>>> kaust...@thoughtworks.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Mark >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hope you are doing well. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> We want to make some enhancements to the Data entry app. Which is >>>>>>>>> to make the data entry table header ( category combo header ) stay >>>>>>>>> constant >>>>>>>>> even if we scroll down the page, so that the user knows which column >>>>>>>>> they >>>>>>>>> are entering the data in. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> These are a few questions, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *1. Would this be alright to add this to DHIS?* >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *2. If you have any recommendations regarding the implementation >>>>>>>>> of this feature? Like using some library or anything of that sort?* >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> At our end we have explored a few things: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *Assume, the table is structured as below,* >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> table >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> thead >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> tr >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> th >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> tbody >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> tr >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> td >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *1. Using a Library:* >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> There is a javascript library called floatThead >>>>>>>>> <https://github.com/mkoryak/floatThead> that can be leveraged for >>>>>>>>> this. It also works with multiple tables present in a single page. So >>>>>>>>> while >>>>>>>>> scrolling the table header remain fixed for each tables. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *2. Not using any library,* >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> We can have some fixed height given to a table body and put >>>>>>>>> the y-axis scroll for the table. User has to come to the table >>>>>>>>> element and >>>>>>>>> scroll to get their data element to be seen. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I have attached the screenshots for better understanding. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> We are waiting for your response. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks & Regards, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *Kaustav Chakraborty* >>>>>>>>> STEP Intern >>>>>>>>> Email kaust...@thoughtworks.com >>>>>>>>> Telephone +91 91009 60526 <+91+91009+60526> >>>>>>>>> [image: ThoughtWorks] >>>>>>>>> <http://www.thoughtworks.com/?utm_campaign=kaustav-chakraborty-signature&utm_medium=email&utm_source=thoughtworks-email-signature-generator> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> With Regards >>>>>>>> ThoughtWorks Technologies >>>>>>>> Hyderabad >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --Stay Hungry Stay Foolish!! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> With Regards >>>>> ThoughtWorks Technologies >>>>> Hyderabad >>>>> >>>>> --Stay Hungry Stay Foolish!! >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > -- With Regards ThoughtWorks Technologies Hyderabad --Stay Hungry Stay Foolish!!
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