compact grid howto

Cliff Kachinske

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Oct 9, 2013, 8:51:11 AM10/9/13

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SQLFORM.grid for laptops. Less white space, more data. Screen shot at end of post.

in modules, create ui_def.py as follows:

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
def uidict():
    return dict(widget='',
              header='',
              content='',
              default='',
              cornerall='',
              cornertop='',
              cornerbottom='',
              button='',
              buttontext='',
              buttonadd='icon plus icon-plus',
              buttonback='icon leftarrow icon-arrow-left',
              buttonexport='icon downarrow icon-download',
              buttondelete='',
              buttonedit='',
              buttontable='icon rightarrow icon-arrow-right',
              buttonview='',
              )

Controller:

import ui_def
def index(): 
    ui = ui_def.uidict()
    query = db.product_family.id>0
    form = SQLFORM.grid(query, ui=ui)
    response.view = 'iindex.html'
    return dict(form=form)

Add to layout.html, just before the </head> tag:

<style>
      #header {margin-top:0px;}
      div .page-header {margin:5px 0 0}
      .mastheader h1 {font-size:30px}
      .main {padding: 5px 0 15px 0;}
      .web2py_breadcrumbs ul {margin-bottom:10px;}
      .web2py_grid .row_buttons a {padding: 0 5px 0 5px;}
      .web2py_grid tbody td {padding: 0 5px 0 5px;}
      .web2py_grid .row_buttons {min-height: 0;}
  </style>

stefaan

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Oct 9, 2013, 9:30:03 AM10/9/13

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Very useful! Thanks.

Niphlod

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Oct 9, 2013, 2:41:16 PM10/9/13

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I'd almost publish a plugin for it :P

On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 3:30:03 PM UTC+2, stefaan wrote:

Very useful! Thanks.

Dave S

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Oct 9, 2013, 4:05:32 PM10/9/13

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On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 5:51:11 AM UTC-7, Cliff Kachinske wrote:

SQLFORM.grid for laptops. Less white space, more data. Screen shot at end of post.

How are you detecting a laptop? Are you basing this on the user agent screen size?

/dps

Cliff Kachinske

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Oct 9, 2013, 4:21:09 PM10/9/13

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Dave S
Not at all. I'm ignoring handhelds right now and assuming desktop users will also appreciate the extra space.

Cliff Kachinske

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Oct 9, 2013, 4:22:38 PM10/9/13

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Niphlod,

Maybe I almost will. :)

Dave S

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Oct 9, 2013, 4:54:39 PM10/9/13

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On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 1:21:09 PM UTC-7, Cliff Kachinske wrote:

Dave S
Not at all. I'm ignoring handhelds right now and assuming desktop users will also appreciate the extra space.