Re: Scrolling a GtkTreeview cell

[Yuri Khan <yuri v khan gmail com>]

On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 4:40 PM, Kian Karas <kian karas dev gmail com> wrote:

> >     Part Number         71-000000
> >     Version                47.11D
> >     Build Number          kk-5910
> >     NATID          8988 1697 0000
> >                         0000 0013
>
> If a row is to span multiple lines, it might improve readability but how to
> indicate to the user that the multi-line row is only in partial view? If
> "Part Number" is in view, the second line of the "NATID" would not be.

The vertical scroll bar indicates there is something below. A
first-time user will probably scroll through all of that and get a
rough understanding of all the information there. An intermediate user
will know that NATID is two lines.

More importantly, there exists a state where the whole value is
visible on the screen, without having to press buttons to read the
whole thing. And that is important if you are reading it to somebody
over the phone, or writing it out to a sheet of paper, or comparing it
with a number on a part.

> > Sorry for turning it into a “what you want is wrong” discussion :)
>
> No, I appreciate it! I realize now that the easy fix to the tree view
> implementation I hoped for does not exist.

If it existed, you’d settle for that, and that would lead to bad user
experience.

Avoid horizontal scrolling if at all possible.