Introduction

Users can make a table in free format report to grow horizontally in case the content doesn’t fit.

Functional design

• We should add the check-box “Grow Horizontally” in Edit layout mode > Control settings for a Table control.
  

  

• When “Grow Horizontally” is set to true:

  • If the content fits in the table, then nothing happens.

  • If the content doesn’t fit in the table, then:

    • Use the empty space within the table

    • Decrease the font size of the content

    • Then the table should grow to the right till the content fits

      

    • After that, the report should be recentred on a screen by using the empty space on the left
      

      

      • If there is not enough space on the screen to fully expand the table then we show the scroll bar in the report

    • Controls with overlapping height should be pushed to the right till the table is fully expanded

      • We always keep the space between the expanded table and other controls as it was designed

    • Controls without overlapping height should remain on the same relative place within the report

    • POV selectors, key messages, and controls that aren’t moving to the right shift together with the left side of a report

  • If the table content decreases, then:

    • The table should shrink back (but not less than the original width)

    • Controls with overlapping height should be pushed to the left keeping the original distance between

    • The report should be recentred again