Hi all! I use a screen reader (NVDA) to see the screen. In the edid dashboard and layout tabs, I can’t drag to resize, but I see what looks like a table with 16 columns and maybe 16 rows. I’m guessing that “clicking” on these resizes things, but I can’t really tell what’s happening by experimentation. I know it is changing things, because the sliders at the top for how many rows and columns changes what is allowed after clicking one of the cells. Can anyone tell me more about what’s happening, or how to adjust things using just a keyboard? From what I see, it looks like its doable, but the “cells” in the “table” don’t have any text that the screen reader will read, or any way to know what they do. Thanks much for your help. If you need more clarification, please let me know.
Can you describe at what moment you see that “table”?
I am guessing that this is a Section layout view, and that “table” is to control a layout of a card inside a section - particularly to set a number of rows and number of columns which this card should occupy.
If my guess is correct - then consider a section as a table containing some amount of columns (not more than some maximum number) and some amount of rows.
When you add a card onto a section, it occupies some default number of columns and rows. On this screen you can change it. Note that for some cards minimum number of rows and columns are hardcoded - means you cannot set a number of columns and rows smaller than these minimal values.
Also, if for some card you defined a number of columns more than it is left available - then this card will be placed below the previous card.
Hope my explanations may help.
Hi, and thanks for the info. Yes, this is a sections view, in a card configuration, on the layout tab. I see 2 sliders labeled “rows” and “columns” which I can change within limits, as you said, depending on other factors. Below these sliders is what is presented to me as a table of 16 columns by 8 rows with clickable cells. I know clicking them has some kind of effect, since it changes the number of rows and columns I can choose in the sliders above. It doesn’t seem that clicking those cells below is actually choosing the number of rows and columns, but is changing the card size, but I can’t tell in which directions or how much. I can’t drag anything as I don’t use a mouse, but it looks as if I might be able to do a similar sizing by clicking on the cells below. I have no idea if the screen shows anything like this, but somehow its coded in the view of the editing screen, and maybe its an accessibility function, but without descriptions, I can’t tell which clicks make the card larger or smaller, and in which direction, or if I’m just accidently making random changes. I hope that makes sense. I’ve read the docs about the layout tab, so I get the concept, I think. Thanks again for taking time to read and explain.
I am not close to a PC, cannot test these clicks…
Tell me, is it possible for you to type a yaml code instead of using UI?
If yes - then I will tell you how to set a number of rows & columns without a mouse - but by commands in yaml.
A few examples:
One row, all available columns - i.e. a full width:
grid_options:
columns: full
rows: 1
Six columns (i.e. a half of an available width, total is 12 columns), an automatic number of rows:
grid_options:
columns: 6
rows: auto
Got a PC nearby, was able to test those “clicks”.
Imagine a table with 12 columns and 6 rows.
Assume that a card by default occupies 6 columns, 3 rows.
Clicking on a cell with coordinates “column 10, row 4” will move a horizontal slider to column 10, and a vertical slider to column 3.
Contrary, clicking on a cell with coordinates “column 2, row 2” will move a horizontal slider to column 2, and a vertical slider to column 2 (of course if there are NO restrictions like “minimal number of columns/rows”).
Very cool!!! Haven’t tried yet, but will soon. The clicks make sense, and the yml also makes sense. Between the two, I ought to be able to figure this out better. Thanks ever so much.
Hi again, @ Ildar_Gabdullin. So, what’s the difference between clicking the cells, and just setting the sliders above? Except that they are more restrictive in what you can choose, perhaps because of minamum card size limits. Are they both performing the same action? I haven’t noticed that clicking a cell directly affects the sliders above labled “columns” and “rows.” But it looks like that’s the only thing specified in the yml as well. Am I missing something here? Thanks again very much.
Hi!
They are same. Clicking on a cell changes sliders correspondingly.
Limitations are similar too: you cannot decrease a horizontal slider less than “minimal number of columns”; after clicking on a cell which is located “too left” (in left-to-right languages) - a horizontal slider will move to the “minimal number of columns” position, not the same that you selected.
Imho there is only one thing which can be set in yaml & cannot be set in UI - those minimal values. But here I am not sure, cannot check right now.
