Option to filter or sort HCL page entries by Qubes release

[andrewdavidwong]

A user has requested that we add an option to the HCL page that allows one to view hardware entries according to the Qubes OS release for which the report was generated. One possibility is to create a feature that filters out all releases except one. Then, a visitor could click a button for a particular release to see only entries for that release. Another possibility is to make the "Qubes" column sortable so that all the entries from one release are grouped together. (However, they would still be segregated by platform type.)

CC: @Zrubi, @tasket

[tasket]

I wondered if we should do this... the table is getting rather large and harder to browse.

My first inclination is to highlight or grey-out rows depending on the Qubes version. This sidesteps problems with sorting models that have multiple version entries and whatnot. It also keeps the page more coherent as nothing is shifting around. Lastly, I think it can be done without adding stuff like 3rd party jquery plugins.

[tasket]

I wondered if we should do this... the table is getting rather large and harder to browse.

My first inclination is to highlight or grey-out rows depending on the Qubes version. This sidesteps problems with sorting models that have multiple version entries and whatnot. It also keeps the page more coherent as nothing is shifting around. Lastly, I think it can be done without adding stuff like 3rd party jquery plugins.

[andrewdavidwong]

I would be fine with that approach. I wonder, though, whether it provides the reader much benefit beyond what can be achieved by using the built-in browser page search functionality to highlight every occurrence of the desired version number.

[andrewdavidwong]

I would be fine with that approach. I wonder, though, whether it provides the reader much benefit beyond what can be achieved by using the built-in browser page search functionality to highlight every occurrence of the desired version number.

[Zrubi]

I think the current design can only be improved using:

• database (like) backend
• javascript table filtering: datatables.net

I would go with the javascrip direction - if we really need any better than the current one.

[Zrubi]

I think the current design can only be improved using:

• database (like) backend
• javascript table filtering: datatables.net

I would go with the javascrip direction - if we really need any better than the current one.