Increase input field width for varchar(255)

[OlafvdSpek]

The input field width (on Insert Row page) is currently 40 chars, could this be increased?
Perhaps the value fields could use all remaining width in the table.

[deBilla]

if you need input field more than 40 chars you can use text field instead of varchar.

[OlafvdSpek]

I don't need / want a text field.. varchar(255) is fine for me.

[stevenwdv]

You could set $cfg['CharEditing'] to 'textarea'.

[OlafvdSpek]

I think it's a textarea already, though I don't need / want a textarea for a single-line varchar.
I'd prefer the defaults to be improved, so other users benefit too.

[ankitjain28may]

Hey, The field is expandable so it isnt any problem.

[stevenwdv]

@ankitjain28may I think that's only with the textarea right?

[ankitjain28may]

Yupp

[ftrotter]

Agree completely with Oladvdspek. The old interface was pretty smooth for doing simple data entry for relatively small amounts of text. Now, with the need to manually mouse drag to expand the field even to read the very first line of text correctly, the interface is useless for doing quick data entry. To re-emphasize, the fact that it is "expandable" is not the solution here, it is the problem. For under a 1000 characters it is pretty simple to figure out exactly the right size of textarea, and there is plenty of screen space on modern monitors to expand.

This is problem that is simpler to show than to describe.

Also, this is not technically an enhancement. Old versions of this interface were useable without a mouse for data entry. In the current interface text entered into the text area cannot even be read without using a mouse to expand the textarea. So this is a net loss of functionality, ergo should be classified as a bug.

Thank you for your work on this awesome product.

-FT

[aroralakshya]

@ibennetch, The function to add textareas in this page is getTextarea which resides in the file libraries/classes/InsertEdit.php.
The rows and cols attributes are set using the global config set. A possible way to implement this enhancement would be to overwrite the rows and cols for the varchar fields. Would it be alright to do so??

[MauricioFauth]

@OlafvdSpek @ftrotter The default size of the textarea can be changed with $cfg['CharTextareaCols'] and $cfg['CharTextareaRows']. For example:

$cfg['CharTextareaCols'] = 100;
$cfg['CharTextareaRows'] = 5;

[OlafvdSpek]

@MauricioFauth That's not the default size, that's the initial size. Setting the default size requires write access to the git repo. ;)