Related to This Question, I'm interested in what I should do with a responsive design theme where the users have control over the columns which are displayed in a tabular, data rich page. Users are able to manipulate which columns are displayed, so I can't just limit the data to a few columns, as the other question's answers suggest. A potential work-around is to have a custom "mobile" query set up with pre-defined columns which I design for, but I can't control whether the users use this view or not.
Right now, I just have each column in each row stacking on top of each other and centered. I think this is not a very good design, as it wastes space and doesn't look organized. How should I best tackle this problem?
I have a redmine server here that exemplifies my problem, and here are some screenshots:
Desktop:
Mobile View:
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Good question! As always when it comes to small screen experiences you will have to focus on the core functionality. Ask yourself which columns could be removed and still present a meningful table and let the user select the additional columns that he is interested in.
This solution might help you: A Responsive Design Approach for Complex, Multicolumn Data Tables.
It essentially recommends what has already been said: use only essential columns...
...and give the user the option to decide which columns to show.
The good thing about the article is they throw in some code.
UPDATE: CSS-Tricks has published a Responsive Data Table Roundup article.
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