Modify the sub filter manager to access filter manager layout

[jesse_the_k]

The sub filter manager page here at this URL:
http://www.dreamwidth.org/manage/subscriptions/filters
doesn't work well with my very large default font size
screen shot link to dropbox
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bqfwby8e1cqri2j/Screenshot%202015-08-09%2011.30.07.png?dl=0

1. Note truncated account names due to narrowness of the scrolling lists.
2. Note account names don't enlarge with rest of fonts.
3. Note very small gutter between lists, makes it hard to fixate on which list I'm selecting

GOOD NEWS! DW already has a page which works much better.

The access filter manager page here at this URL:
http://www.dreamwidth.org/manage/circle/editfilters
is much more usable with my very large default font size
screen shot link to dropbox
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n3uajcb2uxl41js/Screenshot%202015-08-09%2011.49.35.png?dl=0
The access-filter scrolling lists seem to adjust width (although some account names are still cut off). I am willing to do a bit of horizontal scrolling to have all three lists, which accomplish a lot!

REQUEST: Remodel following layout of access filter manager
a. Double or triple scroll list width (ideally, since you have lots of room, expand to maximum account-name length +5)
b. Don't hard wire font size.
c. Triple or quadruple gutter between "not in filter" and "filter" lists.

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Mods, could I have a "large font" or "large print" tag?

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Protocol question: should I post this to dw_suggestions
as well?

Comments

Okay, I can take a hint

[jesse_the_k]

...and I'll repost this over on dw_suggestions

Re: Okay, I can take a hint

[denise]

Sorry, not a hint, just super overbooked! I missed the post and didn't see it until your comment got emailed.

The access filter management page is very old, and uses underlying tech that is exceptionally outdated and that we need to migrate away from because it's not supportable anymore. So, eventually it will function more like the subscription filter management (when we work around to converting it -- we're slowly rooting out all the pages that are still done in the old style. So, "replace the access filter management page with the subscription filter management page" isn't a possibility, alas. The fact that the access filter management page doesn't work at large font sizes is a bug, though, and I've filed an issue for it. Can you let me know what your font size is set to in those screenshots? It will help whoever claims the bug make sure to test that the problem is fixed at your font size.

Re: Okay, I can take a hint

[jesse_the_k]

Thanks for the sudden reply.

Oh woe sad. BUT are some of the changes makeable, that is more gutters and wider scrolling lists? That doesn't seem tech-dependent to this rank non-coder.

As for font size in screenshot I don't actually know! The zoom extensions/add-ons I've tried yield bizarre results, and I'm using a "good enough" access strategy rather than a "complete commitment" one.

I load the web page normally, then I command-+ until I can read it.

Tomorrow I'll dink around and match the point size from my screenshot and let you know. I'll drop the answer here for continuity sake.

Re: Okay, I can take a hint

[denise]

I don't want to give you an exact answer without diving into the code myself (and my brain has been eaten by drugs this week), but whoever takes the bug to work on will find some solution to making it work.

Re: Okay, I can take a hint

[jesse_the_k]

And that will be swell when it happens. It's one of those picky things: I don't switch people between filters everyday, so it's aiming for perfection rather than basic functionality.

FYI: In the screen grab H1 headings, my font is 30pt.

Best wishes, and keep those hands happy.

Re: Okay, I can take a hint

[denise]

Awesome, thanks for the info!