I’m giving a (deep) try to Vaadin 6.7.7 and JPAContainer 2.1.0.
The UI :
I’ve got a BeanValidationForm with height MasterDetailEditor objects in a BeanValidationForm.
The issue :
Let’s say I create a few records in one of these master/detail editors. Now when I click one of the
unselected rows,
the form scrolls down , then I scroll the form up and try to click once again on my previous unselected (but now
dash-bordered ) row and then it gets selected.
Is there something I may have done wrong to produce this disturbing scrolling issue?
Tested with Google Chrome 18 and IE 9 (issue encountered with Vaadin 6.7.6 also).
It seems that when forms are immediate, moving out of a field sends UIDL to the server and then various things are recalculated causing unexpected shifts. I think we got around some of these by ensuring the form is not immediate, and only setting only those fields that really need to be immediate. It does create an odd user experience to tab out of a field and then have fields move/resize. I think that using percentages rather than fixed sizes may be the culprit based on vaadin size recalculations, but sadly, the ability to set sizes by percentage is too compelling when you consider the different screen sizes people work on.