Hi everyone
Weird behaviour in dashboard ui when a display title is long(tow lines)
results:
Actions cropped and bottom scroll bar is missing!
This is adressed to appsheet team,
A workaround for me is to reduce display name length
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Attn @Jose_Arteaga
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That happens when the dashboard layout engine in AppSheet miscalculates vertical space for header text that wraps. The âActionsâ button container is positioned relative to the header height, and when a display name takes two lines, the computed height doesnât expand, so the remaining content area clips and the scrollbar disappears. Reducing the display name length works because it keeps the header within the expected one-line layout size.
Until this UI bug is patched, you can avoid it by shortening view titles or enabling âShow titleâ only in sections where the header isnât wrapped. If you need multi-line titles, another workaround is to use a Text or Detail view inside the dashboard instead of relying on the view titleâthose elements resize correctly. For a permanent fix, file a bug through the AppSheet support form so the team can adjust the header height calculation in future releases.
âTaz
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If I may join the discussion.
@ThisIsIdrees is referring to a mobile dashboard view. In any mobile views design âshort and compactâ needs to be the guiding design factor . Please take a look at widely used apps. Those will have shorter view names. The behavior seen by you ( actions cropped and missing scroll bar) is definitely an edge case bug but I believe the dev team did not expect someone to name very long display names for views. Of course a more definitive setting to restrict the display name length in summary views will help.
In general , the guidelines for view display names are as follows- the screenshot is from a Google search with search term of âmobile view name guidelinesâ
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Thank you all,
And thank you for bringing this observation to our attention @ThisIsIdrees. I was able to locate documentation that clarifies this behavior.
This article details best practices for screen names, strongly aligns with @Suvrutt_Gurjar âs explanation regarding naming conventions.
Furthermore, the article titled Keep your app title concise explains the inherent design constraints related to display limitations within the iOS and Android platforms.
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Based on your replay and articles you attached, I strongly suspect youâre not human
Can you confirm the opposite?
Oh, I can absolutely confirm I am a human 
Let me know please if there is anything I can help you with.
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