The top most of two primary action buttons appears to sboscure the value and quick edit control for the bottom displayed column. [image] A simple work around is to add a padding Show column. Note, the padding has to have text, spaces aren’t sufficient. [image] The same problem is not observed…

Curious what you imagine a fix would be.

I suppose I should have phrased it as a question to make clear, I don’t really know. Under the category of general responsive positioning one might adopt a horizontal layout when clashing with field and layout boundaries or temporary hiding when scrolling is active with a few seconds grace to allow…

The buttons obscuring the content is a long-standing issue. Developers have made token attempts to improve it here and there, but it’s clearly never been a priority. I believe some attempt to address this is being done as part of the new mobile framework, but that project is moving at a glacial pace…

Thanks for the insight. I’m happy enough with the workaround. I think the dot, expanding menu would be my preferred new mobile framework solution, so fingers crossed.

Primary action button obscures quick edit control in dashboard detail view

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Matt_Apptif August 15, 2025, 1:10pm 4

Turns out I had not spotted this post by @takuya_miyai which explains the same issue. I take it it’s not a defect

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Primary action button obscures quick edit control in dashboard detail view

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