New "Inline" group layout for table view

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1

I propose the following “Inline” group layout for the table view in addition to “Left” and “Top”:

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It trades horizontal for vertical space and might be suited for long group names and nested groups.

2

I appreciate this suggestion is two years old, but I would also really like this!

I believe in Excel, this is called “compact” rather than “inline”, but either way it’d be a great addition.

3

Here’s a mockup of how it could look in Coda’s style:

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Essentially this would just be a card-style group that could be used to subdivide a table into clearly separated sections.

4

This grouping layout would be really useful. To be able to group left and then have secondary vertical grouping under headings would really fix some layout issues for me.

5

@Ben_Lee Do you foresee a feature like this being released? I have a large number of use cases where this would make project management and more advanced grouping and reporting possible.

6

Just posting to reiterate how incredibly useful this grouping style would be.

I would greatly prefer to display this as grouped rows, where the thing I’m grouping by is a long string of text:

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This “inline” group is a great idea!
It’s a good alternative to left view, which can take up so much space.
But also as you say @Adam_Clewley, it can be in addition to left view, giving the view a 3rd dimension.
Another alternative is to have the inline groups look like headings, and if you use several inline group in a view, the headings will show in different sizes by level.

How can we lift this suggestion up higher?