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I as a frontend developer think that tables simply are not made for a portrait mobile phone. Needs a different UI concept, e.g. cards in a vertical list. That way it is possible to show all info at the same time, while only having to scroll one direction. Tables which exceed the window width and height are terrible to use.

Tables are naturally wide while phones are naturally narrow. Why try to make it fit? Reminds me of the kid which tries to cram a star shaped piece of wood through a round hole.




Iā€™m not saying the table library must make it fit. But the table library must address the issue. Having the library convert the table into vertical cards is a perfectly acceptable solution. But the library must handle doing that.


I can see that this is not a common do which libraries do because the decision when to break it down into a new component and how that is structured still requires some human thought. There is no one-size-fits-all yet, sadly.




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