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Since the recent changes the table format of the Y-DNA and mtDNA pages is displaying slightly differently so that some columns have unnecessary wrap-around, flowing over into a second line. With some matches occupying one line and others occupying two it looks untidy.
I realise that this table format might display differently (or even have been optimised) for different devices but on my 15.4" laptop screen I get overflow mainly in the third column along - ie the one without a heading that displays some symbols along with what DNA tests the match has taken.
For the Y-DNA match list the table columns are:
Genetic Distance
Name
Blank Column Heading
Most Distant Ancestor
Y-DNA Haplogroup
Terminal SNP
Match Date
and for the mtDNA match list the table columns are:
Genetic Distance
Name
Blank Column Heading
Most Distant Ancestor
mtDNA Haplogroup
Match Date
The main column suffering from wraparound'overflow is the third one, with the Blank Heading. For the Y-DNA table this displays up to four symbols (Email, Tip, Note, Gedmatch) followed by the name of the DNA tests taken (eg Y-DNA111 FF). For the mtDNA table this displays up to four symbols (Email, Note, Gedmatch) plus the name of the DNA tests taken (eg FMS FF)
I realise that what I'm going to suggest might not be possible, as I suspect (from comparing results lists for different tests eg Y37, Y67, Y111) that some auto-width function has been switched on, so varying the width of columns automatically according to the text-width of their contents, but...
If it is possible to fix or constrain the width of individual columns in some way then perhaps the far left hand column, the Genetic Distance one, might be a suitable candidate. With left-justification of the title it only needs to be 9 characters wide (ie the 8 characters in 'Distance' plus one space to the right). This will release a few character spaces.
Then perhaps the third column with the Blank Heading will cease wrapping around. If it doesn't then perhaps it could be made fixed width to accommodate the symbols and max possible 'DNA test' entries for the Y-DNA and mtDNA tables respectively.
These are just suggestions. I'm sure it can be tweaked somehow.
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I could go on: maybe dropping the 'Mr' from the Y-DNA Name column to create slightly more space (ie we know they're all 'Misters' for the Y-DNA test or FTDNA has more problems than we realise!)
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I realise that this table format might display differently (or even have been optimised) for different devices but on my 15.4" laptop screen I get overflow mainly in the third column along - ie the one without a heading that displays some symbols along with what DNA tests the match has taken.
For the Y-DNA match list the table columns are:
Genetic Distance
Name
Blank Column Heading
Most Distant Ancestor
Y-DNA Haplogroup
Terminal SNP
Match Date
and for the mtDNA match list the table columns are:
Genetic Distance
Name
Blank Column Heading
Most Distant Ancestor
mtDNA Haplogroup
Match Date
The main column suffering from wraparound'overflow is the third one, with the Blank Heading. For the Y-DNA table this displays up to four symbols (Email, Tip, Note, Gedmatch) followed by the name of the DNA tests taken (eg Y-DNA111 FF). For the mtDNA table this displays up to four symbols (Email, Note, Gedmatch) plus the name of the DNA tests taken (eg FMS FF)
I realise that what I'm going to suggest might not be possible, as I suspect (from comparing results lists for different tests eg Y37, Y67, Y111) that some auto-width function has been switched on, so varying the width of columns automatically according to the text-width of their contents, but...
If it is possible to fix or constrain the width of individual columns in some way then perhaps the far left hand column, the Genetic Distance one, might be a suitable candidate. With left-justification of the title it only needs to be 9 characters wide (ie the 8 characters in 'Distance' plus one space to the right). This will release a few character spaces.
Then perhaps the third column with the Blank Heading will cease wrapping around. If it doesn't then perhaps it could be made fixed width to accommodate the symbols and max possible 'DNA test' entries for the Y-DNA and mtDNA tables respectively.
These are just suggestions. I'm sure it can be tweaked somehow.
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I could go on: maybe dropping the 'Mr' from the Y-DNA Name column to create slightly more space (ie we know they're all 'Misters' for the Y-DNA test or FTDNA has more problems than we realise!)
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