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Improve display for long-text custom fields #9965

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opened 2025-12-29 21:25:02 +01:00 by adam · 1 comment
adam commented 2025-12-29 21:25:02 +01:00
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Originally created by @raphis on GitHub (Jul 9, 2024).

Originally assigned to: @bctiemann on GitHub.

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v.4.0.6

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Change to existing functionality

Proposed functionality

This is a followup on issue https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/16830 (opened as bug).

Long text variables make the read-only overview page (e.g. of a device) nearly unusable as it needs a lot of scrolling.

Suggestion: Use a defined height for the text (long) type of custom field and add a scrollbar as it's shown in the edit-view of an object.

long-text_view long-text_edit

Use case

To reproduce:

  1. Create a type "Text (long)" custom field for Devices
  2. Save a very long text into this field
  3. Access the device in the "read-only" view
  4. The page gets very long and the user needs to scroll

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Originally created by @raphis on GitHub (Jul 9, 2024). Originally assigned to: @bctiemann on GitHub. ### NetBox version v.4.0.6 ### Feature type Change to existing functionality ### Proposed functionality This is a followup on issue https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/16830 (opened as bug). Long text variables make the read-only overview page (e.g. of a device) nearly unusable as it needs a lot of scrolling. Suggestion: Use a defined height for the text (long) type of custom field and add a scrollbar as it's shown in the edit-view of an object. <img width="875" alt="long-text_view" src="https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/assets/7922644/0ca4705a-c2a6-4b63-922f-4a394479b48c"> <img width="601" alt="long-text_edit" src="https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/assets/7922644/55a85e79-33b9-43be-93b3-1fd39e2dba54"> ### Use case To reproduce: 1. Create a type "Text (long)" custom field for Devices 2. Save a very long text into this field 3. Access the device in the "read-only" view 4. The page gets very long and the user needs to scroll ### Database changes none ### External dependencies none
adam added the status: acceptedtype: featurecomplexity: low labels 2025-12-29 21:25:02 +01:00
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adam commented 2025-12-29 21:25:02 +01:00
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@Brucegyx commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2024):

Hi, I also noticed the same behaviour when viewing a long comment on the Device page. Setting a max-height and overflow on the rendered-markdown class should do the work. I'm also happy to volunteer implement this change !

@Brucegyx commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2024): Hi, I also noticed the same behaviour when viewing a long comment on the Device page. Setting a `max-height` and `overflow` on the `rendered-markdown` class should do the work. I'm also happy to volunteer implement this change !
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