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Why are the columns in my Template Variable not displaying in columns anymore?

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    sottwell Reply #11, 10 years, 10 months ago
    I don't think those errors have any real impact on the site. I get them randomly.all the time on all of my sites - this and that can't be cached.
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      mmcgee Reply #12, 10 years, 10 months ago
      Using Safari web inspector, I’ve found that each list item is wrapped in div#ext-gen289.x-form-check-wrap 1890px x 18px. This pixel width measurement does not change, regardless of the width I have my browser window opened to.
      So if one column of list items is displaying in a div that is 1890 px wide, it’s no wonder that the other two columns are not visible.

      Now I am at a spot where this TV interface is extremely counterproductive. If I set each TV to display in a single column, I can view them all. This is a band-aid, but renders this section of the manager very user unfriendly.
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        mmcgee Reply #13, 10 years, 10 months ago
        I have two posts running about this same topic with no solution in sight. Am I the only person experiencing this issue?
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          mmcgee Reply #14, 10 years, 10 months ago
          Hi Susan:
          My recent test of creating the same template variable on a different 2.4.2 website did result in the overlapping multiple columns.

          CONCLUSION:
          The column feature of Template Variable Input Options as of 2.4.2 is no longer viable for organizing information in a TV

          WORK-AROUND:
          Would MIGx be a better method for making complex and lengthy template variables tidier and more user-friendly?


          Quote from: sottwell at Dec 04, 2015, 12:48 AM
          While investigating another poster's question dealing with checkbox TVs, I did multiple columns OK in Firefox, but the text overlapped the checkboxes in some cases. We can thank ExtJS.
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            mmcgee Reply #15, 10 years, 4 months ago
            Quote from: sottwell at Dec 04, 2015, 12:48 AM
            While investigating another poster's question dealing with checkbox TVs, I did multiple columns OK in Firefox, but the text overlapped the checkboxes in some cases. We can thank ExtJS.


            Hi Susan:

            Hope you are doing well.

            I am still struggling with this issue of not all columns of checkboxes being visible in the manager. A couple of weeks ago, miraculously, all columns were visible and working just fine. However, now I can only see one column. If I zoom out in my browser (i.e. set the display of content to be smaller), then I might be able to see the second column. By the time I zoom out enough to see all 3 the text is teeny tiny and requires a magnifying glass.

            Is there anything I can do to fix or remedy?