[ZBX-24480] Honeycomb widget usability issues Created: 2024 May 15  Updated: 2024 Nov 08

Status: Confirmed
Project: ZABBIX BUGS AND ISSUES
Component/s: Frontend (F)
Affects Version/s: 7.0.0rc1
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Problem report Priority: Major
Reporter: Nicola Mauri Assignee: Zabbix Development Team
Resolution: Unresolved Votes: 4
Labels: honeycomb, usability, widget
Remaining Estimate: Not Specified
Time Spent: Not Specified
Original Estimate: Not Specified

Attachments: File selecting adjacent cells.mov     PNG File hexagonal shape cannot accommodate long strings.png     GIF File honeycomb-hover-01.gif     GIF File honeycomb-hover-02.gif     GIF File honeycomb-select-01.gif     GIF File honeycomb-select-02.gif     PNG File screenshot-1.png    
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 Description   

The current implementation of honeycomb widget is visually awesome, but has the following disadvantages when a cell is selected:

  1. the hexagonal shape which appears is not suitable to accommodate long strings: items names and values are often truncated, making the widget not so useful. Displaying mouseover details into a rectangular shape would be a more effective solution (while not as cool as hexagons).
  1. at certain zoom levels, the focused cell completely hides all the adjacent cells, making very difficult to move the mouse from the current cell to the very next one. The details shape should be offset from the mouse pointer.
    [^ selecting adjacent cells.mov]
  1. the popup animation adds unneeded delay when searching the cells. Removing the animation effect delay would make the widget to appear faster and more responsive. 

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