Talk:Community Wishlist/Wishes/Display of tables on mobile – when tapping on a table button rotate the screen for a fullscreen view

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@Prototyperspective when you speak of mobile, are you suggesting mobile web or the Wikipedia mobile app? JWheeler-WMF (talk) 16:25, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Both – I should have clarified that, sorry and good question! I don't know if it's possible to do this at once for mobile web and the app and if not whether the code issue should be split (or recreated for each) – what do you think? I'll add (mobile site & app) to affected users to make this clear. I think the one that is easier/quicker to implement would best be done first; one could also look which of the two more people use. Prototyperspective (talk) 17:51, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for this additional detail! JWheeler-WMF (talk) 18:27, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

I agree with the sentiment of this wish and that it needs fixing but the proposed solution won't work here. Even in landscape there is not space to view the table. To be honest I think a feature that would be useful is a button to open the table in a new window.. I'd be interested in working on finding a way to address this wish but not in the way the current wish is worded. Could it be reworded to be about making it easier to read tables on mobile phones? Jdlrobson (talk) 21:28, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

What do you mean? Many tables will become fully visible with landscape view. Some are still cut off and one would have to drag to the left to see the remaining cells. That doesn't mean rotating the view for a table wouldn't be useful. The solution would work here. Really I don't understand your comment, what I just pointed out seems obvious and how would a feature that would be useful is a button to open the table in a new window even be related to this wish? This is about seeing more of tables on small screens / mobile. Prototyperspective (talk) 11:34, 22 March 2025 (UTC)