I think coloring the column headers is a great way to subconsciously associate a column, or a group of column next to each other, with a color.
This is a very simple method to help the user navigate within an extensive table, such as one with over 60 columns. Even an experienced user can have hard time finding their way in such a table with quick left-and-right scrolling.
The column headers do not wrap, so reading them is not an option. Since most of their text is already very long, reading them is not desirable in practice even if there is sufficient column width to fit a long title.
Since it’s only the column headers that will get colored, I believe there will be a minimal negative impact for the UI performance.
Smartsheet has a similar feature. It lets coloring of all cells in a particular column. It really helps the user read and enter data without ever reading the column titles.
However, coloring all of the cells in a column is not optimized for performance and responsiveness in the UI, as far as I know.
I think cell coloring is more advanced and resource intensive, and it’s not quite what we need for our applications.
We need some basic static background coloring for the column headers. It’s supposed to help the user orient herself/himself better in an extra-wide table.
Hello @rt23, thank you for the input. We discussed this request with the team, and here’s how we’re thinking about implementing this feature:
We would add a new setting in the field context menu for coloring. There, you could choose whether to color only the field header or both the field header and the cells. From that same menu, you’d be able to select a color, similar to how it currently works with single and multiple select fields.
