More Element Sizing Options in Workbooks

Product Requests
#1

*Describe the feature
When arranging page elements on a workbook page, I would like more control over how elements are sized on the page:

  1. Set fixed width
  2. Set fixed height
  3. Auto-size height to fit table
  4. Auto-size width to fit table
  5. etc (the current set of features Tableau provides for this are a great guide for what I’d like to see)

*Use Case
Workbooks are great, and I’d like to offer them to my Explorer’s viewers, but my org has a wide variety of screen sizes, and the arrangement of elements on the page does not play well when resizing the window, especially horizontally.

  • How often would this feature be used?
    I would use workbooks for nearly all of our user-facing content much more often if elements could be sized more effectively

  • What is the impact of this feature on your organization?
    Major difference-making in terms of user-facing outputs

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Auto align elements when they line up
Auto align elements when they line up
#2

Very much agree, especially the spacing for the filters (Control elements)… that way the entire page at the top isn’t made up of filters…

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#3

Hey @aborland and @datafordinner
We’re currently working on a project exploring different layout options for Workbooks. We’re trying to address some of the concerns you outlined in your post, but with a slightly different approach.
Would you be willing top hop on a quick call to talk more about your layout challenges and what might help fix them?

#4

Absolutely willing to discuss next week if it would be helpful

#5

I’m not sure if we can vote on feature requests, but +1 me on this one. We’re embedding Sigma resources and need to handle desktop and mobile layouts in a consistent manner.

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