Problem: report visualizations do not resize to screen / page, rendering some outputs unusable #360
Description
I noticed that a number of the reports were not readily usable once generated. They lack legends, appear in sizes that flow off-screen requiring a scroll bar, and do not resize in print mode. This significantly reduces their usability.
To reproduce
- Navigate to the Reports tab
- Click on the File format count "Pie chart" report button
- View the resulting report
- Now click print and examine the resulting print preview
- Repeat for other visualizations, such as the scatter plot, time series, Gantt chart, etc
Resulting error
In some cases, they initial web view is rendered in a nearly-unusable manner. For example: here, on a large / wide monitor, is the view I was greeted with for the file format count pie chart report:
More importantly however, is that the print views do not resize to fit the available page real estate. This means they are often cut off, potentially missing critical data. The most obvious example of this is the same pie chart shown above - I am attaching a copy of the print view rendered as a PDF:
As for other reports: They appear fine at first, until you look more closely and realize that data shown in the web view is cut by the edge of the page, rather than being resized or flowing to an additional page. This was observed in both the scatter plot and time series print previews.
Expected outcome
Printing produces accurate and usable outputs that do not clip data or overflow the page. Visualizations should be resized, reoriented, or otherwise preserved so that all key report information is included.
Institutions may be using such report to ensure ongoing institutional support, including funding. It is important that the print outputs of the available reports be usable and complete.