Easy user interface improvement suggestion for DNS page

[mmerlin]

Hi,

My suggestion is to "decouple" the two tables on the DNS page

https://server:2222/CMD_DNS_CONTROL?domain=example.com


The two tables have headings of

"Name Type Value"
and
"Add Domain Records"

The problem is, when I add a long TXT record, it stretches the page very wide, almost 3 times wider than normal.

That part is OK

However, the table below (Add Domain Records) also stretches with it, causing the annoyance of the "Add" buttons being so far to the right, I can't see the text on the left that I am adding to DNS (while I click the Add button)

Simple solution is to make those two table separate in HTML, so the stretching of the first table (due to long TXT record) will no longer have any effect on the width of the second table below (Add Records).

Thanks for considering this easy UI fix!

Alternative solution:
instead of separating the two tables as suggested above,
you could move the "Add" button into the same table cell as the Value field, and align left.

 

[DirectAdmin Support]

Hello,

Done. I've thrown in a simple:

</table>
<table class=list cellpadding=3 cellspacing=1 style='width: 775px'>

to split them up. It will appear exactly the same (from the 775px) unless the A record is long, then the bottom will remain the same.

I've also added alternating greys in the "Add" forms so you can more easily see which "Add" button to click.

John

 

[mmerlin]

superfast!

Wow that was a superfast addition!

Glad it was nice and easy.

This will make my life that little bit easier, thanks.

A nice example of Kaizen incremental improvement

Domains we host that use googlemail end up with waaaay long SPF TXT records, because of all their MX servers.

Now the DirectAdmin DNS Add process will be nice and easy once again.

Kudos for speed of implementation