Different progress indications in drop down menues; can we prevent sudden 'jumps'? #382

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opened 2026-08-05 07:19:46 +00:00 by adina · 0 comments

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I am frequently less patient than necessary when I want to select a specific item from a drop down list, e.g. "FZ Jülich" in the screenshot below:

Clicking on Jülich while the "fetching records" progress indicator is still busy results in selecting the item below the one I intend to click, because the table rows eventually "jump" up once the progress bar disappears. Is there a way where such a jump can be prevented, such that I could perform the selection before all items are loaded? Because sometimes (and I'm not sure what triggers one versus the other progress indication), "loading" is shown via a spinning circle at the bottom of the list (see below). I'm not sure what the difference in progress indication is between the two, but if at least both could be at the bottom, I would probably select the right item despite my impatience.

I am frequently less patient than necessary when I want to select a specific item from a drop down list, e.g. "FZ Jülich" in the screenshot below: ![image](/attachments/80174345-fe6f-4e5f-88b8-97ea9695a99d) Clicking on Jülich while the "fetching records" progress indicator is still busy results in selecting the item below the one I intend to click, because the table rows eventually "jump" up once the progress bar disappears. Is there a way where such a jump can be prevented, such that I could perform the selection before all items are loaded? Because sometimes (and I'm not sure what triggers one versus the other progress indication), "loading" is shown via a spinning circle at the *bottom* of the list (see below). I'm not sure what the difference in progress indication is between the two, but if at least both could be at the bottom, I would probably select the right item despite my impatience. ![image](/attachments/8b285302-7ca9-426a-9411-00acbf2b876e)

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