Customisable dashboard layout/sections

[koobs]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Users value and prioritize different pieces of information in different ways, which can also change over time. Distributed software cannot predict or know these subjective values/priorities, but it can provide generic abilities such that users can specify them

The ability tweak or otherwise customise an application allows users to:

• More closely align the use of the software to their needs
• Allows users to 'make it your own', 'feel more at home' and 'be more in control'.
• Allows users to improve their productivity/effectiveness

Describe the solution you'd like

The ability to Move components (drag-and-drop) all "sections" (component, graph, whatever) of the dashboard so as to suit my individual priorities and preferences, including:

Each graph

ThirdStats Logo

Statistics Summary Bar

Dashboard Settings Bar

Representative Examples

• https://muuri.dev/
• https://packery.metafizzy.co/draggable.html

Describe alternatives you've considered

• Orderable list control in Options
• Cannot see changes in real-time (area of control/change divorced from area of impact)
• Cannot factor in other issues (component width options, pinning, among other things)

Additional context

• Consider the implications of current and future 'resizable' components (like expand chart area now).

Add a 'move' icon in a similar location to 'expand chart area' icon for each component

• But: The current Expand chart area icon is actually more commonly used as a move icon.
• Suggestion: Change Expand chart area icon to double-arrow (rather than quad arrow), OR use left (<) and right (>) chevrons, as the present expand chart area icon 'hides' the histogram

Proposed Expand: OR

Proposed Collapse: OR

Consider additional abilities

• Ability to Resize components

  • For example: Small, Medium, Large, or with resizable drag controls at component boundaries, or via context menu
  • Users may also want a 'dynamic' size component, such that it 'fills' the space, as opposed to a 'fixed size' component.

• Ability to Pin components, so that drop-targets can flow around them without re-ordering / moving them.

This feature may not be worth the effort unless and until a much larger number of dashboard components are available/visible, or as or in a second iteration.

• Ability to Remove components from the dashboard
  • This will need a method to 'add components' (that are not already instantiated on the dashboard)

[devmount]

This is a great feature. I'll check how this can be realized without revamping the whole UI 😅

[devmount]

For reference: I started discussion #376 for making ThirdStats UI more flexible for additional content. Making at least the chart widgets in the content area movable would be a great feature. So keeping this in mind.