drag-scroll checkbox VERSION 1.1

Asset/css/shrink-vertically.css

@@ -48,3 +48,24 @@
 .sv-top-scroll-inner {
     height: 1px;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Click-and-drag horizontal scrolling (added by Asset/js/drag-scroll.js when the
+ * "Drag the board background to scroll" setting is enabled). The .sv-drag-scroll class
+ * is set on #board-container by the script, so these rules are inert when disabled.
+ * A grab cursor advertises the empty background; cards keep the normal cursor since
+ * pressing them does a card drag, not a pan.
+ */
+#board-container.sv-drag-scroll {
+    cursor: grab;
+}
+
+#board-container.sv-drag-scroll .task-board {
+    cursor: default;
+}
+
+.sv-grabbing,
+.sv-grabbing * {
+    cursor: grabbing !important;
+    user-select: none !important;
+}

Asset/js/drag-scroll.js

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * ShrinkVertically -- optional click-and-drag horizontal scrolling of the board.
+ *
+ * Like the Trello board canvas: press the empty board background and drag left/right
+ * to scroll #board-container horizontally. The pan only starts on empty background --
+ * pressing a task card, a drag handle, or any interactive control is ignored, so this
+ * never interferes with Kanboard's own card and column drag-and-drop.
+ *
+ * Loaded only when the "Drag the board background to scroll" setting is enabled.
+ */
+(function () {
+    "use strict";
+
+    // Pressing any of these (or their descendants) must NOT start a background pan.
+    var IGNORE = "a, button, input, textarea, select, label, " +
+        ".task-board, [data-task-id], .task-board-sort-handle, " +
+        ".draggable-row-handle, .dropdown, .ui-sortable-handle";
+
+    function isIgnored(el) {
+        return !!(el && el.closest && el.closest(IGNORE));
+    }
+
+    function init() {
+        var container = document.getElementById("board-container");
+
+        if (!container || container.getAttribute("data-sv-drag") === "1") {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        container.setAttribute("data-sv-drag", "1");
+        container.classList.add("sv-drag-scroll");
+
+        var dragging = false;
+        var startX = 0;
+        var startScrollLeft = 0;
+
+        container.addEventListener("mousedown", function (e) {
+            // Left button only, and only on empty board background.
+            if (e.button !== 0 || isIgnored(e.target)) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            dragging = true;
+            startX = e.clientX;
+            startScrollLeft = container.scrollLeft;
+            container.classList.add("sv-grabbing");
+            e.preventDefault();
+        });
+
+        document.addEventListener("mousemove", function (e) {
+            if (!dragging) {
+                return;
+            }
+            container.scrollLeft = startScrollLeft - (e.clientX - startX);
+            e.preventDefault();
+        });
+
+        function stop() {
+            if (!dragging) {
+                return;
+            }
+            dragging = false;
+            container.classList.remove("sv-grabbing");
+        }
+
+        document.addEventListener("mouseup", stop);
+        document.addEventListener("mouseleave", stop);
+    }
+
+    if (document.readyState === "loading") {
+        document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", init);
+    } else {
+        init();
+    }
+})();

Controller/ConfigController.php

@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ class ConfigController extends BaseController
     {
         $offset = (int) $this->configModel->get('shrink_vertically_offset', self::DEFAULT_OFFSET);
         $topScrollbar = (int) $this->configModel->get('shrink_vertically_top_scrollbar', 0);
+        $dragScroll = (int) $this->configModel->get('shrink_vertically_drag_scroll', 0);
 
         $this->response->html($this->helper->layout->config('shrinkVertically:config/show', array(
             'title' => t('Settings').' > '.t('Shrink Vertically'),
             'values' => array(
                 'shrink_vertically_offset' => $offset,
                 'shrink_vertically_top_scrollbar' => $topScrollbar,
+                'shrink_vertically_drag_scroll' => $dragScroll,
             ),
             'errors' => array(),
         )));
@@ -37,10 +39,12 @@ class ConfigController extends BaseController
         $offset = max(self::MIN_OFFSET, min(self::MAX_OFFSET, $offset));
 
         $topScrollbar = isset($values['shrink_vertically_top_scrollbar']) ? 1 : 0;
+        $dragScroll = isset($values['shrink_vertically_drag_scroll']) ? 1 : 0;
 
         if ($this->configModel->save(array(
             'shrink_vertically_offset' => $offset,
             'shrink_vertically_top_scrollbar' => $topScrollbar,
+            'shrink_vertically_drag_scroll' => $dragScroll,
         ))) {
             $this->flash->success(t('Settings saved successfully.'));
         } else {

Plugin.php

@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ class Plugin extends Base
                 'template' => 'plugins/ShrinkVertically/Asset/js/top-scrollbar.js',
             ));
         }
+
+        // Optional: click-and-drag the board background to scroll horizontally.
+        if ((int) $this->configModel->get('shrink_vertically_drag_scroll', 0) === 1) {
+            $this->hook->on('template:layout:js', array(
+                'template' => 'plugins/ShrinkVertically/Asset/js/drag-scroll.js',
+            ));
+        }
     }
 
     public function getPluginName()
@@ -51,7 +58,7 @@ class Plugin extends Base
 
     public function getPluginVersion()
     {
-        return '1.0.0';
+        return '1.1.0';
     }
 
     public function getPluginHomepage()

README.md

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # ShrinkVertically -- keep the board horizontal scrollbar visible
 
-A small Kanboard plugin focused on the board's horizontal scrollbar. It fixes the
-vertically-collapsed board view so the bottom scrollbar stays on screen, and can
-optionally add a second, mirrored horizontal scrollbar above the columns. Both are
-configurable under "Settings -> Shrink Vertically".
+A small Kanboard plugin focused on getting around the board horizontally. It fixes the
+vertically-collapsed board view so the bottom scrollbar stays on screen, can optionally
+add a second mirrored scrollbar above the columns, and can optionally let you drag the
+board background to scroll (like Trello). Everything is configurable under
+"Settings -> Shrink Vertically".
 
 ## The problem
 
@@ -71,6 +72,16 @@ a second, mirrored scrollbar just above the columns. A small script
 strip above `#board-container` and keeps its scroll position in sync with the board both
 ways.
 
+## Drag to scroll (optional)
+
+Kanboard has no way to pan the board by grabbing it; you must use the scrollbar. Enable
+"Drag the board background to scroll" to click and drag on the empty board background to
+scroll the columns sideways, like the Trello board canvas. A small script
+(`Asset/js/drag-scroll.js`, loaded only when the option is on) starts a horizontal pan on
+`#board-container` only when the press lands on empty background -- pressing a task card,
+a drag handle or any control is ignored, so Kanboard's own card and column drag-and-drop
+keep working unchanged.
+
 ## Settings
 
 Go to "Settings -> Shrink Vertically":
@@ -81,6 +92,8 @@ Go to "Settings -> Shrink Vertically":
   header); decrease it to make the collapsed columns taller. Default: 240.
 - **Add a top horizontal scrollbar to the board** -- toggles the mirrored top scrollbar
   described above.
+- **Drag the board background to scroll horizontally** -- toggles the Trello-style
+  click-and-drag panning described above.
 
 ## License
 

Template/config/show.php

@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@
         </p>
     </fieldset>
 
+    <fieldset>
+        <?= $this->form->checkbox('shrink_vertically_drag_scroll', t('Drag the board background to scroll horizontally'), 1, isset($values['shrink_vertically_drag_scroll']) && $values['shrink_vertically_drag_scroll'] == 1) ?>
+        <p class="form-help">
+            <?= t('Like Trello: click and drag on the empty board background to scroll the columns sideways. Dragging a task card or a handle still works as usual.') ?>
+        </p>
+    </fieldset>
+
     <div class="form-actions">
         <button type="submit" class="btn btn-blue"><?= t('Save') ?></button>
     </div>

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-ShrinkVertically v1.0
+ShrinkVertically v1.1