I think this has more to do with themes than the underlying gradebook. A similar problem was reported relating to a non-standard theme. One of the comments on that issue was...

I had this problem too. With theme aardvark_postit.

I have solution:
\grade\report\grader\lib.php
insert - $fillercell->header = true;

public function get_left_rows() {
...
for ($i = 0; $i < $levels; $i++)

Unknown macro: { $fillercell = new html_table_cell(); $fillercell->attributes['class'] = 'fixedcolumn cell topleft'; $fillercell->text = ' '; /* here */ $fillercell->header = true; $fillercell->colspan = $colspan; $row = new html_table_row(array($fillercell)); $rows[] = $row; }

I believe this affects version 2.2 as well. We are using Moodle 2.2, our theme is based on Magazine, we also have this problem in IE, not FF.

I wish we could find a fix for this. This is the make or break deal of whether or not our faculty will use Moodle.

We tried adding the code in lib.php, but that didn't correct it. We are using Chrome and Safari on macs.

We are also using a theme based off of magazine. We modified core.css for the theme to remove padding for the generaltable header.
Keep in mind, removing padding for the generaltable header will impact padding on all tables using it in moodle, not just the gradebook. Our testing indicated limited significance.

The following was modified in file - moodleroot/theme/(themename)/style/core.css

/*td.maincalendar table.calendartable th, table.rolecap .header,.generaltable .header, (remove this from here) .forumheaderlist .header,.files .header,.editcourse .header,.logtable .header,#attempts .header,table#categoryquestions th {*/
td.maincalendar table.calendartable th, table.rolecap .header,.forumheaderlist .header,.files .header,.editcourse .header,.logtable .header,#attempts .header,table#categoryquestions th

/*(add separately here WITHOUT padding) added this section separately without padding to deal with gradebook alignment issues*/
.generaltable .header

I'm attempting to fix this now. I was initially in the dark about the 'Static Students' setting in Grader settings, so did not see the mis-alignment until in the last fortnight or so.

I can confirm it is the 5px padding that is causing this. The fact this it's also a problem in Aardvark Postit-IT is because it was based on a theme that uses the same block of code.

On closer inspection it appears to be a problem in ALL themes, it happens in Base theme and Canvas. The problem is in the grader style.css.

Note to Integrator:

Please observe master and MOODLE_24_STABLE branches has the same CSS for the following line in grade/report/grader/style.css...

.path-grade-report-grader th {padding:2px 10px;}

which differers from MOODLE_23_STABLE and MOODLE_22_STABLE which gives this...

.path-grade-report-grader th {padding:2px 10px 0;}

These give two very different results:

padding: 2px 10px; 

gives the table cell a 2px padding top and bottom, and 10px padding on both sides (left & right), whereas...

padding: 2px 10px 0; 

gives the table cell a 2px padding to top, 10px padding on bother sides (left & right), and NO padding at the bottom of the cell.

So in Moodle 2.4 ALL themes displayed a slight row misalignment when Static student (fixed columns) was enabled. This was not true in Moodle 2.3 & Moodle 2.2, although Magazine theme did display badly in each branch to-date.

With the current commits I have made the grader CSS the same in all stable branches and master, as you will see in the commits.

And fixed Magazine in all branches.

Thanks and Good night all.

Mary

Postcript: I don't have Safari or IE8 so could not test.

Thanks Mary, has been integrated now!

Testing in firefox:

Passed:
afterburner, anomaly, arialist, base, binarius, boxxie, brick, canvas, format_white, formfactor, fusion, leatherbound, nimble, nonzero, overlay, serenity, sky_high, standard, standardold

Failed:
magazine (1 or 2 pixels out)
mymobile (10 pixels out)
splash (10 pixels out)

Testing in IE8:
Passed:
afterburner, anomaly, arialist, brick, nimble, nonzero, serenity, sky_high,

Failed:
base (1 pixel out)
binarius (1 pixel out)
boxxie (1 pixel out)
canvas (1 pixel out)
formal_white (1 pixel out)
formfactor (1 pixel out)
fusion (1 pixel out)
leatherbound (1 pixel out)
magazine (2 pixels out)
mymobile (10 pixels out)
overlay (1 pixel out)
splash (10-20 pixels out)
standard (1 pixel out)
standardold (1 pixel out)

The issues marked as 1 pixel out were subtle (the line separating the rows did not look continuous) and are a minor issue, however the misalignment is more severe in splash, mymoble and magazine.

I don't have safari handy so I haven't completed the test since there are already failures.

Damyon,

Splash is not picking up Base theme CSS for the grader as it is still showing a 20px padding to the left side, which is actually in the grader style.css. I didn't notice it when I was fixing the issue, as it is fixed in Base theme, but for some reason Splash is not picking it up. Also after many changes to Splash between 2.2 and 2.3 or was it between 2.3 and 2.4 (I forget), anyway there seems to be some duplication of CSS, and the .generaltable .header code is repeated in Splash core.css which is, I suppose, partly my fault as I did the original changes to that theme!

Can this not be passed, as the problems with My Mobile and Splash are very noticeable, even without these new changes.

We could set up new trackers as Found while testing) issues so that I can fix them independently.

Thanks
Mary

Updating the testing instructions to exclude splash and mymobile - I'll create a separate issue for them in order to get this passed.

OK - Mary - I have tested with safari and get the same results.

If we reset this test I'm happy to pass it given the updated test instructions.

That would be great Damyon, thanks

I'll set up new tracker issues to deal with Splash and MyMobile.

@Dan or Damyon
I have just found where the extra padding came from.

https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/0cddd851517d2ddb4f73530fce707e4a7b5c262d

This was done a month ago by Frédéric Massart.
This relates to the Note to Integrator which I wrote here on the 10th December. See above.

Just added Frédéric Massart as a watcher.

Many thanks for your effort, the whole Moodle Community will be enjoying your great solutions starting now!

Closing, ciao

Not sure where to ask this question.
I am new to moodle tracker.
This issue details says, affects version 2.3.1 , fix versions 2.2.7, 2.3.4, 2.4.1.

I am using moodle 2.3.1. What exactly I need to do to implement this fix to my site (which files and what needs to be updated).

Hi Sohail,

Affected versions are the version we are sure are being affected by the issue, often this field is not stating the complete list of affected versions. The fix version is the version in which the patch has been introduced. I would usually not recommend you to try to implement the fix manually especially one from a version higher than the one you're using, you could very quickly encounter random issues. But in this case, it appears that those are only a few CSS changes:

https://github.com/lazydaisy/moodle/commit/564b28731c37f1002f74ad11b9ec95c32c600530

Once you have applied those changes, purge your cache and it should be it. If it does not change anything, then you should probably update your Moodle to the latest 2.3 or even migrate to 2.4 if you want to benefit the changes of the latest major release.

I hope this helps,

Fred

Thanks Frederic for your quick response and explaining this to me.

I will give it a go.

I've just noticed a typo in the CSS for MOODLE_23_STABLE diff https://github.com/lazydaisy/moodle/commit/564b28731c37f1002f74ad11b9ec95c32c600530

The CSS is missing 'a' off the end of the second .generaltable .header it should read...

.generaltable .header,
.generaltable .header a {
    padding: 0
}

Also affects Moodle 2.5 But fix works too :O)

This seems to have reappeared in 2.5.1, with the Clean / Bootstrap themes.

We have the static student column enabled, and the report rows are significantly misaligned when editing is turned on. The issue exists with Firefox and Chrome (I haven't tested other browsers).

Let me know if I should open a new issue.

showing less students on the page (something around 5 per page) seems to be a good work around. but it isn't a great solution for faculty who are entering a lot of grades.

There is no point commenting in this Tracker issue as it is closed. If there is a problem in Clean theme then you need to create a new tracker to report it.
Thank you

We are using the Clean theme and have instructors complaining about this. Is there a new Tracker issue? If not, do you suggest we go back to using a different theme?

Hi Lisa,

this issue is closed, and should have been fixed. What version of Moodle are you using? If you are using a recent version can I ask you to raise a new issue, including accurate replication steps, and then we will get onto it to fix that bug you are experiencing.

Many thanks.
Fred

Thanks, Fred. I've never created a new "issue" but I'll give it a shot.

Lisa