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I really like the idea of what notion is trying to do, but their "databases" drive me nuts. They force a default column that's useless for relationships... and
by ibdf 5y ago
I really like the idea of what notion is trying to do, but their "databases" drive me nuts. They force a default column that's useless for relationships... and I never know if they want to be database like or excel like. Notion needs a good roadmap, and also start acknowledging user feedback, besides the "we got your feedback".
- MattRix 5y agoAlong the same lines, the fact that they don’t have any simple inline tables that aren’t “databases” is annoying. Sometimes I don’t want a database or a spreadsheet, just a simple inline table with a few columns.
- Spivak 5y agoKinda confused about this one? Inline tables are ... well inline tables. Why does it matter that they're actually pages/databases? Is it that you want tables in the formatting sense?
- MattRix 5y agoGood question! There are a few things. First, you can’t make a table that doesn’t have specifically typed vertical columns, which means a bunch of layouts just aren’t possible (you can kind of fake it with all text columns, but it gets messy. You also can’t hide the column headers. You’re forced to have a name column, and your table has to have a title (you can make the title a space but that feels like a hack). There’s just lots of chrome. Even if you lock the table, you still have the lock icon and the new row button that will never go away. These things may all seem minor, but they really do make tables not look or feel “simple”. To be clear, I’m absolutely fine with the existing tables for certain purposes, and I don’t want them changed… I just wish there was a “Simple Table” block type as well.
- Karunamon 5y agoIt's kinda both. If you're familiar with Airtable, the feature sets are almost carbon copies of each other.