Port 1352

I took a support call recently from a user that was suddenly missing the column headers in their Inbox.  My first thought was that something went awry in the "Customize this view" option, but resetting to the defaults didn't resolve the issue.

A quick search at the forum introduced me to the 8.x feature called "narrow mode."  You developer types probably already have this article bookmarked, but for those that don't already know about it...

Turns out that when, for instance, the Inbox view width is reduced below a certain threshold, the columns are prioritized, reduced, and reformatted in a way that the usual column headers don't apply;  thus they are hidden.

"Normal mode" - now you see the Header

"Narrow mode" - now you don't


The squished Inbox view actually looks a lot like Ultralite mode.

I know that this probably isn't news to everyone.  I was just particularly obtuse about this feature until recently.

Post Blog Ponder:
I wonder if this feature were around in '06 and the soccer football soccer pitch were narrowed in the World Cup final if that would have eliminated the headbutt, too. 

You are probably already familiar with the advanced database property, "Don't allow simple search," introduced in Domino 8.  However, you might not realize that it is one of a few database properties that does not replicate.  So, if your intent is to set that property for any additional replica(s), you'll need to set it there, too.

According to this technote, the following database properties do not replicate (those marked with "**" are a special case).

BASICS TAB    
Replication settings
Encryption settings
Disable background agents for this database
   
DESIGN TAB    
List in Database Catalog**
Show in 'Open Database' dialog**
Do not mark modified documents as unread
Include in multidb indexing**
   
ADVANCED TAB - don't get beat by the beanie
Don't allow simple search (release 8)
Don't overwrite free space
Disable transaction logging
Don't allow headline monitoring

 ** It has been discovered that, in some cases, these three particular design settings do not replicate. This issue has been reported to Quality Engineering as SPR #GAPN79BQ3F and is under investigation. The issue has been reproduced in Domino 6.5.6 and 8.x.