Superset Table UI unusable with infinite scrollbar flashing

[opqpop]

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See video where both vertical and horizontal scroll for the table is flashing initially, but is sometimes fixed when we click "Aggregate" and then switch back to "Raw Records". Doesn't always fix it however

How to reproduce the bug

Go to any Superset Table UI and select a column, then scrollbar starts flashing

Expected results

No flashing

Actual results

See video

Environment

(please complete the following information):

• browser type and version: Chrome Version 107.0.5304.110 (Official Build) (arm64)
• python version: python --version: Python 3.10.8
• any feature flags active: none

Checklist

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• I have checked the superset logs for python stacktraces and included it here as text if there are any.
• I have reproduced the issue with at least the latest released version of superset.
• I have checked the issue tracker for the same issue and I haven't found one similar.

[rusackas]

Pinging @lauderbaugh and @kgabryje for a little triage/repro/troubleshooting on this one.

[rusackas]

@opqpop are you seeing this issue in Explore only, or in the Dashboard view too?

And is it happening with any other chart types, or just the Table?

[sfirke]

Thanks for reporting this, I had meant to. 2.0.0. A teammate and I can both reproduce it on some of our charts. We opened the developer tools in the browser (Chrome and Firefox) and could see the page code changing as the chart flickered.

[opqpop]

@opqpop are you seeing this issue in Explore only, or in the Dashboard view too?

And is it happening with any other chart types, or just the Table?

ah sorry for the delayed reponse, I see it in Explore only

Only seeing the issue for Tables

[rusackas]

Out of curiosity, are you using a PC with Chrome? And did your table chart have the "Show Totals" checkbox enabled? If so, I just merged a PR that might fix this. Please check the latest master and see if this resolves your issue.

[sfirke]

is sometimes fixed when we click "Aggregate" and then switch back to "Raw Records". Doesn't always fix it however

This sounds sketchy but I can 100% replicate this. I am sitting here with my table chart in 2.0.1rc6 and clicking back and forth between Aggregate and Raw Records. Sometimes it flashes after changing that, sometimes it doesn't.

[opqpop]

Out of curiosity, are you using a PC with Chrome? And did your table chart have the "Show Totals" checkbox enabled? If so, I just merged a PR that might fix this. Please check the latest master and see if this resolves your issue.

I'm using a mac to access our superset instance that's hosted on

I'm having trouble finding the "Show Totals" checkbox, where can I find it?

[frabenetti]

Hi all, I have the same issue in version 2.0.1.
Windows 11, Chrome Version 109.0.5414.75 (Official Build) (64 bit) and of course MS Edge. It does not happen with Firefox Version 109 (64-bit).

[frabenetti]

hi all, just testing around this issue. It seems related to the vertical scroll bar, if you enlarge the the window till the bottom, it stops flashing. Hope this helps.

[rusackas]

Closing in favor of #22784 which includes a link to the fix PR, #20833.

Thanks @sfirke for the duplication alert, and thanks @Antonio-RiveroMartnez for the fix!