Multi Select in Responsive

[Ed]

We are using the Kendo grid in a responsive environment and some of our grids need to allow multiple rows to be selected.  This presents a problem in mobile since there seems to be mutually exclusive behavior for multiple selection and scrolling - if you touch/drag, you will select multiple items - but then how do you scroll the grid?  Note, we are using virtual scrolling throughout.
 
Can we disable selection while scrolling? Or is there a way to have the grid allow sticky selection when in mobile (a virtual Ctrl key is always pressed when using the finger) to allow multiple selection and then the scrolling by touch/drag would work properly?  Of course, de-selection would require the user to scroll back to all the selected items and individually de-select them - which we are OK with.
 
Is this something that can be accomplished with the current kendo grid via configuration?
Is this something that can be accomplished via extending the current kendo grid?
Is this something that will make it onto the roadmap?

[Kiril Nikolov]

Hi Ed,

First of all please accept my apologies for the delayed response.

As you have noticed the problem comes from the fact that on touch device touch and hold is used for scrolling, while the similar gesture on desktop device is used for multiple selection. I am afraid that multiple selection on a touch device is currently not support due to this exact behavior. 

If you want to see this feature implemented in the future please check our UserVoice section, where you can suggest it for implementation.

Regards,
Kiril Nikolov
Telerik

 

 

[Ed]

Now a UserVoice item for those who want to vote for it.
Grid Multi Select - Touch Events