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Reworded question to not focus so much on implementation, but rather the prevailing differences in whitespace usage between desktop and web mediums.
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Is it true, that the default Bootstarp theme is too large fora problem if my form takes up twice as much space in web form than it does in the forms of ERP applicationsdesktop application?

I am trying to migrate forms of some ERP applicationforms from thea desktop implementation to thea web implementation, which uses default Bootstrap CSS file. The result is quite bad. The form that took only part of the screen in theshould still primarily be used by desktop applicationusers.

Currently, we have a generic out-of-the-box theme (without any scrollbarsthe default Bootstrap theme) now takes more than 2 times more screen spacewhich renders the same forms twice as big as they were in the webdesktop application. AndI'm wondering if all of this extra spacing is due to the facta problem that default Bootstarp elements (edit fields, buttons, etc.) are so large. So - is it good practice to custome Bootstrap to minimze the size of the elements if I intendneeds to use it for ERP forms. We intend that our application will be used mainly from the desktop computers using browsersfixed.

Should I try to fit this form on one page like it was in the desktop application, or is it fine that now it requires scrolling?

Is it true, that the default Bootstarp theme is too large for the forms of ERP applications?

I am trying to migrate forms of some ERP application from the desktop implementation to the web implementation, which uses default Bootstrap CSS file. The result is quite bad. The form that took only part of the screen in the desktop application (without any scrollbars) now takes more than 2 times more screen space in the web application. And all is due to the fact that default Bootstarp elements (edit fields, buttons, etc.) are so large. So - is it good practice to custome Bootstrap to minimze the size of the elements if I intend to use it for ERP forms. We intend that our application will be used mainly from the desktop computers using browsers.

Is it a problem if my form takes up twice as much space in web form than it does in the desktop application?

I am trying to migrate some forms from a desktop implementation to a web implementation, which should still primarily be used by desktop users.

Currently, we have a generic out-of-the-box theme (the default Bootstrap theme) which renders the same forms twice as big as they were in the desktop application. I'm wondering if all of this extra spacing is a problem that needs to be fixed.

Should I try to fit this form on one page like it was in the desktop application, or is it fine that now it requires scrolling?

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Is it true, that the default Bootstarp theme is too large for the forms of ERP applications?

I am trying to migrate forms of some ERP application from the desktop implementation to the web implementation, which uses default Bootstrap CSS file. The result is quite bad. The form that took only part of the screen in the desktop application (without any scrollbars) now takes more than 2 times more screen space in the web application. And all is due to the fact that default Bootstarp elements (edit fields, buttons, etc.) are so large. So - is it good practice to custome Bootstrap to minimze the size of the elements if I intend to use it for ERP forms. We intend that our application will be used mainly from the desktop computers using browsers.