Werk #19880: Fix "Balanced boxes" layout for views

Component

User interface

Title

Fix "Balanced boxes" layout for views

Date

Apr 29, 2026

Level

Trivial Change

Class

Bug Fix

Compatibility

Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Checkmk versions & editions

2.6.0b1 Not yet released	Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.5.0p1	Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.4.0p29 Not yet released	Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.3.0p47 Not yet released	Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Ultimate MT

Previously, the Balanced boxes view layout distributed groups into columns unevenly.

Groups are now distributed directly using an even-split approach: each column gets either n or n+1 groups — as balanced as possible.