why don't you use a table or the like? http://code.google.com/intl/de-DE/docreader/#p=google-web-toolkit-doc-1-5&s=google-web-toolkit-doc-1-5&t=DevGuideWidgetGallery
On Aug 16, 11:52 pm, BobM <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a ListBox with a heading that looks like this: > > ___________Name___________|__________Location__________ > > I add to the ListBox (maybe) several strings that I have built up from > two pieces of data: a name and a city/town name. I need the resulting > string to display such that the city/town name begins just one space > into the location part of the display. I have a method to padString > which I use to pad out the length of the name plus as many spaces as > required to put the location at the right place once appended to the > name+spaces part of the string. > > This approach does not work because the browser ignors multiple spaces > and treats them as one, so I lose my padding. This application is a > conversion from the same app written using HTML and javaScript. In > that version I was successful in establishing the pad because I > appended a number of (non-breaking space) rather than plain > spaces. > > Presently, I am padding with underscores to be able to see how this is > working, and that it is working. I can see the padding is working > okay but the font is a variable width font and the result is a > staggered text display, depending on the number of and specific > characters in the name part. > > Now, There may be a way for me to add non-breaking spaces rather than > plain spaces as padding. How might I do that? Even so, I will > probably have to set the font in the ListBox to a momospaced font so I > get exact apacing of every character. I know there is a problem > setting a font using css in a GWT app. > > Here is the relevant part of my current css for this problem: > .gwt-ListBox-selectList { > white-space: pre; > background: lightgray; > } > > The 'pre' doesn't work, either. As best I can tell this is a browser > problem. I am using Firefox version 1.5.0.12. > > Suggestions, please? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
