On 16/2/00 8:00 pm, Sjoerd Op 't Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I want to have a table in MetaCard, so now I have a non- wrapping field with
> tabs between cells and returns between rows and fixed tabstops. If I want to
> know the content of cell (2,5) I have to:
>
> set itemDel to tab
> get item 5 in line 2 of field "Table"
>
> I was wondering if there is a more enlegant way to handle tables, so that:
> -the user can resize the collum width
> -the user can reorder the collums
> -contents of a cell are wrapped �n the cell (try it ;-)
> -I can call a cell by the collum label and row number:
> answer cell Profit,March in field "Table"
>
> Are there some externals out there? If not, an idea for 2.4?
> A field can have then also the style: table.
At the moment, this kind of thing can just about be done, but it requires
complex and painful scripting. I believe there are one or two example
stacks where people have tried varying different ways to produce a table
like this, check out the contributors section to see if anything does what
you need. Improving field features is certainly under consideration for
2.4.
Regards,
Kevin
> Greetings,
> Sjoerd Op 't Land
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