I had the same problem and I used a table. With customTableItem you don't need to "format and keep all the data"; your CustomDrawProcedure callback formats it on the fly as needed. I had one wide table column which I subdivided into several user-sized columns in my CustomDrawProcedure.
HTH... Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I need to display a (possibly) long list of read-only data in column form, with > user-resizeable columns. I first considered a table, but I would need to format > and keep all the data into ready to display static strings. So instead, I chose > a list, as recommended in the Palm OS Programming Guide for read-only data. > Only drawbacks: the scroll arrows get drawn within the list and the list is > surrounded by a frame, which doesn't invite to horizontal scrolling (if need > be). So in the end, if these drawbaks cannot be circumvented (can they?), a > gadget seems more appropriate, despite the added burden of handling scrolling > and row selection. The code recipes I found so far (Palm Source) are pretty > basic. > > Suggestions and/or examples would thus make a great virtual Xmas gift ;) > > > -- > Luc Le Blanc > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
