[RBG7-L] - RE: List boxes and headings

[Javier Valencia]

Karen: To make it work, you need to use mono spaced fonts (such as Courier) with your LJS…statements, this way the width will always stay the same and not shrink like you get with proportional fonts. Javier,   Javier Valencia, PE President Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C. 14315 S. Twilight Ln, Suite #14 Olathe, Kansas 66062-4578 Office (913)829-0888 Fax (913)649-2904 Cell (913)915-3137 ================================================ Attention: The information contained in this message and or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material.  Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all system and destroy all copies. ======================================================   -----Original Message----- From: rbg7-l@rbase.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 5:23 PM To: RBG7-L Mailing List Subject: [RBG7-L] - List boxes and headings   I really like using list boxes for purposes where the user will select a record and then probably press a button to do something. I like it over a DBGrid because the entire record is highlighted when you select it.   And it's a much cleaner look than a scrolling region. However, I wish it could put headings over the columns.  RBase makes a "best guess" on how wide to make the columns, so the list box column widths can change.  I put a bunch of LJS on each of the columns to be displayed, and that sorta works.  I can then with trial and error locate a static label above each column. At least, I thought that worked.  Turns out that if I do a (LJS(colname,30)) and no data in that column is 30 long, then it will make that column narrower and now my theadings no longer line up.  The data is not in a temp table.  All I can think of doing is dump it to a temp table and use an SFIL to put hard spaces after one row in each column that is not the maximumn width.  I think this will work, but I'm not sure. Anyone done anything to make lining up headings easier? Karen