[tw5] Re: Idea / inspiration for tables?

2020-10-31 Thread springer
Looking forward to more developments here! (I've been using Dynamic Tables to work around some of these issues, but sometimes it's not quite the right tool for the job.) On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 1:16:35 AM UTC-4 PMario wrote: > On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 8:51:27 PM UTC+1, David

[tw5] Re: Idea / inspiration for tables?

2020-10-30 Thread David Gifford
Can't wait! Thanks to all of you for your work on this! On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 11:16:35 PM UTC-6 PMario wrote: > On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 8:51:27 PM UTC+1, David Gifford wrote: >> >> I remember this kind of table code being discussed once in a Google >> Hangout years ago, then

[tw5] Re: Idea / inspiration for tables?

2020-10-29 Thread PMario
On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 8:51:27 PM UTC+1, David Gifford wrote: > > I remember this kind of table code being discussed once in a Google > Hangout years ago, then it was never mentioned again there or here. > That's right. It spooked around in my head for a long time. ... I'm developing

[tw5] Re: Idea / inspiration for tables?

2020-10-29 Thread TW Tones
David, I agree, In fact Mario's answer is in fact the same thing wrapped inside some custom wiki text. You can see it follows a similar structure which is easier to write, rather than "compressed" using the | symbols. Regards Tony On Friday, 30 October 2020 10:09:38 UTC+11, David Gifford

[tw5] Re: Idea / inspiration for tables?

2020-10-29 Thread David Gifford
Thanks Tones. Yeah, I like HTML tables versatility (individually colored cells!) but Mario's approach looks cleaner. On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 4:38:04 PM UTC-6 TW Tones wrote: > David, > > I know where Mario is coming from with his suggestion, and its closer than > you think, > >

[tw5] Re: Idea / inspiration for tables?

2020-10-29 Thread TW Tones
David, I know where Mario is coming from with his suggestion, and its closer than you think, However personally I have extended my skills into html tables and are very happy there. No microscope needed, and when I get to make use of the technology Mario is discussing that will as easy as

[tw5] Re: Idea / inspiration for tables?

2020-10-29 Thread David Gifford
I remember this kind of table code being discussed once in a Google Hangout years ago, then it was never mentioned again there or here. Yes, that would definitely solve the problem! One question: would » in the cell text break the table? Just wondering since « and » is what Spanish uses

[tw5] Re: Idea / inspiration for tables?

2020-10-29 Thread PMario
Hi It would need better CSS, but I think you get the idea. -mario -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view

[tw5] Re: Idea / inspiration for tables?

2020-10-29 Thread PMario
Hi Dave, What if a table syntax would look like this: ´table ´caption Some caption text »===row ´! header 1 ´! header 2 ´! header 3 -- »===row »| 1 text »| 12 text »| * cell 13 text * line 2 * line 3 -- »===row »| 2 text »| 22 text »| 23 text -- /endTable and produce this:

[tw5] Re: Idea / inspiration for tables?

2020-10-29 Thread David Gifford
Sorry I should correct myself / specify, 1. I misspoke when I wrote that it would create a cell. I was talking about creating a snippet within a cell of a TiddlyWiki table. 2. I am not talking about spreadsheet tables to manage data, but simple tables to display simple information, but some

[tw5] Re: Idea / inspiration for tables?

2020-10-29 Thread Atronoush
David, In my opinion, if we consider the tiddler philosophy, for non single/small value cell, it is better to use a tiddler to keep the cell content. hen use TiddlyTables or Shiraz Dynamic Tables to create a table and edit it in place like Excel (Spreadsheet) See: 1.