Andre Garzia wrote:
I think we need real tables, not the datagrid. Even though the datagrid is
a really impressive proof of what can be done with LiveCode alone, it is
really hard to use some times.
When you need a form layout for displays which may exceed 32k pixels,
the DataGrid is a great solution.
But for simple lists, unless you're displaying financial data the native
field object works great, better now in v5.5 than ever before since we
now have zero-width columns so we can include things like record IDs
without having to show those to the user. Up to 4GB of data can be
displayed easily in a single object that buffers and scolls more
smoothly than Excel.
The only drawback to fields is with financial data, since you'll need
independent column alignment to right-align numbers while left-aligning
text.
With all the new stuff they added to fields for v5.5 I can't imagine how
they overlooked the proposed tabAlign property:
<http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2282>
Being able to specify distinct alignments for each column is essential
for any app that displays numeric data.
With so many other long-awaited list essentials already implemented in
v5.5, I'm hoping we'll see tabAlign in v5.5.3.
--
Richard Gaskin
Fourth World
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