it's not documented yet maybe but in trunk there are 2 parameters to "influence" the position for both of buttons and links, namely buttons_placement and links_placement. They have a default = 'right' but can take 'left' or 'both' too.
On Monday, December 10, 2012 10:33:15 PM UTC+1, JimK wrote: > > When I create a SQLFORM.smartgrid object, the edit, view and delete > buttons are displayed all of the way to the right. If the table has many > columns, it requires scrolling to the right to access them. Is there a way > to move the button column to the first position? > > Alternatively, is there a way to hide some of the columns on the overview > page but still display them on the edit or view pages? > --

