MetaCard Spreadsheet/Gradebook

[Ray Horsley]

on 3/5/02 10:35 AM, Richard Gaskin at ambassador at fourthworld.com wrote:

> Ray Horsley wrote:
> 
>> Dear Fellow Scripters,
>> 
>> 
>> I've just finished a Beta release of the Gradebook section of LinkIt!
>> Software.  I mentioned this project a few weeks ago when there was much
>> accolade welcoming MetaCard 2.4.2's improvements in using fields as grids to
>> simulate a table.  I had over a dozen responses from my note, very
>> encouraging, thank you, so I thought I'd announce; you can download it at
>> LinkItOnline.Com for either Mac or Windows.
>> 
>> It's the first real spreadsheet-like interface I've seen in a MetaCard
>> project, and it works quite well.  Current features include:
>> 
>> Column and row selection
>> Vertical and horizontal scrolling (first column locked)
>> Column and row selection
>> Contiguous and non-contiguous cell selection
>> Store comments behind cells and column headings
>> Cut, copy and pasting cells (includes text styles and comments)
>> Set text style, and color for individual cells
>> Set color for grid lines and borders
>> Set text, font, size and line height for overall table
>> Add/delete/insert columns and rows
>> No practical limit on number of rows and columns per gradebook
>> No practical limit on number of grading terms per file
>> Columns, gradebooks, and terms are easily renamed
>> Adjust column width by dragging double arrow cursor
>> Select all button in top left corner
>> Saving gradebook is a tiny compressed file of user data only
>> Save user data to or fetch it from a web site
>> Sorting by any column
>> Move columns and rows manually with arrow keys
>> Password protection
>> Printing of main spread sheet (gradebook) and student reports
>> Hide/Show columns
>> User data is automatically saved
>> 
>> Please don't hesitate to give me any feedback on this project if you're
>> interested.
> 
> I've been thinking about spreadsheets a lot lately, and I'm curious about
> your circumstance:  What is the end result of what you'll be making with the
> spreadsheet?


It's the Gradebook section of LinkIt!, a suite of educatiion tools.  Other
sections of LinkIt! include Test Design, Test Administration, Multimedia,
and some other misc. stuff.  It's a pretty easy web site to gt info on at:
LinkItOnline.Com

Thanks!


Ray