Table inspector from 4W

[Bob Sneidar]

WHOOPS! I have started another firestorm methinks. I have been  
informed that a table object of the nature you speak of IS a high  
priority to Runrev, but incorporating it is a huge thing. I do not  
think most people realize what a difficult thing table management is.  
Each cell is like it's own field. But then horizontal groups of fields  
can be controlled together as in changing the column width or changing  
the column formatting. And then rows are groups as well!

So do you need to be able to select rows/columns and do operations on  
them? How about font control? Does each cell get it's own formatting?  
Will you need discontinuous selections? How many will you allow?  
Endless? Will the data be stored in memory or use disk caching? Will  
you allow direct access to database queries to show up? Will you be  
able to lock/hide cells/rows/columns? Change the background/foreground  
colors of each cell or groups of cells?

For each of these operations there needs to be all new scripting  
commands. It's a HUGE undertaking. That is why I keep saying I would  
pay good money for a decent table object. It's probably one of the  
hardest things to implement in any user interface. I would rather have  
Runrev get it right out of the box then to be given a simplistic table  
object that does half of what I need, and then have to hope and pray  
they improve it in a reasonable time.

Bob Sneidar
IT Manager
Logos Management
Calvary Chapel CM

On Oct 14, 2008, at 2:30 PM, -= JB =- wrote:
>
> So does that mean Richard would be wasting his time improving
> his field because the Rev team are going to incorporate all of the
> things he and others have already done.  They could easily add
> the ability to for the end user to resize the field too.
>
> Or does it simply mean, They know that.
>
> Because if they have intentions of providing an exciting new field
> with all of the extras I am sure Richard would be happy to work on
> something that is not going to end up duplicating something that
> will be a standard field for all Rev users integrated into Rev.
>
> -=>JB<=-
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