Sizing Columns to Fit

[Terry Judd]

On 9/06/10 7:31 AM, "Gregory Lypny" <gregory.lypny at videotron.ca> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> 
> When I import tab-delimited data files, I'd like to be able to set the tab
> stops in a field so that each column displays its entire contents the way a
> spreadsheet does when you size-to-fit.  It's easy to loop through the lines of
> the file to find the maximum number of characters in each column, but I'm not
> sure how to convert that to tab stops in pixels.  Any tips?

Check out the dictionary entry for formattedWidth. If you're using a fixed
width font then all you need to do is find the maximum length of each column
and get the formatted width of the first word of that length. If not then do
the same and then add a few pixels just to be safe.

Terry...

> 
> Gregory
> 
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Dr Terry Judd | Senior Lecturer in Medical Education
Medical Education Unit
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The University of Melbourne