Scrolling List Field/Table
J. Landman Gay
jacque at hyperactivesw.com
Mon Nov 19 17:14:34 EST 2012
On 11/19/12 12:54 PM, Peter Haworth wrote:
> I'm almost afraid to say this but itlooks like this is pretty easy to do
> with variable spaced fonts too.
>
> I did a simple test with an input field, an output scrolling list field,
> and a button with the following code:
>
> on mouseUp
> put the hilitedLine of field "Output" into tLine
> put the formattedwidth of field "Input" into tWidthIn
> put 100 into tWidthOut
> subtract tWidthIn from tWidthOut
> set the tabstops of line tline of field "Output" to tWidthOut & comma &
> 100
> put tab & field "Input"& tab & tLine into line tLine of field "Output"
> end mouseUp
>
> The text in the input field ended up right justified in the the hilited
> line of the scrolling list field. I'll no doubt have to deal with some
> corner cases but I think I have right justified columns in my scrolling
> list field. Very cool!
That's pretty cool. I hadn't thought to use the new paragraph features
but I like it. They are coming in handy for all sorts of things.
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Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com
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