Typesetting Fields

[Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami]

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    Until we get scrolling working in a datagrid, (on mobile) and also we want it keep simple, I frequently need to create a runtime list from the database.
    
    But the "typesetting tools" in Livecode depend on a field being present. e.g.
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    set the textAlign of line 1 of field "myField" to right
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    Currently you can
    
    lockscreen,
        # populate the fld with all kinds of "tweaking" to look nice
    unlockscreen
    
    But I was looking for a method, similar to the advice
    
    "get all you data in a variable and then show in a field"
    
    So that the field gets a single pixel update
    
    Is there a similar method to this with a field,  where it all laid out ahead of time; and "bingo"  you popular the field in one go  without lockscreen?
    
    BR