Comparison chart for DataGrid, PolyList, PolyGrid, list fields....

[Paul Dupuis]

On 8/18/2022 6:29 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
>
> If a newcomer needs to display a list, how can they know what to use?
>
> Currently we have:
>
> - list field
> - Table field
> - DataGrid
> - PolyGrid
> - PolyList
> - others?
>
> Is there a chart listing the features of each that I can point new 
> users to when this question comes up?
>

No list, but I did discover one reason for choosing PolyGrid over 
DataGrid recently. Large number of columns (such as user generated 
research data). The DataGrid is a group and so is limited to a total 
width of all columns of 32767px, or about 327 columns at the default of 
100px per column. Exceed this and the data stops displaying. I have 
tested PolyGrid with 1000 columns without issue. The Datagrid column 
limit can also be an issue if you are close to the limit and the user 
resizes 1 or more columns to exceed the total pixel limit (assuming you 
have column resizing turned on, which it is by default)