Table inspector from 4W

[-= JB =-]

On Oct 14, 2008, at 5:06 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote:

> -= JB =- wrote:
>
>> Many things can be done very fast  because it is already being  
>> done.  Integrating it all can
>> not be that hard unless they are trying to rewrite it in a  
>> different language and make it do
>> what is already being done with transcript.
>
> Yup, that's the deal. The current "table" field in Rev's property  
> inspector is just a regular field with some scripts in it. The  
> functionality is faked. It's a sophisticated effort but is saddled,  
> by its nature, with limitations.
>
> What others are talking about is an honest to goodness table object  
> implemented in the engine. Writing a new object for three operating  
> systems using a low-level language is, as you mentioned, a huge  
> undertaking. But if RR wants to have a real table, then that's what  
> they'd need to do.
>
> -- 
> Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
> HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com

It seems to me that with a small amount of team work the current  
table field
can be improved by leaps and bounds and then they can rewrite it in the
future if needed and slowly implement different features.

-=>JB<=-