On Mon, Apr 11, 2005 at 07:53:06PM +0200, Alfredo Braunstein wrote: > Martin Vermeer wrote: > > > On Sun, 2005-04-10 at 19:07, Helge Hafting wrote: > >> Insert a table, left justify the columns. Write someting in the > >> first cell to increase the column width. > >> > >> Notice that it is hard to position the cursor by clicking on the > >> cell below, that works only if clicking in the leftmost part, > >> i.e. in a spot where it actually is possible to put the cursor. > >> > >> click a bit more to the right (still inside the cell) and > >> the cursor jumps up to a cell higher up that has enough text so > >> that the x position is valid. > > > > Actually you should look at line 1157 in insettabular.C, where the > > function dist is called, defined at line 1100. It gives the "Manhattan > > distance". Instead one could use getCellXPos line 1168 to define an > > x-only distance. Perfectly doable... > > Note that it's more a problem of using the cell's dimensions/position > instead of the insettext's dimension/position rather than a xy vs. only x > thing. But maybe I'm misinterpreting what you're suggesting. > > Alfredo No I think you are right. That is what Helge wants, mine is just a cludge.
- Martin
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