I keep hearing legends of a plugin named ListMagic which provided many of the features discussed in this thread but is no longer available?
Pete lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 3:14 PM, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com>wrote: > Andre Garzia wrote: > > I think we need real tables, not the datagrid. Even though the datagrid is >> a really impressive proof of what can be done with LiveCode alone, it is >> really hard to use some times. >> > > When you need a form layout for displays which may exceed 32k pixels, the > DataGrid is a great solution. > > But for simple lists, unless you're displaying financial data the native > field object works great, better now in v5.5 than ever before since we now > have zero-width columns so we can include things like record IDs without > having to show those to the user. Up to 4GB of data can be displayed > easily in a single object that buffers and scolls more smoothly than Excel. > > The only drawback to fields is with financial data, since you'll need > independent column alignment to right-align numbers while left-aligning > text. > > With all the new stuff they added to fields for v5.5 I can't imagine how > they overlooked the proposed tabAlign property: > <http://quality.runrev.com/**show_bug.cgi?id=2282<http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2282> > > > > Being able to specify distinct alignments for each column is essential for > any app that displays numeric data. > > With so many other long-awaited list essentials already implemented in > v5.5, I'm hoping we'll see tabAlign in v5.5.3. > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World > LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com > Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com > Follow me on Twitter: > http://twitter.com/**FourthWorldSys<http://twitter.com/FourthWorldSys> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/**mailman/listinfo/use-livecode<http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
