That sounds interesting Michael. I'll give it a try, and thanks
Regards
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Glickman <michaelg@linx.com.au>
To: <xforms@bob.usuhs.mil>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 7:40 AM
Subject: RE: XForms: Grid - another approach
> # To subscribers of the xforms list from Michael Glickman
<michaelg@linx.com.au> :
>
> Two other ways to emulate grid with XForms:
>
> Approarch 1. Browser and frame
> ----------------------------------------------
> - You have a hold browser with fixed width font
> (so that the fields will look like columns)
>
> - You have a frame with a set of input fields
> inside that replicate current browser line
> and are used for editing.
>
> It uses much less objects and (what is probably
> more important) you are not limited by the number
> of lines.
>
> Approach 2. Matrix of labels and moving input.
> ----------------------------------------------
> More complex and limited to number of lines,
> but have a better appearence.
>
> Instead of having a matrix of input objects, you
> have a matrix of labels, and a single input control.
> Make it raised, so that it obscures all the labels.
> You provide an event handler for the form, or put
> hidden buttons on the top of labels, Therefore using
> arrow keys or clicking a label will make it current,
> i.e. input control moves on the top of it. From the
> user's point of view it looks like changing input
> focus.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> >
> > From: Bob Springett [SMTP:bobspringett@claranet.fr]
> > Sent: Tuesday, 5 October 1999 07:45 EST
> > To: xforms@bob.usuhs.mil
> > Subject: Re: XForms: Grid
> >
> > # To subscribers of the xforms list from "Bob Springett"
> > <bobspringett@claranet.fr> :
> >
> > Thanks Steve but I think I've used that approach before and ran into
> > trouble
> > with the amount of resources I was using ie it slowed everything down
> > a lot.
> > Regards
> > Bob
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Steve Lamont <spl@szechuan.ucsd.edu>
> > To: <xforms@bob.usuhs.mil>
> > Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 4:55 PM
> > Subject: Re: XForms: Grid
> >
> >
> > > # To subscribers of the xforms list from spl@szechuan.ucsd.edu
> > (Steve
> > Lamont) :
> > >
> > > > Could anyone tell me please if there is a Xform which will make a
> > grid (
> > > > like a spreadsheet layout), preferably with Form Designer?
> > >
> > > Not directly but you could create a flock of Input objects.
> > >
> > > spl
> >
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