Re: Any gain using a table?

2009-02-23 Thread Luc Le Blanc
Roger Stringer wrote: > The simple answer is YES, for this I'd recommend using a table. But what is the gain? I must admit I was thinking of staying with individual controls. Studying further, I realize I must also trap field events to popup a custom keypad and provide a quick way to erase the

Re: Any gain using a table?

2009-02-22 Thread Roger Stringer
At 03:15 AM 2/20/2009, you wrote: >Subject: Any gain using a table? >From: "Luc Le Blanc" >Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:56:23 -0800 >X-Message-Number: 1 > >I have to design a form where I want 8 rows of 5 columns, 3 of them >being editable fields, the other

Re: Any gain using a table?

2009-02-19 Thread Ben Rittgers
Ick tables. Sometimes they are necessary, but they are painful. I used tables in Characters which can be found at http://writerbenjamin.com . It is basically a clone of the Address book contacts, but it is for story characters so all the fields are different and I have more user defined fields.

RE: Any gain using a table?

2009-02-19 Thread John V Sutton
>>Do I gain anything using a table object instead of 8 checkboxes Drive yourself Luc, tables are a pointless nightmare IMHO John __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please

Any gain using a table?

2009-02-19 Thread Luc Le Blanc
I have to design a form where I want 8 rows of 5 columns, 3 of them being editable fields, the other 2 being a checkbox and a user-selectable label (hopefully a selector trigger). The total number of rows (about 30) is to exceed the screen, thus requiring scrolling. Do I gain anything using a