Might be easiest to do this with Javascript in the browser. You can also 
manipulate the grid DOM on the server -- maybe something like this:

colors = {1: 'green', 2: 'yellow', 3: 'red'}
grid = SQLFORM.grid(...)
table = grid.element('.web2py_table')
if table:
    [td.update(_style='background: ' + colors.get(td[0], 'orange'))
     for td in table.elements('td')]

That may be a bit slow because it must traverse the whole table to find the 
TDs and then iterate over the TDs to update their attributes.

Anthony

On Friday, May 9, 2014 4:22:45 PM UTC-4, LoveWeb2py wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have a spreadsheet of items and I want to track their inventory based on 
> color (similar to an excel spreadsheet).
>
> I have two columns for example: Item, Item_Status
> The item could be a desk, chair, etc... and for status I have 1 2 or 3.
>
> If the status is 1 I would like to make the cell color of the desk green, 
> 2 yellow, 3 red.
>
> so far I have 
>
> def represent_colored(value):
>    if value == 1:
>    return SPAN(value,_style="background-color:green',)
> elif value == 2:
>    return SPAN(value,_style="background-color:yellow',)
> elif value == 3:
>    return SPAN(value,_style="background-color:red',)
> else:
>    return SPAN(value,_style="background-color:orange',)
>
> def inventory():
>    db.inventory.items.represent = lambda value, row: 
> represent_colored(value)
>    grid=SQLFORM.grid(db.inventory, paginate=20)
>    return dict(grid=grid)
>
> This works so far, but it only changes the background color of the text in 
> the status column and I want to change the column of the actual item. I 
> also would like to change the entire cell <td> instead of just the 
> background behind the text.
> Also, I plan on branching the inventory out to multiple columns and I have 
> two questions:
>
> 1) How could I change the entire cell color?
> 2) Is making multiple "status" columns the most efficient and pythonic way 
> to accomplish this.
>
> You guys are the best!
>
>
> Wil
>    
>

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