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| 331.1 | <align_char> | VAXUUM::KOHLBRENNER | | Fri May 01 1987 16:54 | 2 |
| There is no way to align a column on any character other
than doing it with <align_char>.
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| 331.2 | There has to be a better way | NCADC1::PEREZ | The sensitivity of a dung beetle. | Sat May 02 1987 23:16 | 17 |
| ARRRGGGGHHHH!!!! (Long, loud, pained, primal scream)
<insure flame off>
Wrong answer!!!!! I've got unit managers who (after a lengthy selling
job) are trying to use DOCUMENT for some of their reports. Quite often
these include long, complicated tables that must appear "something"
like what comes out of other products (DTR has been mentioned, etc.).
If I tell them that they have to manually align thousands of entries
in tables, I/we/you can kiss off DOCUMENT for this (and possibly
other) uses. I've already got 2 units that selected DECPage instead
of DOCUMENT because they felt it was "easier" to use.
Dave
P.S. They were Sales Support units, not Delivery.
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| 331.3 | Right alignment? | BUNSUP::LITTLE | Todd Little NJCD SWS 323-4475 | Thu Jun 04 1987 13:17 | 8 |
| On a related topic, anyway to right align a column? I've tried
<RIGHT_LINE> but it places some vertical skip into the column.
Something along the lines of a <TABLE_COLUMN_ATTRIBUTES> tag would
be nice. As I recall, the DSRPLUS tables utility had something
similar to this. Just a suggested wishlist item.
-tl
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| 331.4 | <align_number> | CLOSET::ANKLAM | | Tue Jun 23 1987 11:10 | 13 |
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re: .0 through .2
The resolution for V1.0 is not the best, but it does allow alignment
of numbers on decimal points, including numbers with commas. It's
called <ALIGN_NUMBER> and works like the <ALIGN_CHAR> tag, but
sets the # and ; characters automatically as the place-holders.
There have been many notes or questions on this issue, and we have
enough information to start to design a better solution for the
future.
patti
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| 331.5 | How about <TABLE_ALIGN>? | 57609::LONG | | Tue Jun 23 1987 20:07 | 14 |
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Well, it's not a complete solution (what ever that is), but
I would be happy with a tag like <TABLE_ALIGN>({L|C|R}[\...])
which would allow me to specify for each column what alignment
I required. Default would be L(eft), as it is today. Since you
have to construct each little {\hbox{#n\hfill}} for each column
entry, it doesn't sound like too much work to add that capability.
Most folks with complex numeric tables will be using a spreadsheet
to construct them, and it probably isn't too much to ask for them
to use F(ixed) decimal notation, allowing R(ight) justification
of all entries. Folks who can't make up their minds can stick
with C(enter)!
Harold
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| 331.6 | another good idea | CLOSET::ANKLAM | | Thu Jun 25 1987 11:22 | 5 |
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I have heard some similar ideas; all will be considered in planning
for the next version.
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