Re: lynx-dev Table support?

[David Combs]

On Thu, May 06, 1999 at 02:24:15AM -0400, Chuck Martin wrote:
> On Wed, May 05, 1999 at 09:19:39AM -0700, Dave Eaton wrote:
> 
> > thin for cell boundaries. But something similar should be able to be done
> > for Lynx with short rows of dots, minus signs, and equals I would think
> > so that a modified version of the iSilo scheme for lynx could render: 
> > 
> >  +--------------+--------------+
> >  |  row1 cell1  |  row1 cell2  |
> >  +--------------+--------------+
> >  |  row2 cell1  |  row2 cell2  |
> >  +--------------+--------------+
> > 
> > as something like:
> > 
> > ==========
> > row1 cell1
> > ..........
> > row1 cell2
> > ----------
> > row2 cell1
> > ..........
> > row2 cell2
> > ==========
> 
<snip>

Or if we can get scrolling, then maybe optionally
just the two-dim example:

> > 
> >  +--------------+--------------+
> >  |  row1 cell1  |  row1 cell2  |
> >  +--------------+--------------+
> >  |  row2 cell1  |  row2 cell2  |
> >  +--------------+--------------+
> > 

Like, whatever it takes in width, do it.

As an option, maybe a limit on how many chars-width a cell
could be (truncate, fill then truncate the rest not fitting)?
(A settable limit).

Also as option, a "flip rows/cols" cmd:  Sometimes you are
reading mainly ACROSS, by row, and sometimes you are
reading DOWN a column (eg a schedule, where days goes
across the top: mon, tue, wed, ..., and you want to
see what's happening TODAY).

David