Table view configuration

The format of each cell (element) in the table is determined the dictionary attribute $TableFormat. Special formatting may be applied to rows or columns (but not, at present, to individual cells).

Most people will not need to change the table format in an action. $TableFormat is a deeply nested dictionary, which makes changes in actions a bit tricky. Still, it can be done, and this avoids the need to create perhaps a dozen additional attributes.

Note that the column/row

The definable keys in $TableFormat are:

• TextColor. The colour used to draw the text. The default is the system text colour.
• BackgroundColor. The background colour of the table, row or column. The default is the system text background colour.
• Font. The font used to draw the text. The default is the system font. This cannot be altered via the variable's context menus.
• Align. One of "left", "center", or "right". The default is left.
• Bold. Either true or false. The default is false.
• ColumnWidth. The width of the column, in pixels.
• RowHeight. The height of the row, in pixels.
• Format. Special formatting to be applied to numbers or dates.
• Column. A dictionary describing formats to be applied to a column, in which keys are attributes and values are dictionaries of formats.
• Row. A dictionary describing formats to be applied to a row, in which keys are IDs and values are dictionaries of formats.

Examples of $TableFormat code

A customised Table view:

{Column:{MyDate:{Format:t;ColumnWidth:192};Badge:{Bold:true;ColumnWidth:146.5};Name:{ColumnWidth:100};MyNumber:{Format:$}};Row:{tbx_Ble4Lq:{BackgroundColor:yellow};tbx_Ble4Lp:{TextColor:bright red}}} 

This can be read more easily as:

{
  Column:{
    MyDate:{Format:t;ColumnWidth:192};
    Badge:{Bold:true;ColumnWidth:146.5};
    Name:{ColumnWidth:100};
    MyNumber:{Format:$}
  };
  Row:{
    tbx_Ble4Lq:{BackgroundColor:yellow};
    tbx_Ble4Lp:{TextColor:bright red}
  }
}

The overall dictionary contains one or two (either/both Column or/and Row) objects. The Column has an item for each customised column, with the column attribute's name as the key and a dictionary of customised settings. For the Row, only customised rows are recorded. The per-row key is the row's $IDString and the value is a dictionary of customised features.