Submitted by reesd on 2011/04/22 20:33
After going through and doing all the refactoring of the color stuff, it occurred to me that having the Item forecolor, backcolor, and font defined at the database level isn't that useful. What would be really useful is if it was defined at the grid level. Then you could two grids on the same content with very different formatting....
 
Background at Item Formatting

Comments

Actually, having both (formatting levels) would be even better. Maybe harder to manage though...
The idea is that if you need an item to carry some specific formatting attributes across grid, it would be quite cumbersome to reapply formatting in each grid... I'd go crazy if I had to always "reformat" items when they are displayed in a new grid.
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows XP Home Edition, Service pack 2
Dell Vostro 1500, Ram:3gb, CPU:Core2Duo T7500 2.2ghz

I'm not sure I see the usefulness here...
  • Font size is already set at the grid level
  • Item colors are item properties
  • You can already specify to which columns (or none) these attributes are applied
  • Ecco-like outlining styles are planned
 

Armando

2011/04/22 21:29

Permalink

[quote=Pierre_Admin]
I'm not sure I see the usefulness here...
  • Font size is already set at the grid level
  • Item colors are item properties
  • You can already specify to which columns (or none) these attributes are applied
  • Ecco-like outlining styles are planned
 
[/quote]
 
Yes, the Ecco-like outlining is the true answer to that increased flexibility (+ formatting ease of use) need.
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows XP Home Edition, Service pack 2
Dell Vostro 1500, Ram:3gb, CPU:Core2Duo T7500 2.2ghz