[comp.sys.mac.hypercard] Multiple scrolling fields, or spreadsheet XFCN?

chee77@jane.uh.edu (01/19/90)

As has been discussed here recently, it's not too difficult to
scroll multiple fields together if you create
buttons for each of the up arrow, down arrow, scroll bar and scroll box
and overlay them on top of the real elements of the scroll bar.

By overlaying the fields so that only the rightmost scrollbar shows,
you have something similar to a spreadsheet like you'd have in excel. Scrolling
is slow, but it works. But data entry is ridiculous. I can't figure out a way
to make the tab key move from one field the next and put the insertion
point at the same row in the next field. Does anyone know a way to do this?

Even better would be a spreadsheet XFCN which placed a spreadsheet like field
in the card. Is there anything like this out there? Does this make sense?

What's your opinion? We'd like to know!

Thanks,
-Fred