[comp.sys.next] Variable Width Matrices

rvs@memphis.ogi.edu (05/05/91)

I'm trying to generate an object which will show data drawn from a row in a  
Sybase table.  The object would be an instance of class Matrix except for one  
annoying circumstance: Matrix doesn't let you vary the width of columns or rows  
one at a time. For example: suppose that I had two text fields in my Sybase  
table, one of width 4 and one of width 40.  What I'd really like to do is use  
an instance method to set the width of the first column of my matrix-like  
object to something vaguely corresponding to width 4 and the width of the  
second column to width 40. 

I've looked around (in the appkit and in the archives) and there doesn't seem  
to be an object of this nature anywhere. I've even taken the AppInspector out  
and looked peered at the WorkSpace manager to see how Next does this.   
Interestingly, they don't use Matrix, either.They don't even use NXBrowser.   
This seemed a little strange given that they presumably thought those objects  
sufficient for the rest of us.

Anyway, the question is: Does anyone out there have an object like Matrix with  
variable width columns/rows which they'd like to share?

Respond via e-mail to memphis!rvs@uunet.uu.net and I'll post a summary.
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Ronald V. Simmons
memphis!rvs@uunet.uu.net