[JS CS3] Tab Stops in Table

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3 total messages Started by Joaquin_Zarasul Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:57

#597

Author: Joaquin_Zarasul
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:57

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Below is a function that would delete all existing tab stops in a column and the add a new tab stop.

function TabStopper (myPosition, xx){
		myTable.columns.item(xx).cells.everyItem().texts[0].tabStops.everyItem().remove();
		myTable.columns.item(xx).cells.everyItem().texts[0].tabStops.add({position:myPosition, alignment:TabStopAlignment.CHARACTER_ALIGN, alignmentCharacter:")"});
}

The problem is that this works well with CS2 but not with CS3. In CS3, only the tab stops in the last cell of the selected column are removed. Can anybody please help analyze what the problem is. Thank you so much.

Re: [JS CS3] Tab Stops in Table

#701

Author: Peter Kahrel
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:45

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Joaquin,

Strange indeed that that doesn't work. You can get around it by using this method:



function TabStopper (myPosition, xx){ 
   myTable.columns.item(xx).cells.everyItem().texts[0].tabList =  
	[{position:6, alignment:TabStopAlignment.CHARACTER_ALIGN, alignmentCharacter:")"}]; 
}



When you set a tabList like this, any other tabstops are deleted, and this works in CS3. (CS4 restores CS2's behaviour.)

Peter

Re: [JS CS3] Tab Stops in Table

#706

Author: Joaquin_Zarasul
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:00

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Peter,

That was great! Thank you so much!

-JQ

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