[pmwiki-users] Clarification on table editing question
Sandy
sandy at onebit.ca
Thu Jan 24 10:25:47 CST 2008
Gabriel Beal wrote:
> After I wrote the previous question I realized that I wasn't stating my
> problem correctly. The problem is caused by having a column that is a
> continuation of another column, like this:
>
> ||Names|| || Numbers|| ||More Names|| || More Numbers||
> ||Names|| || Numbers|| ||More Names|| || More Numbers||
> ||Names|| || Numbers|| ||More Names|| || More Numbers||
> ||Names|| || Numbers|| ||More Names|| || More Numbers||
>
> I want to be able to insert a name and phone number into the 3rd and 4th
> columns. I know I could solve it by having just 2 really long columns,
> but I was wondering if there is any solution using this set up. It was
> also suggested to me to maintain a separate plain text list and use a
> perl script to wikify it. I could go with that but ideally the list
> would be editable by the non-technical people who are also using it.
>
> thanks,
>
> Gabriel
Some ideas. Not exactly what you're looking for, but may solve the problem.
1. Use three pages: one main and two sub-pages. Create a main page with
two columns. In each column, (:include :) a sub-page. Each subpage would
be half the alphabet in a single column. Include links to edit the
sub-pages. It wouldn't divide the list exactly in half, but it's a start.
2. If the concern is usability rather than length of the page, create
several anchors. At the top of the page put an index:
*[[PageName#AL|A to L]]
*[[PageName#AL|A to L]]
!!![[#AL]]Names A through L
|| the table || ||
!!![[#MZ]]Names M through Z
|| the table || ||
You can subdivide it as fine as you like.
Cheers!
Sandy
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