Re: lynx-dev Tables (once again) and virtual lynx pages

[Robert A Hopkins]

On Fri, 12 May 2000, Larry W. Virden wrote:

> Re: alternative to horizontal scrolling
> 
> I cannot envision any alternative to horizontal scrolling that will result
> in interaction with tables that is satisfying to readers of the table data.

Question:

Is it not possible to simply wrap the text within each table cell, as if 
we were printing multiple columns like a newspaper? Draw a few lines with 
text characters and boom! you got a table. 

     *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *      
   * (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  *
   *  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  ) *
   * (  (  ( R o b' t  A.  H o p k i n s (  (  (  *
   *  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  ) *
   * (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  *
   *  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  )  ) *
     *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *       


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