Lock first column and row of a grid so they don't scroll of the screen

Hello,
In a flex app we use a grid with repeaters to build it dynamically depending on a datafeed. But we need the first row and column to stay always on the screen. Any ideas on how to do this ? Did a search for an example but couldn't find anything like it.
I know it exists for a datagrid, but can't find any similar for a grid...
http://flexonblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/lock-columns-and-rows-in-datagrid-for-visibilit y/
Thanks for any ideas!
Frank

Doesn't exist for Grid container. You might just remove the first items from the dataProvider and place them outside the Grid.
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Developer
Adobe Systems Inc.
Blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui

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--[SCRIPT transposeLive]
Enregistrer le script en tant qu'Application ou Progiciel : transposeLive].app
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property sourceTable : missing value
property sourceSheet : missing value
property nbRows : missing value
property nbColumns : missing value
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end repeat
if lproj = "" then error "A Frameworks file is missing !"
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on getLocale(a, x)
tell application a to return localized string x
end getLocale
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on getLocalizedFuncName(f, x)
return localized string x from table "Localizable" in bundle file f
end getLocalizedFuncName
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What I mean is, right now there is a "workaround" which requires a user to manually add an extra column before re-importing the XML (with an extra column), otherwise the results get skewed. If by providing a script we can simply ask the user to "run" it, it would be a more "acceptable" solution.
Right. So, one solution would be to use Convert Text to Tables. If you find that works for you, then you can script it.
That's why I asked you...
Of course if nothing is required from the user other than simply re-importing, then that would be the best solution.
Well, one could imagine a script that was attached to the re-import command, or to the link update notification, but probably the first step is to get something that works reasonably well without automating it completely. Especially because triggers to run scripts silently can introduce hard-to-debug problems.
Sure we can switch to use "CALS table and see if this works. The question is, why should we need to? In the 2nd XML there is clearly a different "aid:tcols" value, and yet InDesign seems to ignore it and assume the same # of columns? This sounds like an Indesign bug, can someone confirm? Is there any plans to fix this?
Not to be snarky, but do you want it to work or not? There are the tools you have and the tools you wish you had, and you can't really do much with the ones you wish you had. I'm kind of assuming you are looking for a solution today, not a solution in 2013.
Yes, I believe two of us have confirmed this appears to be a bug.
Plans to fix? Well, we can't really tell you. You could try asking Adobe, but that's not easy information to get out. But you can certainly open a support case at http://adobe.com/go/supportportal and ask. It's not like we have special information here...
But you're probably better off filing a bug first, in that same fashion.
But let's assume no one had filed the bug. CS6 is expected in the March/April 2012 timeframe. That means that they're probably just putting the finishing touches on it right now, and it's going to be very difficult to fix things in it now. So then the earliest you'd likely get it fixed in CS6.5/CS7/whatever which presumably comes out by 2Q2013, and that's assuming Adobe decides to fix it...
I also can't find much documentation on how to update my table to a "CALS table", any examples?
Try this thread:
Re: Importing a CALS table into InDesign CS3

How to enter a data into the specified column and row in a created table

Hi,
I want to enter some data to specified column and row in a already created table. Please let me know how to do this.
Regards
Shivakumar Singh

A table is just a 2D array of strings. Keep it in a shift register and use "replace array element" to modify the desired entry programmatically.
If you want to modify it manually and directly from the front panel, make it into a control and type directly into the desired element. (In this case your program would need to write to it using a local variable).
Atttached is a simple example in LabVIEW 7.0 that shows both possibilities.
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