Tab stops in table cell

ID CS3 - If I have multiple tab stops in a table cell, is there a keyboard shortcut I can use to "tab" over to these stops?

hmmm...my test layout seems to work well, but I will add another few rows of data. I have approximately 20 to 30 fields, and one of the fields references an image. So far, the two test rows have populated the fields correctly in ID when I've created the merge document. Was there any particular issues, or could you point me to something specific so I can check it out?

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[JS CS3] Tab Stops in Table

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.

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:xx, 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

IBooks Author strips tab stops from Table of Contents

Tab stops that are generated from section names are stripped from published iBooks Author files. When I click on Table of Contents in iBooks Author, I can see it exactly like it should be. Please see the screenshot that I have uploaded tabs.jpg.
Please note the Tab stops of the inspector that are in the screenshot. It shows clearly that I have made a number of tab stops and how it should be displayed. However, please download the following file to see how the tab stops are stripped from the .ibooks file that is created when I publish it:
http://ishqdesign.com/tabs/
I am in immediate need of a solution for a large book that I am in the process of publishing. Please advise.
Thanks,
J

The iBA Help has info on: table of contents
Which includes:
Each book comes with a table of contents that is updated automatically. You can view the table of contents at any time by selecting Table of Contents in the sidebar. The table of contents includes a default set of items, but you can change which items appear. A table of contents can include:
Chapter and section titles: All chapter and section titles are included in the table of contents by default. If you remove a section from the table of contents, all other sections that use the same layout are removed as well.
Text that uses specified paragraph styles: By default, the table of contents includes all paragraphs in the book that use the Heading 1 and Heading 2 style, but you can include whichever styles you like. Paragraph styles appear in the table of contents only in portrait orientation. See Format text using styles.
The way the table of contents looks depends on the current page orientation. In landscape orientation (shown below), each chapter has its own contents page, with navigation buttons at the bottom. In portrait orientation, the entire book’s table of contents is visible as an expandable list.
Add or remove items in the table of contents
If the Document inspector isn’t open, click Inspector in the toolbar and click the Document Inspector button.
Click the TOC button.
Do either or both of the following:
To add an item: Click the Add pop-up menu , choose Add Paragraph Style, and choose an option from the submenu.
To remove an item: Select the item you want to remove and click the Delete button .

Why can I not tab out of table cell after running command from keyboard

In my Jtable I have context menu with actions that can be performed on the selected cells either using mouse, or the action can be initiated directly from the keyboard using the defined acceleratorkey.
After the action has completed you can tab out of the selected cells using the Tab key or cursor keys if the action was initiated with the mouse, but not if initiated with the keyboard but Im at a loss as to what causes the difference.
thanks Paul

I found this one someWhere, maybe check your code if Cell returns true = isCellEditable(row, column)
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class TableActions extends JFrame {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
    public TableActions() {
        JTable table = new JTable(15, 5) {
            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
            @Override
            public boolean isCellEditable(int row, int column) {
                return column % 2 == 0;
//              return false;
        table.setPreferredScrollableViewportSize(table.getPreferredSize());
        JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table);
        getContentPane().add(scrollPane);
        InputMap im = table.getInputMap(JTable.WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT);
        // Have the enter key work the same as the tab key
        KeyStroke tab = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_TAB, 0);
        KeyStroke enter = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER, 0);
        im.put(enter, im.get(tab));
        // Disable the right arrow key
        KeyStroke right = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT, 0);
        im.put(right, "none");
        // Override the default tab behaviour
        // Tab to the next editable cell. When no editable cells goto next cell.
        final Action oldTabAction = table.getActionMap().get(im.get(tab));
        Action tabAction = new AbstractAction() {
            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                oldTabAction.actionPerformed(e);
                JTable table = (JTable) e.getSource();
                int rowCount = table.getRowCount();
                int columnCount = table.getColumnCount();
                int row = table.getSelectedRow();
                int column = table.getSelectedColumn();
                while (!table.isCellEditable(row, column)) {
                    column += 1;
                    if (column == columnCount) {
                        column = 0;
                        row += 1;
                    if (row == rowCount) {
                        row = 0;
                    if (row == table.getSelectedRow()// Back to where we started, get out.
                            && column == table.getSelectedColumn()) {
                        break;
                table.changeSelection(row, column, false, false);
        table.getActionMap().put(im.get(tab), tabAction);
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        TableActions frame = new TableActions();
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        frame.setVisible(true);
}

Multiple tabs in table cell (FM 7)

Hey gang,
I've got a table that requires multiple tab stops in one table cell. They're easy enough to place--I use the Tab Stops segment in Paragraph Designer--but I cannot move back and forth between the tabs. Each tab stop must be numbered. For example, I inserted seven tab stops in the cell. Is there a way to step through the tab stops without leaving the cell?
Thanks in advance!
-terry-

I need to add that the above may not work, depending on your platform and FM release.
On FM7.1/Unix, Find randomly fails to find things in tables, and tabs are no exception. The hack above did not work.
On FM9/Win7, Find of \t did navigate between tabs in a table.
The real parent problem here may be: who gets to see the keycode from the [Tab] key? It appears that the OS GUI gets first crack at it, and what's passed to the app may not be an 09h character but some window nav event (that has to be converted back to an \x09 when the intent is to type a tab into the text, but when the focus is in an FM table, FM thinks you want nav).
An FM-specific sub-problem is that FM doesn't support tables within tables (actually, it does, but you have to create a new text frame inside an anchored frame inside the table cell). Tables within tables would eliminate the temptation to tab.
Tabs, of course, have been a CS problem forever, as there was never an agreed industry standard for what they meant (move 8 spaces, or move to next multiple of 8 space from left, or move to next tab stop, and what if none are defined, etc.). In FM, users who use tabs are generally doing so from habit from other word processors, and are grabbing the margin tab tool, rather than defining stops in Paragraph Designer. A later author updates the para format, resetting all overrides, and bye bye tabs.
I usually use borderless tables these days for body text layouts that might historically have been done as tabs.
If I need column-control inside table cells, I'll often use as many columns as needed, and straddle them in the cells that don't use the extra columns).

Why can't I tab to the next table cell? That used to work.

Now only the arrow keys work to move from cell to cell in a Pages table. I'm using the newest Pages on a brand-new iMac with Mavericks. When I tab in a table cell, the insert line only moves a half-inch or so.

Jan,
Many features were left behind in the Version 5 edition of Pages. This is a minor one, in the grand scheme.
Clicking on another cell also moves the focus, if that's any easier for you.
Jerry

How can I add dots after text to fill the remaining space in a table cell?

What is the most efficient way to add dots after text to fill the remaining space in a table cell? I know it is possible using tabs but is this possible using a table?

You can put a tab inside a table cell using Option+Tab
Then just set the right-aligned tab stop and the right edge of the table cell and add the leader.

Columns within table cells

Is it possible to have more than one column within a table cell?

You can create tabular columns within a table cell. You can type a tab character either by choosing Type > Insert Special Character > Other > Tab, or pressing Option+Tab (Mac). (I can't test this on Windows, but I think Alt-Tab is used to switch between applications, so you could set up a different keystroke in Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.) Then you can use the Tab panel to set tab stops within the cell, as if it were a text frame.

How do I insert the tab character in a table cell in Pages 5.2?

I'm typing text in a table cell. I need to insert a tab in the text. I've tried all of the modifier keys with the tab. I read somewhere it would be CTRL>TAB, like Word, but that navigates to the Inspector.

You will need to add a Unicode keyboard. System Preferences > Keyboard > Input Sources. Click the + button in the lower left. Scroll all the way to the end and select Others > Unicode Hex Input. Select and Add this. Check the box that says Show input menu in menu bar. Exit System Preferences.
From the Finder menu, select your recent Unicode Hex Input source (it is a black box with white U+ in it). Now, position your cursor in your table cell between the characters where you want to insert a tab character. Press and hold your option key, then type 0009 (zeroes). This is the Unicode sequence for the tab control character. Space will open in your text. Tabs in table cells survive PDF export. The tab mark will not appear with Show invisibles enabled.
Switch back to your normal country input source in that Finder input source menu.

How to stop editing in a table cell

i m using JTextArea as renderer and editor for table cell. While editing i want to stop editing in that cell at some perticular instance. i have used stopCellEditing() function on TableCellEditor but still the Caret does not goes away and when i press any key it still types that character at that place. I want to hide the Caret and do not want any character to print in the cell after calling stopCellEditing().

What you have already done, and the resulting behavior is unclear from your post. Post more details.

When I open an old pages doc in new pages 5.0 objects in table cells are removed. how can I stop this?

When I open an old pages doc with new pages 5.0 - objects, specifically pictures, in table cells are removed. Is there a way I can stop this?

nigel32,
Gavin is right. You are bound to lose images in tables of docs made in previous versions. If you wish to continue using Pages 5.0 to edit docs from previous versions, you can try re-inserting your images using the following method:
1. Click on the cell you want to insert to.
2. Select CELL on the right contextual menu.
4. Click on FILL and select IMAGE FILL.
5. Click CHOOSE then select the image you need from Finder.
6. Tweak the appearance using the SCALE slider or drop down menu.

Access table cells using tab key with iterators

Hi,
I use a tableview with iterator and allow users to mouseclick certain column cells. I capture these user interactions using server event "onCellClick". But I cannot access these cells using tab key instead of mouse click. But tab key is a must for visibly challenged users. Is there any way to access table cells using tab keys (with iterators)?
I use icons in those cells to replace check box and change the icons to differentiate checked/unchecked status.

Hi Craig,
Thanks for your effort.
But I was able to solve my problem. I don't think I gave all the information to simulate my problem in your environment. I used images in certain table cells and was not able to access those cells using tab key or access key. Tag <img> doesn't have the attributes tabindex and access key.
I solved the problem by surrounding the <img> by anchor tag <A>, which has both attributes. I did these changes within the iterator method RENDER_CELL_START using CL_BSP_BEE_TABLE.
In the event handling, I had to do separate processing for mouse click event and key press event for those cells.
For visibly challenged users:
They can access those cells by tab key or access key and the key press event is used to capture when they hit enter key.
So this problem is irrelevant to service packages (SP38,..).

Stop looking for similar table cells

How do I get Pages to stop displaying a drop down list with similar text every time I try to enter text into Table cells. I'm logging video interviews so every time I type a question is usually starts with What or why and I have to wait for Pages to display every sentence I've typed into the cells that started with What or Why? What is the deal??

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How to paste tabbed data directly into FM7 table cells?

<<<<on edit.... changed FM8 to FM7... I have FM7, not FM8>>>
Hello
I'm working on a documentation job that requires a pasting external data into existing table cells in FM7.
I have tried several things but I can't find a way to paste the data directly into the table cells. The source data can be delimited text, or spreadsheet cells. Neither can be pasted into an existing table. The only way I can make this work is to first paste it into FM as text, then convert it to another table, and then copy/paste from that table into the existing one. This is a lot of extra work and it seems there should be a way to paste external data directly across table cells. I also tried "paste special" but that is not an option when I have table cells selected.
Any ideas???
It would be much appreciated!
Thanks
Gary Beckwith

Gary, just had a thought -- I've worked on several projects where I used variables in tables that might work better for you.
Basically the idea is to pre-populate the tables in your chapter with variables in the cells, and then import a minimalist MIF file that only contains the variable definitions for the pre-existing variables. The minimalist MIF file can be made quite easily from a database or from an Excel CSV or TSV export by using various scripting utilities to convert comma-delimited text into the MIF syntax.
I've created chapters that had hundreds of thousands of cells with variables in them, and updating the variables is incredibly quick.
The best way to approach the variable naming is to come up with a convention that is easy to apply, I found .r1c1 etc to be a good starting point (the period so that the variables all sort in the same place in FM, the lower-case letters to make the variable's name as horizontally short as possible.

How Do I Change the Padding in Table Cells

Hi, I am trying to set up a table that will allow text to fill the entire cell. I know that if I double click an individual cell, the left and right boundaries of the cell will be displayed on the ruler. However, I can't select multiple cells (even in a column) to adjust the boundaries. By default, all cells are created with no padding on the left, but half an inch on the right. I want no padding on the right as well. I know I can change the the tab for the table with the text inspector, after the fact.
So, #1. How can I change the default right cell wrap for all cells in a table?
Additionally, I know how to get rid of the padding above the text (via text property "instant margins"), but I also need to eliminate the padding at the bottom of the text. When I adjust the instant margin, it just moves the text the upper-left corner of the cell, but does not change the vertical size of the cell. I can change the individual row height by grabbing the border and dragging it up, but, again, this is a pain for large table. I know I can also change the overall cell height by dragging the lower table boundary.
#2. How do I change the default cell height so the cell is tight against the text, regardless of the font size, for all cells in a table?
Any help or suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Gary

Thanks for the reply.
Unfortunately, those options will not do what I need.
If I turn off "Wrap text", the text overflows the cell and the text in the adjacent cell to the right will hidden. I still want the text to wrap, just not half an inch from the right border.
And the "Resize to fit" changes the cell width, which I want to keep the cell at a static width.
One workaround I found, was to modify the table as needed, using text properties, and then save the table as the table default. Unfortunately, that overwrites the factory default, and new table's tabs in other templates (all other properties seem to be retained)
The second option that seems to work, is to save my entire document as a template. That seems to hold all the properties for graphics, tables, etc.
A bit kludgy, but those methods seem to do the trick.
Now, how do I get the default table properties back?
Gary

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