Why is it so laborious to insert table rows?

Question

I have a table that is at least 1,000 rows in length. I've
used the shortcut Alt+A+I+R to insert a single table row, and I've
found that if I select existing rows, such as five or ten at a
time, I can insert that same number of rows in one action. However,
to insert five rows at a time, it takes about 3-5 minutes. To
insert 10 table rows at a time, it takes about 5-10 minutes.
Is there anyway I can eliminate the time lag to insert table
rows? I tried to create one new table of 1,000 rows initially, but
RoboHelp limits the table creation to 100 rows at a time.
thanks in advance,
ChristyG

Answer 1

Hi ChristyG
I think what you are seeing is something inherent with the
RoboHelp HTML editor. 1,000 rows is a pret-ty large table IMHO. The
RoboHelp HTML WYSIWYG editor just wasn't designed to handle things
that size. I'm just guessing here, but You probably also notice
that you can easily "type ahead" in this topic and it looks as if
you are typing i n s l o w m o t i o n.
So unfortunately, I'm going to have to say that no, there is
simply no way to "speed it up". The only possibility that comes to
mind is to use a different HTML editor for such topics. I have no
idea if Dreamweaver or other editors are up to that sort of task.
Perhaps someone with more experience with different editors can
comment on that.
Sincerely... Rick