Comments on: Spreadsheet Component http://www.rogue-development.com/blog2/2007/11/spreadsheet-component/ Comments and thoughts on technology from Marc Hughes Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:34:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: R O'Brien http://www.rogue-development.com/blog2/2007/11/spreadsheet-component/#comment-202 R O'Brien Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:50:00 +0000 http://rogue-development.com/blog2/?p=94#comment-202 Hi Marc,<br/>Nice demo. Looks great. I've uploaded an example and source code of calculatable fields (i.e. SUM, MAX, COS) in the datagrid control which may also be of some interest. It's available here:<br/><br/><a HREF="http://drrflexblog.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://drrflexblog.blogspot.com/</a> Hi Marc,
Nice demo. Looks great. I’ve uploaded an example and source code of calculatable fields (i.e. SUM, MAX, COS) in the datagrid control which may also be of some interest. It’s available here:

http://drrflexblog.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.rogue-development.com/blog2/2007/11/spreadsheet-component/#comment-191 Anonymous Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:27:00 +0000 http://rogue-development.com/blog2/?p=94#comment-191 Marc,<br/><br/>The demo rocks.<br/>I love/hate datagrids.<br/>Please, please release this as a Flex component so all I have is love again for datagrids.<br/><br/>CD Marc,

The demo rocks.
I love/hate datagrids.
Please, please release this as a Flex component so all I have is love again for datagrids.

CD

]]> By: blue http://www.rogue-development.com/blog2/2007/11/spreadsheet-component/#comment-143 blue Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:37:00 +0000 http://rogue-development.com/blog2/?p=94#comment-143 nice ! i just hope you implement the autocompletion using ctrl+spacebar i just dont like editors that shows autocopletion without asking for it nice ! i just hope you implement the autocompletion using ctrl+spacebar i just dont like editors that shows autocopletion without asking for it

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.rogue-development.com/blog2/2007/11/spreadsheet-component/#comment-142 Anonymous Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:47:00 +0000 http://rogue-development.com/blog2/?p=94#comment-142 Congratulations, but.... where is the source? Congratulations, but…. where is the source?

]]> By: ripoblet http://www.rogue-development.com/blog2/2007/11/spreadsheet-component/#comment-141 ripoblet Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:22:00 +0000 http://rogue-development.com/blog2/?p=94#comment-141 Congratulations Marc,good job. Congratulations Marc,good job.

]]> By: Marc http://www.rogue-development.com/blog2/2007/11/spreadsheet-component/#comment-137 Marc Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:20:00 +0000 http://rogue-development.com/blog2/?p=94#comment-137 I do support custom editors and custom renderers.<br/><br/>Those custom components can optionally implement a special interface. If they do that, then the spreadsheet component feeds them a lot of additional information and will listen for several events out of them. This is probably one of the biggest benefits.<br/><br/>But I'll need to really test the limits of the system I have in place at some point.<br/><br/>Thanks for the offer Chris, I'll keep you in mind. I do support custom editors and custom renderers.

Those custom components can optionally implement a special interface. If they do that, then the spreadsheet component feeds them a lot of additional information and will listen for several events out of them. This is probably one of the biggest benefits.

But I’ll need to really test the limits of the system I have in place at some point.

Thanks for the offer Chris, I’ll keep you in mind.

]]> By: Chris Charlton http://www.rogue-development.com/blog2/2007/11/spreadsheet-component/#comment-136 Chris Charlton Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:56:00 +0000 http://rogue-development.com/blog2/?p=94#comment-136 To help expedite a release, let me know when you need help with the docs for this. To help expedite a release, let me know when you need help with the docs for this.

]]> By: Tech Per http://www.rogue-development.com/blog2/2007/11/spreadsheet-component/#comment-135 Tech Per Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:46:00 +0000 http://rogue-development.com/blog2/?p=94#comment-135 Dude, this looks cool. I have been battling DataGrid myself, though I don't hate it enough to start writing my own.<br/><br/>Are you thinking about making it pluggable what the editors for cell values can be? Cause in your (cool) video, it seems to be text fields most of it!? Dude, this looks cool. I have been battling DataGrid myself, though I don’t hate it enough to start writing my own.

Are you thinking about making it pluggable what the editors for cell values can be? Cause in your (cool) video, it seems to be text fields most of it!?

]]> By: Marc http://www.rogue-development.com/blog2/2007/11/spreadsheet-component/#comment-133 Marc Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:46:00 +0000 http://rogue-development.com/blog2/?p=94#comment-133 Oh! Just to be clear...<br/><br/>I have great respect for the DataGrid component and the people who did it. It's a great component for displaying data, and as far as I can tell, that was it's focus.<br/><br/>The thing that amazes me about the DataGrid is how you can throw just about anything at it, and it'll try to display it. Arrays, ArrayCollections, XML lists, and you can even have mixed types in those!<br/><br/>** From here on out is pure speculation from me, I have no idea if any of it is true. **<br/><br/>Unfortunately I think they had conflicting design goals.<br/>1) Make it powerful<br/>2) Make is easy to use<br/>3) Make it fast<br/>4) Make it configurable<br/><br/>And it's those base conflicting goals that causes much of the complexity in the code base. It's this complexity that causes most of the <a HREF="http://www.rockonflash.com/blog/?p=90" REL="nofollow">frustration for people</a> wishing to extend it's functionality.<br/><br/>I'm fortunate in that I only have to please myself and I get to choose the goals. This component won't be trying to accomplish #2 at all. Oh! Just to be clear…

I have great respect for the DataGrid component and the people who did it. It’s a great component for displaying data, and as far as I can tell, that was it’s focus.

The thing that amazes me about the DataGrid is how you can throw just about anything at it, and it’ll try to display it. Arrays, ArrayCollections, XML lists, and you can even have mixed types in those!

** From here on out is pure speculation from me, I have no idea if any of it is true. **

Unfortunately I think they had conflicting design goals.
1) Make it powerful
2) Make is easy to use
3) Make it fast
4) Make it configurable

And it’s those base conflicting goals that causes much of the complexity in the code base. It’s this complexity that causes most of the frustration for people wishing to extend it’s functionality.

I’m fortunate in that I only have to please myself and I get to choose the goals. This component won’t be trying to accomplish #2 at all.

]]> By: Marc http://www.rogue-development.com/blog2/2007/11/spreadsheet-component/#comment-132 Marc Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:12:00 +0000 http://rogue-development.com/blog2/?p=94#comment-132 Thanks for the feedback, nice to know others would like something like this as well. This was just a teaser to see how much interest there is.<br/><br/>It's a long ways from being useable by other people. Right now all the styles are hard coded in and the documentation is non-existent. I also need to fix a bunch of very major bugs. Oh yeah, it doesn't listen for changes to it's datapovider yet which is pretty important :) <br/><br/>I haven't yet decided how I'll distribute it. Thanks for the feedback, nice to know others would like something like this as well. This was just a teaser to see how much interest there is.

It’s a long ways from being useable by other people. Right now all the styles are hard coded in and the documentation is non-existent. I also need to fix a bunch of very major bugs. Oh yeah, it doesn’t listen for changes to it’s datapovider yet which is pretty important :)

I haven’t yet decided how I’ll distribute it.

]]> By: Erki http://www.rogue-development.com/blog2/2007/11/spreadsheet-component/#comment-131 Erki Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:31:00 +0000 http://rogue-development.com/blog2/?p=94#comment-131 Will this be for sale component or will you make it free? Will this be for sale component or will you make it free?

]]> By: Andrii Olefirenko http://www.rogue-development.com/blog2/2007/11/spreadsheet-component/#comment-130 Andrii Olefirenko Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:58:00 +0000 http://rogue-development.com/blog2/?p=94#comment-130 Looks cool :) Actually I started to do the same component but it's more excel-like and oriented. If you're interested, i could send a demo. Looks cool :) Actually I started to do the same component but it’s more excel-like and oriented. If you’re interested, i could send a demo.

]]> By: The Helmsman http://www.rogue-development.com/blog2/2007/11/spreadsheet-component/#comment-129 The Helmsman Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:51:00 +0000 http://rogue-development.com/blog2/?p=94#comment-129 Excellent work, when it will be released? Excellent work, when it will be released?

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.rogue-development.com/blog2/2007/11/spreadsheet-component/#comment-128 Jonathan Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:06:00 +0000 http://rogue-development.com/blog2/?p=94#comment-128 This is great stuff. You are really creating a great component. Will you be open sourcing it? I would like to offer myself to help with its progression. <br/><br/>Great work Marc. This is great stuff. You are really creating a great component. Will you be open sourcing it? I would like to offer myself to help with its progression.

Great work Marc.

]]> By: neoRiley http://www.rogue-development.com/blog2/2007/11/spreadsheet-component/#comment-126 neoRiley Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:10:00 +0000 http://rogue-development.com/blog2/?p=94#comment-126 DOOD I'm in love and I Don't care WHO finds out!!! <br/><br/>LOVE YOU. LOVE YOU. LOVE YOU. DOOD I’m in love and I Don’t care WHO finds out!!!

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