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Grouping table data by header

Andy’s latest Javascript experiment is over a week old now but I managed to miss it the first time round. It’s an interesting twist on the sortable tables idea, allowing table data to be grouped as well as sorted by dragging each table header on to a box at the top of the table. Unfortunately the grouping feature seems unstable in IE but it works a treat in Firebird.

Posted 13th December 2003 at 1:42 am

This is Grouping table data by header by Simon Willison, posted on 13th December 2003.

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BTW, the table sort you reference, never worked for me when I used it in an XHTML doc. Not sure what's wrong with it but it would make the first th in the thead become invisible and unclickable. The one over at brainjar worked perfectly though. Just thought I'd let you know. This groupijng by header though, WOW. Awesome!
Devon - 13th December 2003 08:40 - #
It's a great idea, but my Mouse Gestures got in the way...
Eugene - 13th December 2003 13:30 - #
Now that'd be great it if DID work in IE, too. In fact, it'd be so good that I feel this one should be incentivised. I'll through $50 into the pool to get a cross browser, row colouring, sortable, grouping js table tool that's easy to implement.
Ed Dowding - 13th December 2003 16:23 - #
That'll be throw, not through.
Ed Dowding - 13th December 2003 16:24 - #

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