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How does that compare to https://github.com/paulhodel/jexcel https://github.com/paulhodel/jexcel ?

sacky 6y ago
one thing is that datagridxl.js does not support formulas but jexcel does
kanobo 6y ago
jexcel is great, it has more features (sorting, formulas, colors, etc)... but those same features are not very performant with many (>1000) rows since each cell is a html table cell. datagridxl looks promising if you need to display lots of data. I'm a fan of any open source data grid library so I'm happy both exists.
- iopuy 6y ago
  are both open source? click the buy button on datgridxl.js, only 800 euros!!
  - TAForObvReasons 6y ago
    jexcel still maintains an open source community edition https://github.com/paulhodel/jexcel https://github.com/paulhodel/jexcel , no such thing exists for this project.
  - robbiejs 6y ago
    Hi, you can use DGXL for free, as long as you keep the branding link visible and have no need for support.
- robbiejs 6y ago
  What I appreciate about Jexcel is their numerous input methods (like dropdowns and checkboxes). DGXL does not offer these features at this moment. Both Jexcel and Handsontable are quite excellent when it comes to the amount of features, but they do have the same downsides: their enthusiastic creators implement any feature that they can dream off, ingoring the effects on performance and a growing code base that gets more complex every time. If you're looking to create a spreadsheet app to compete with Excel or G. Sheets, don't look at DataGridXL. If you're looking for the fastest and most reliable editor for 2D or JSON data sets, choose DGXL :-)
  - paulhodel 6y ago
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV6t1nv2Fjc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV6t1nv2Fjc
    - robbiejs 6y ago
      Record one with 200 columns now and scroll horizontally ;-)
- paulhodel 6y ago
  Take a look on this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV6t1nv2Fjc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV6t1nv2Fjc
robbiejs 6y ago
Great question. I think Jexcel is a great effort. There's also Handsontable. I think Jexcel and Handsontable are pretty similar: they have a lot of features, but also a lot of the same errors: performance suffers and sometimes the DOM or CSS gets messed up after a user drag operation. I wanted to tackle the performance & reliability issues mainly. My thinking is that most users won't probably need formulas, merged cells, HTML markup. DGXL really shines for larger data sets. Excellent for numeric data input specifically. Also, I think it implements Excel/G. Sheets controls a little better: when your users are Excel-experts, but keyboard controls work just a little different then they're used to, that's quite annoying. My goal is to stick as best as I can to the original controls.

one thing is that datagridxl.js does not support formulas but jexcel does

jexcel is great, it has more features (sorting, formulas, colors, etc)... but those same features are not very performant with many (>1000) rows since each cell is a html table cell. datagridxl looks promising if you need to display lots of data. I'm a fan of any open source data grid library so I'm happy both exists.

iopuy 6y ago
are both open source? click the buy button on datgridxl.js, only 800 euros!!
- TAForObvReasons 6y ago
  jexcel still maintains an open source community edition https://github.com/paulhodel/jexcel https://github.com/paulhodel/jexcel , no such thing exists for this project.
- robbiejs 6y ago
  Hi, you can use DGXL for free, as long as you keep the branding link visible and have no need for support.
robbiejs 6y ago
What I appreciate about Jexcel is their numerous input methods (like dropdowns and checkboxes). DGXL does not offer these features at this moment. Both Jexcel and Handsontable are quite excellent when it comes to the amount of features, but they do have the same downsides: their enthusiastic creators implement any feature that they can dream off, ingoring the effects on performance and a growing code base that gets more complex every time. If you're looking to create a spreadsheet app to compete with Excel or G. Sheets, don't look at DataGridXL. If you're looking for the fastest and most reliable editor for 2D or JSON data sets, choose DGXL :-)
- paulhodel 6y ago
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV6t1nv2Fjc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV6t1nv2Fjc
  - robbiejs 6y ago
    Record one with 200 columns now and scroll horizontally ;-)
paulhodel 6y ago
Take a look on this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV6t1nv2Fjc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV6t1nv2Fjc

robbiejs 6y ago

Great question. I think Jexcel is a great effort. There's also Handsontable. I think Jexcel and Handsontable are pretty similar: they have a lot of features, but also a lot of the same errors: performance suffers and sometimes the DOM or CSS gets messed up after a user drag operation. I wanted to tackle the performance & reliability issues mainly. My thinking is that most users won't probably need formulas, merged cells, HTML markup. DGXL really shines for larger data sets. Excellent for numeric data input specifically. Also, I think it implements Excel/G. Sheets controls a little better: when your users are Excel-experts, but keyboard controls work just a little different then they're used to, that's quite annoying. My goal is to stick as best as I can to the original controls.