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Along the same lines, the fact that they don’t have any simple inline tables that aren’t “databases” is annoying. Sometimes I don’t want a database or a spreads
by MattRix 5y ago
Along the same lines, the fact that they don’t have any simple inline tables that aren’t “databases” is annoying. Sometimes I don’t want a database or a spreadsheet, just a simple inline table with a few columns.
- Spivak 5y agoKinda confused about this one? Inline tables are ... well inline tables. Why does it matter that they're actually pages/databases? Is it that you want tables in the formatting sense?
- MattRix 5y agoGood question! There are a few things. First, you can’t make a table that doesn’t have specifically typed vertical columns, which means a bunch of layouts just aren’t possible (you can kind of fake it with all text columns, but it gets messy. You also can’t hide the column headers. You’re forced to have a name column, and your table has to have a title (you can make the title a space but that feels like a hack). There’s just lots of chrome. Even if you lock the table, you still have the lock icon and the new row button that will never go away. These things may all seem minor, but they really do make tables not look or feel “simple”. To be clear, I’m absolutely fine with the existing tables for certain purposes, and I don’t want them changed… I just wish there was a “Simple Table” block type as well.