Span cells across columns

[abeverley]

Is there any way to span cells across multiple columns? E.g. similar to the HTML colspan attribute.

If not, I would be interested in sponsoring the implementation of this feature.

[kamenov]

There isn't an out-of-the-box property for that but can be work-arounded with text_block() or cell_callback_func. I'm more than happy to merge a PR that introduces a property with html-like behaviour.

[abeverley]

Thanks for the (very!) quick reply, and thanks for the information.

Would you be interested in sponsorship to implement such a feature?

[kamenov]

Wow, It's been a while after my first fast response, apologies. I'm not interested in implementing the feature but i believe i can find a person that can do that for you - all credits and sponsorship will go to them if you both like each other :) shall I poke around for a suitable person?

[abeverley]

No problem, thanks for letting me know, and thanks for the offer. I've actually recently approached @domm who is interested, so I'll see how that goes, and I'll let him liaise with you in terms of the implementation. Many thanks!

[domm]

Without having looked at the code yet, I see two options to add the col-span param: a new entry in the cell_props, or by passing a hashref instead of a string in data:

via cell_props it could look like:

$cell_props->[4][2] = {
    col_span => 2
};

via data:

my $some_data = [
    [ 'Header',              'Row',   'Test' ],
    [ '1 Lorem ipsum dolor', 'Donec', 'consequat quis, tincidunt vel, felis.' ],
        [ { text => 'this will span!', col_span => 2  }, 'the third colum' ],
]

I think the second option feels nicer, because everything is in one place. But as the rest of the API is using cell_props I guess adding a new cell_prop is more in line with the rest of the module.

Any opinions on that?

[abeverley]

@kamenov - do you have any thoughts on @domm's comments above please? Many thanks.

[kamenov]

I prefer the cell_props approach as it is in line with the rest of the code and also it's not a good practice to modify your input data. (sorry for the delayed response)

[PhilterPaper]

There is a "colspan" feature in PDF::Table. Does this do what you are looking for? If so, I can close this ticket.

[westmj]

I found a work-around, outside PDF:: Table, so this is not currently on my radar. But seeing you get active on P::T, let me try to get back to it. Watch this space!

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There is a "colspan" feature in PDF::Table. Does this do what you are looking for? If so, I can close this ticket.

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[abeverley]

There is a "colspan" feature in PDF::Table. Does this do what you are looking for? If so, I can close this ticket.

Yes, this feature has now been implemented and merged (sponsored by me, written by @domm), so this issue can be closed now. Many thanks.