[softwarelist] Re: !Tablemate

In message of 11 Mar, Dave Symes <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> Nothing to help, sorry. But maybe someone can answer something I don't
> understand.
> I've never understood why folks continued to mess about with a
> dedicated table making app when a spreadsheet will do just as well?

While spreadsheets can indeed create tables, Tablemate does do it a bit
better and more presentably even these days.  Further I find that the
html output from Tablemate is far better, shorter and more usable that
that from Schema, my risc os spreadsheet of choice.

> An additional advantage is, for example... A table I create using
> Eureka in RO can be exported to Excel on the PC side and used there,
> and also exported back. Also a Table created in Eureka can be saved
> and imported directly as a live table into Impression Publisher,
> then when updating is required, put back into Eureka for re-editing,
> then directly back into Publisher.

Tablemate first appeared with Impression for precisely this sort of
linking purpose.  When I used to use Impression, this was a pleasure to
exercise.

> I do remember having a play with TableMate some yearsR ago and
> considered it a waste of space, considering I was already using
> Eureka to create tables.

It looks like I and many others disagree with you, again.  The later
versions of Tablemate are not a waste of space and it remains a pleasure
to use.  I even look forward to the forthcoming update.

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