fixed-width

Fixed-width or fluid-width for accessibility

I was told that fixed-width websites are not accessible because most screen readers cannot read content that scrolls off the screen. Is there any truth to this? This doesn't sound correct to me, so I thought I would ask for some clarification on the topic. Any information would be greatly appreciated, thanks! ...

epydoc: Blocks of fixed-width text

Hi, I have written a software component that relies on a configuration file. For clarity, I want to document the structure of the configuration file by adding an example file in the docstring of the relevant class. For obvious reasons, it should appear in fixed-width font. The only way I know is adding >>> before each line, which is ba...

Convert to Fixed-Width File Format

Question What generic and extensible solutions exist to convert a data file to fixed-width file? The data file format can be CSV, XML, or plain text, as exported by JasperReports. Background The fields are listed as follows: Field # Field Name Format Type Size Required 1 Customer RJ/ZF N 1 Y 2 Accou...

Fixed width, variable height in JPanel with flow

I have an annoying problem with Java’s layout managers. I have the following situation: In a panel A are two other panels B with an absolute layout and C with a FlowLayout. B is highly customized and has a fixed size set via setPreferredSize. C should have the same fixed width as B but otherwise be of a variable height, depending on how ...

Parsing multi-line fixed-width files

I have a fixed-width flat file. To make matters worse, each line can either be a new record or a subrecord of the line above, identified by the first character on each line: A0020SOME DESCRIPTION MORE DESCRIPTION 922 2321 # Separate A0021ANOTHER DESCRIPTIONMORE DESCRIPTION 23111442 # records B0021ANOTHER DESCRIPTION THIS T...