NOT a "How Do I". Query re conditionaling table columns

[Robert Lauriston]

I think it's basically for the same reason that you can't easily
comment out a table column in HTML. Unlike a table row, a column is
not a continuous set of elements. It's one set of elements for each
row in the table.

Implementing column-level conditions would thus be a much larger
challenge than row-level conditions. How do you tie the discontinuous
elements together so that FrameMaker knows to hide or show them as a
group? What should FM do when one condition applies to a column and
another to some of its rows? It would be a challenge to implement
without leaving open the option for a user to accidentally create an
invalid table.

On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 7:23 AM, Lin Sims <ljsims.ml at gmail.com> wrote:
> Playing with Frame12's (yes, we FINALLY got to upgrade) new conditional tag
> interface, and something occurred to me that has before but I never got
> around to asking.
>
> WHY can't Frame apply conditional tags to table columns? It's not a feature
> I particularly need (although there's been a time or two it would have come
> in right handy), but I've been curious about this for a while. I'm guessing
> it has something to do with the original internal structure, so I'm hoping
> those who have been long time users might have some insight.
>
> I don't need an answer fast. :) Technically, I don't need an answer at all,
> but I'm still curious.