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Wrapping Long Headers for table columns. Wraping text without spaces in column headers

Is there a way to wrap long text which has no spaces inside as headers for Table columns, so they are legible without making the column very wide?.

Properties - Appearance setting that specify several lines for headers do not work probably because there is no space indicating where to break the words.

I have to use text without spaces as column header because the Table is an input to a Data Function (Matlab) which cannot handle variable names with spaces.

Tibco Community Support (Sean Riley) suggested I contact you. See also:

https://community.tibco.com/questions/wrapping-long-headers-table-columns-cannot-wrap-text-without-spaces-column-headers

https://spotfire.ideas.aha.io/ideas/SPF-I-620

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      Niklas Amberntsson
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      Mar 2, 2018

      This is done for example by setting the row height in the appearance tab. I tis documented here: https://docs.tibco.com/pub/sfire-analyst/7.11.0/doc/html/en-US/TIB_sfire-analyst_UsersGuide/table/table_how_to_use.htm

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      Feb 20, 2018

      If it's already implemented, can we please get an explanation on how to do that in the documentation?

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      Niklas Amberntsson
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      Feb 20, 2018

      Thanks Stephen, that is a good point. I tried it and I think it works as expected there as well, you can see the screenshot attached.


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      Feb 20, 2018

      Hi

       

      this is about wrapping text not only in headers but in the content.  I don’t see that in the screenshot?

       

      Stephen

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      Niklas Amberntsson
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      Feb 20, 2018

      Michel, Stephen - If I understand the request correctly I do think this works in later Spotfire versions. Please see the attached Screenshot and let me know if this does/does not solve the issue?

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      Oct 16, 2017

      I agree, wrap text would be a great option for a number of the table visualisations, and in tooltips.  I raised something similar ;-)