Need css column-width property

[DuyPhanBao]

Can you add column-width property in Style()

[erickok]

I have strong doubts whether this will happen. I can see the sue case for sure, and like to have it, though! Maybe though if we can find a Flutter widget (or Flutter library) that can handle layout-ing of text in columns?

[tneotia]

@erickok isn't this possible with flutter_layout_grid? We can detect when certain columns are fixed (also rows) and instead use FixedContentSize rather than IntrinsicContentTrackSize or whatever it is.

[erickok]

Probleem I see is that we don't know where to split the text into the columns. Sure there must be some algorithm to do so, but I bet this would require quite done flutter internals to do right.

[tneotia]

Sorry I'm not following... what exactly do you mean by split the text?

A column-width would be set as an inline style, and while generating the rowSizes and colSizes list you can check the style to see if a width has been defined. Then flutter_layout_grid would handle the scaling and sizing of whatever is inside those cells to make the column-width or row-height work.

So I guess I was thinking of the wrong thing... I see what you mean. I agree, it will be difficult.

[Sub6Resources]

Definitely possible, but implementation will be complicated. Adding to stretch goals for now. If this issue gets enough backing (more 👍 on the first issue), we'll consider it.

Standard Reference: https://www.w3.org/TR/css-multicol-1/