make columns more distinct

[hogi]

☐  cool new feature
☑ could help many users!

☐ removes a „bug“

☐ nice to have

☐ nobody needs it

sometimes it's hard to find the right column again and again.

some suggestions to make it easier:

- define special colors for special columns (or groups):

- make the vertical line between groups thicker

more wishes submitted by  

[hogi]

the column color could also be used to highlight columns of larger interest - like illustrated here:

[Craige_Hales]

Yes, colors for column headers!

@hogi  For now, try the scroll-lock for a few important columns to keep them pinned to the left edge of the grid.

[SamGardner]

Thanks for the suggestion @hogi .  We are investigating the feasibility of this feature request and if it something we will pursue.  

[hogi]

i just detected this wish:
https://community.jmp.com/t5/JMP-Wish-List/Set-background-color-in-column-header-column-names/idc-p/...

Seems to be quite the same - could you please merge both wishes?

[SamGardner]

Our development team is looking into this and we may be adding this as a new feature in upcoming versions of JMP.  

[hogi]

Thanks a lot

Besides highlighting columns in the column list on the left, platforms could also benefit if Filter Col Selectors and Col List Boxes will share the same color coding.

[FN]

This wish also focuses on having a better organization of columns, not by color but by hierarchy.

https://community.jmp.com/t5/JMP-Wish-List/Improved-column-organization-in-datatables-multiple-level...

In general, working with several columns in JMP, common in manufacturing data, is really challenging.

[OrganicSocrates]

+1 for column header colors.

[Audrey_Shull]

I can confirm that column header colors are under active development for the next major release of JMP (JMP 18).