rails fixed header table with varied width

Question

I'm trying to create a fixed header table in my index view. After 2 days I'm on it, I finally found the jQuery fixedheadertable addon, and I still can't use it. I guess I'm doing something wrong because it's the first time I'm using jQuery. This is what I have done:

Added the file jquery.fixedheadertable.js to \app\assets\javascripts

In application.js:

//= require jquery
//= require jquery-ui
//= require jquery_ujs
//= require jquery.fixedheadertable
..
..

In my_js_coffee_file:

$ -> 
    $("#id_of_my_index_table").fixheadertable({
             caption : 'My header is fixed !',
             height  : 200
    });

Also tried:

$ ->
  $('#id_of_my_index_table').fixedHeaderTable('show');

No change at all... what's wrong here?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Using stickyTableHeaders JQuery plugin solved my problem.

https://github.com/jmosbech/StickyTableHeaders

Answer 2

Your question does not have the details to properly analyse what is wrong. However, try these and see if it helps.

Does your application.js have require_tree in it? Also, try adding your my_js_coffee_file in the end of the application.js

Ex :

//= require jquery
//= require jquery-ui
//= require jquery_ujs
//= require jquery.fixedheadertable
//= require my_js_coffee_file

Or alternatively, you can also code the same thing inside the application.js file itself. And then try running. Check your console log to see what errors pop up.