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Is it possible to embed a checkbox in a grid using Salt

I am building a wireframe for a future application and would like a grid with a checkbox column on the left. I am using the empty checkbox widget [ ] inside a table.

Here is my code:

@startuml

salt
{
    {#
        Col1|Col2
        [ ]|Row data
    }
}

@enduml

I am finding that the checkbox is rendering as a button. Is there a way to get this to render as an empty checkbox?

Update:

I have come up with a work around that takes advantage of the UTF-8 characters U+2610 and U+2612. This more or less gives me what I am after, but I'll leave the question open for a few days in case someone has an actual solution.

@startuml

salt
{
    {#
        Col1|Col2
        ☐|Row data
        ☒|Row data
    }
}

@enduml
Solution

  • Here is another workaround

    @startuml
salt
{
    {#
        Col1|Col2|*
        [ ]⠀| Row data
        [x]⠀| Row data
    }
}
@enduml

    it's not visible at the plain eye but since to be recognized as textbox it needs some text in front of the [] I added UTF character U+2800 that is a blank space.

    visual result