>>An example is where there are too many fields to reasonably allow direct grid editing but you still want to use a grid for display purposes
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>Good point. But is this a drawback of the grid concept or simply of those that allow only one line of fields? I'm thinking of Quicken, here (as should most of us when discussing UI issues:).

Should we?? I've never used or had direct contact with someone that uses Quicken.