>In this case I agree with you completely. She was asking for quite a lot. There was nothing mean spirited in your reply and in fact you gave her some good advice -- take it a step at a time as far as you can, and then if you are stuck on a tough point come ask. Also the importance of understanding the fundamentals first.

After spending all that time I decided to try something different than flexigrid. I believe it is not simple (if ever possible) to make it work the way I wanted.