> I need to know if it's possible to either have a tableframe to display  
> fields only (the user can select a row, but not change anything)

On a form:
Menu  Format - Data model, right click on table and select Read only.


> can create how to use a listbox with a fixed font and padding to  
> simulate a multicolumn listbox.

Yes, you can pad, but with spaces, not tabs.
Just one trick, rename that default name #List6 to "list".
And then use
	myList.list.list.selection = 1
	myList.list.list.value = "a  a"
	myList.list.list.selection = 2
	myList.list.list.value = "b  b"


Jure