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Re: [Orgmode] reference to same row in spreadsheet
From: |
Stephan Schmitt |
Subject: |
Re: [Orgmode] reference to same row in spreadsheet |
Date: |
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:50:58 +0100 |
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Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081124) |
For me the new behaviour is fine, if leaving out the row specification works.
The distinction between @0 and @+0 would work, too, but is rather confusing and
hard to remember. I think both should represent either the last or the current
row.
Greetings,
Stephan
Carsten Dominik wrote:
> You are right, this is an incompatible change. Dammit.
>
> What should do? Opinions?
>
> The problem is that this change may lead to older tables
> evaluated incorrectly. I do like the new convention and
> think that @+0 or leaving out the row specifications are
> good alternatives - but maybe we are obliged to keep
> the old convention....
>
> - Carsten
>
> On Dec 18, 2008, at 4:01 PM, Stephan Schmitt wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> the reference to the last row @0 led to incompatible changes:
>>
>> * spreadsheet: relative reference to same row
>> (using Org mode version 6.15d)
>>
>> The Org mode version 6.15 introduced @0 as a reference to the last
>> row for spreadsheet (org-table) formulas. This leads to problems if
>> you used it as reference to the same row before.
>>
>> - description from [[http://orgmode.org/Changes.html][Org-mode list of
>> user-visible changes]]:
>>
>> Spreadsheet references to the last table line.
>>
>> You may now use @0 to reference the last dataline in a table in a
>> stable way.
>>
>> - according to [[info:org:References]]:
>>
>> `0' refers to the current row and column. Also, if you omit
>> either the column or the row part of the reference, the current
>> row/column is implied.
>>
>> However this doesn't work since @0 refers to the last line.
>>
>> If you press `C-c *' with the cursor inside the tables below, the
>> second column should contain the doubled value of the first.
>>
>> ** @0 refers to last line
>>
>> |---+---|
>> | 1 | 4 |
>> | 2 | 4 |
>> |---+---|
>> #+TBLFM: address@hidden
>>
>> this has worked before as reference to the same row, now it refers
>> to the last row
>>
>> ** bug: omitting explicit reference
>>
>> |---+--------|
>> | 1 | #ERROR |
>> | 2 | #ERROR |
>> |---+--------|
>> #+TBLFM: $2=2*$-1
>>
>> this seems to be a bug, should refer to the same row
>>
>> ** @+0 refers to same row
>>
>> |---+---|
>> | 1 | 2 |
>> | 2 | 4 |
>> |---+---|
>> #+TBLFM: address@hidden
>>
>> works as expected
>>
>>
>> Greetings,
>> Stephan
>>
>>
>>
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