Re: orgmode tables

[Leo Butler]

Beyond what Mark and Ihor have written, you can insert the column in the
table as you did, and then use M-<RIGHT> or M-<LEFT> to move it. That
works for me with:

(insert (emacs-version))
GNU Emacs 29.2 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.41, cairo 
version 1.18.0)
 of 2024-02-26, modified by Debian

(insert (org-version))
9.6.23

and either terminal emacs (in an xterm) or gui emacs.

Leo

‘M-<LEFT>’ (‘org-table-move-column-left’)
     Move the current column left.

‘M-<RIGHT>’ (‘org-table-move-column-right’)
     Move the current column right.

‘M-S-<LEFT>’ (‘org-table-delete-column’)
     Kill the current column.

‘M-S-<RIGHT>’ (‘org-table-insert-column’)
     Insert a new column at point position.  Move the recent column and
     all cells to the right of this column to the right.


On Mon, Apr 22 2024, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> wrote:

> m-s-right is meta-shift-rightarrow if I have that correct.  Now if I put
> point in the last column of the table and do that, I'll get a column to
> the left which will be blank.  What I tried to ask is if I put point in
> the last column of the table what can I do to have a new column appear to
> the right of where point exists?
>
>
> --
>  Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com>
>  "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
>  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo.
>  Please use in that order."
>  Ed Howdershelt 1940.
>
> On Mon, 22 Apr 2024, Leo Butler wrote:
>
>> (info "(org)Built-in Table Editor")
>>
>> ‘M-S-<RIGHT>’ (‘org-table-insert-column’)
>>      Insert a new column at point position.  Move the recent column and
>>      all cells to the right of this column to the right.
>>
>> Leo
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 22 2024, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> wrote:
>>
>> > when making a table in orgmode, I forgot to add three columns to the
>> > table.  What command or commands would I use to add columns to a table?
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> >  Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com>
>> >  "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
>> >  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo.
>> >  Please use in that order."
>> >  Ed Howdershelt 1940.