Re: Aesthetic/Readability Feature Request (stacking #+TBLFM: lines)

From: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
To: Eric Schulte <schulte.eric@gmail.com>
Cc: Org Mode List <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Aesthetic/Readability Feature Request (stacking #+TBLFM: lines)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 00:02:54 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <13486BF7-9421-4C47-A13D-92C6C9E82C4D@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2iqjqie4t.fsf@gmail.com>

On May 24, 2009, at 7:50 PM, Eric Schulte wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Would it be difficult to allow stacking of table formula lines.  With
> the current setup I find I often have #+TBLFM lines stretching far  
> past
> the right margin of my page.
>
> For (a very contrived) example, I'd like to be able to replace this
>
>
> | 1 |  2 |  3 |
> | 2 |  3 |  5 |
> | 3 |  4 | 36 |
> | 4 |  5 |    |
> | 5 |  6 |    |
> | 6 |  7 |    |
> | 7 |  8 |    |
> | 8 |  9 |    |
> | 9 | 10 |    |
> #+TBLFM: @1$3=vsum(@1$1..@1$2)::@2$3=vsum(@1$1..@1$2) +  
> 2::@3$3=vsum(@1$1..@8$1)

Well, that line is really only a storage location, it is
not meant for reading and editing.  Have you tried "C-c '"
in the table as an alternative.

- Carsten

>
>
> with this
>
>
> | 1 |  2 | 3 |
> | 2 |  3 |   |
> | 3 |  4 |   |
> | 4 |  5 |   |
> | 5 |  6 |   |
> | 6 |  7 |   |
> | 7 |  8 |   |
> | 8 |  9 |   |
> | 9 | 10 |   |
> #+TBLFM: @1$3=vsum(@1$1..@1$2)
> #+TBLFM: @2$3=vsum(@1$1..@1$2) + 2
> #+TBLFM: @3$3=vsum(@1$1..@8$1)
>
>
> Thanks -- Eric
>
>
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