From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernt Hansen Subject: Re: org tbl, sum elements in a colum with the mouse Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:57:31 -0400 Message-ID: <87hbgvw0ck.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> References: <877hhrunit.fsf@mat.ucm.es> <87lj67w110.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> <8739sfuly1.fsf@mat.ucm.es> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=32982 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1P4gU4-00028S-JE for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:57:40 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P4gU3-0000Tp-Bh for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:57:36 -0400 Received: from mho-01-ewr.mailhop.org ([204.13.248.71]:55680) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P4gU3-0000Tj-9y for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:57:35 -0400 In-Reply-To: <8739sfuly1.fsf@mat.ucm.es> (Uwe Brauer's message of "Sat, 09 Oct 2010 22:53:58 +0200") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Uwe Brauer Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Uwe Brauer writes: >>>>>> On Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:42:51 -0400, Bernt Hansen wrote: > > > Uwe Brauer writes: > >> Hello > >> > >> Most spreadsheets I know off are able to sum rows in colum, > >> by marking it with the mouse and then call the sum > >> function. I can't find that functionality in org modes > >> table. > >> Could that be easily implemented? > >> > >> thanks > > > I don't think that is available with mouse > > functionality but in a column in a table you can do C-c > > + to sum the values and display the result. > > I am not sure I understand take the following example > > | 3 | 8 | ^ | > | 4 | | | > | ^ | | | > > So I put the cursor ^ either below the 4 and press C-c + but > then I am informed that a 0 will be inserted (using F10 > (which is bound in my setting to C-y)) > the same happens when I put the cursor besides the 8 What version of org-mode are you using? (M-x org-version) Below the 4 I get the following in the message window: C-c + Sum of 2 items: 7 ( will insert result into buffer) and in the 3rd column beside the 8 I get a result of zero -Bernt