From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Samuel Wales Subject: Re: spreadsheet: column width behavior(s) Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:05:21 -0700 Message-ID: <20524da71003271105n232378fdqd4dc449e01e626c6@mail.gmail.com> References: <4BABBF44.5020803@alumni.ethz.ch> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NvaNy-0002oK-Ok for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:05:26 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=43593 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NvaNx-0002o9-J5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:05:26 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NvaNv-0004cT-VP for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:05:25 -0400 Received: from mail-qy0-f182.google.com ([209.85.221.182]:39459) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NvaNv-0004cN-Sq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:05:23 -0400 Received: by qyk12 with SMTP id 12so7808117qyk.5 for ; Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:05:22 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4BABBF44.5020803@alumni.ethz.ch> 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: Michael Brand Cc: Org Mode Hi Michael, Org tables already use up horizontal space with the | syntax. Some people use large fonts or small displays. Whatever solution is chosen, making it easy to make tables narrow will be important. Samuel On 2010-03-25, Michael Brand wrote: > Hi Carsten, hi all > > Are there reasons to only narrow but not to widen columns? > > I would like the behavior `fixed width' like > > | year | boss | facility management assistant | > | | <30> | <30> | > |------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------| > | 2009 | Alice | Bob | > > but with the current implementation get > > | year | boss | facility management assistant | > | | <30> | <30> | > |------+-------+-------------------------------| > | 2009 | Alice | Bob | > > which widens the column only if there is too less space left for the column > content. > > As a comparison I can imagine four variants: > <..40> : `maximum width' (what <40> is today) > <30> : `fixed width' > <20..> : `minimum width' (no narrowing) > <20..40> : `width range' (minimum 20, up to 40, narrowing if even longer) > > The most commonly used spreadsheet applications offer just one single > variant > out of the above four (right?) and it is `fixed width'. My vote for > org-table > would be the same: That it should support `fixed width' and that this is > sufficient as the only variant. What is the opinion of other users? > > - Michael > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > -- Q: How many CDC "scientists" does it take to change a lightbulb? A: "You only think it's dark." [CDC has denied a deadly disease for 25 years] ========== Retrovirus: http://www.wpinstitute.org/xmrv/index.html