Enhancement for Org-mode tables

Enhancement for Org-mode tables

[Eddward DeVilla]

Hello,

    Currently org-mode will adjust the justification in a column if it
thinks it is a numeric field.  I use hexidecimal a lot and got some
wierd results.  Eventually I found the option to adjust it and have
set my own RE of (org-table-number-regexp
"^\\([<>]?[-+^.0-9]*[0-9][-+^.0-9eEdDx()%]*\\|\\(0[xX]\\)?[0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F]*\\)$").
 I made it based on the general number RE in the code.  Right now, I'm
just worried that some day the general number RE might become
better/more general and I might miss out.

Would it possible to add hex to the general number option, or to make
a general+hex option?  If not, would there be a way I could do
something to say 'match general-numbers or my RE"?

This isn't a big deal.  Just though I'd ask.

Thanks,
Edd

Re: Enhancement for Org-mode tables

[Carsten Dominik]

Hi Eddward,

On Sep 27, 2006, at 18:51, Eddward DeVilla wrote:

> Hello,
>
>    Currently org-mode will adjust the justification in a column if it
> thinks it is a numeric field.  I use hexidecimal a lot and got some
> wierd results.  Eventually I found the option to adjust it and have
> set my own RE of (org-table-number-regexp
> "^\\([<>]?[-+^.0-9]*[0-9][-+^.0-9eEdDx()%]*\\|\\(0[xX]\\)?[0-9a-fA- 
> F][0-9a-fA-F]*\\)$").
> I made it based on the general number RE in the code.  Right now, I'm
> just worried that some day the general number RE might become
> better/more general and I might miss out.
>
> Would it possible to add hex to the general number option, or to make
> a general+hex option?

Sure, I will use your extended version as the future default, good  
idea, thanks.

BTW, [0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F]* is the same as [0-9a-fA-F]+ in regular  
expressions.

- Carsten