From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Aldric Giacomoni Subject: Re: Feature request: creating separate tables on same rows Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 15:54:11 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87oay7z4bb.fsf@gmail.com> <5390C4E0.9090700@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1133c1f60deb9a04fb1c1d36 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45759) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsdkA-00010b-Bc for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 15:54:35 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wsdk9-0005Bs-1g for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 15:54:34 -0400 Received: from mail-ob0-x22b.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c01::22b]:43006) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wsdk8-0005Bo-ST for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 15:54:32 -0400 Received: by mail-ob0-f171.google.com with SMTP id wn1so1660085obc.30 for ; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 12:54:32 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5390C4E0.9090700@gmail.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Omid Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --001a1133c1f60deb9a04fb1c1d36 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Omid: The idea is C-x 3, clone-indirect-buffer, so I can see and modify the same buffer in two different places. So.. A workaround, not a solution. On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 3:28 PM, Omid wrote: > > With clone-indirect-buffer you'll get a twin copy of your original > buffer. You are in effect editing the same buffer in two different , > with some additional niceties like having separate modes and > narrow-to-region, etc (see an example usage at > http://demonastery.org/2013/04/emacs-narrow-to-region-indirect/). I > don't see how this can help with your problem, though. > > On 06/05/2014 12:52 PM, Thorsten Jolitz wrote: > > Aldric Giacomoni writes: > > > >> I'd like to be able to create multiple tables on the same rows, like > >> such: > >> > >> | Group | Name | | Something | Else | > >> |----------+----------| |-----------------+----- --| > >> | 1 | foo | | Yes | No | > >> |----------+----------| |-----------------+-------| > >> > >> This might be based on a pretty fundamental misunderstanding of how to > >> use tables, org-mode and emacs, but I would find it useful to be able > >> to compare tables and making changes easily without scrolling too > >> much. > >> > >> Someone on #emacs pointed me towards clone-indirect-buffer, which > >> works for my purposes, but I figured I'd ask here and ask all you > >> experts if this idea is reasonable or crazy-pants. > > > > 1+ for crazy-pants > > > > -- > Omid > > Sent from my Emacs > > --001a1133c1f60deb9a04fb1c1d36 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Omid: The idea is C-x 3, clone-indirect-buffer, so I can see and modify the same buffer in two different places. So.. A workaround, not a solution.


On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 3:28 PM, Omid <omidlink@gmail.com> wrote:

With clone-indirect-buffer you'll get a twin copy of your original
buffer. You are in effect editing the same buffer in two different ,
with some additional niceties like having separate modes and
narrow-to-region, etc (see an example usage at
http://demonastery.org/2013/04/emacs-narrow-to-region-indirect/). I
don't see how this can help with your problem, though.

On 06/05/2014 12:52 PM, Thorsten Jolitz wrote:
> Aldric Giacomoni <trevoke@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I'd like to be able to create multiple tables on the same rows, like
>> such:
>>
>> | Group | Name | | Something | Else |
>> |----------+----------| |-----------------+----- --|
>> | 1 | foo | | Yes | No |
>> |----------+----------| |-----------------+-------|
>>
>> This might be based on a pretty fundamental misunderstanding of how to
>> use tables, org-mode and emacs, but I would find it useful to be able
>> to compare tables and making changes easily without scrolling too
>> much.
>>
>> Someone on #emacs pointed me towards clone-indirect-buffer, which
>> works for my purposes, but I figured I'd ask here and ask all you
>> experts if this idea is reasonable or crazy-pants.
>
> 1+ for crazy-pants
>

--
Omid

Sent from my Emacs


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