From: Michael Brand <michael.ch.brand@gmail.com>
To: Yu <yu_icq@gmx.at>
Cc: org-mode mailing list <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Table formulas: Cannot use column names on the left hand side
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:52:06 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CALn3zoj3PakTor-X9AkGTEcjyyT0G3TVwvE5VJm5FKDd7czXLA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CANtbJLGsbjf9Y8w0C+FcrHWmWfrH_LBMx1-MBBoUpKgwEMc7tw@mail.gmail.com>
Hi Yu
On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 16:56, Yu <yu_icq@gmx.at> wrote:
> I tried today to use named columns for calculations. While this works
> on the right hand side of the equation, names don't seem to work for
> the left hand side --
Named columns are not supported on the left hand side.
> which is a problem, because a change in column
> arrangement, that isn't caused by org functions (e.g. manually
> inserting a column with rectangle-copying) may cause an input column
> to be overwritten accidentially (e.g. having a formula $4=$3*$2+$1 and
> then manually inserting a column for line markers as described in
> "Advanced Features").
If one uses M-<left> and M-<right> instead of rectangle edit to move
around columns then it is much faster and Org takes care of adapting
the formulas so that they still match the new coordinates.
Michael
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2012-02-16 15:56 Table formulas: Cannot use column names on the left hand side Yu
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