Re: How to sort table in blocks.

[Debaditya Mukhopadhyay <debaditya@gmail.com>]

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Hi Suvayu (Subayu?),

Thanks for your answer- I wanted to know that if there is a way to go about
it in orgmode. Ultimately took your advice and  used the <N> in the column.
best.
In all bongness.
Debaditya

On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 10:13 PM, suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Debaditya,
>
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 01:47, Debaditya Mukhopadhyay
> <debaditya@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 2. I would like to sort the table based on date, but instead of sorting
> each
> > line is it possible to sort by block (defined by the horizontal lines.)?
>
> What you are asking about is a table.el table. You can use those with
> org, but the support is spotty at best. You will loose the ability use
> table formulae, sorting or even nice export to multiple backends. In
> short, the answer is "no you can't".
>
> That said, I believe you can put the multiple lines in one long line
> and specify how wide the column can be so it appears to be small and
> neatly folded in buffer. While editing you can call org-edit-special
> and edit the long line conveniently. You also retain all the other
> awesome org table features.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> --
> Suvayu
>
> Open source is the future. It sets us free.
>

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