Dear gnumeric-list: you might be interested in http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=434469
>>>>> "D" == J H M Dassen (Ray) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: D> On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 06:05:02 +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Can you please tell upstream that the following is absolutely bananas. D> No, I will not as I do not share that characterisation. Spreadsheet D> applications need to strike a balance between having a limited amount of D> space (compounded by the paradigm of cells defined by columns and rows) and D> the need for completely accurate display of cell contents. The mechanism of D> using hash marks to mark cells whose contents cannot be displayed under D> current column widths and row heights is an effective one and is used in all D> spreadsheet applications that I have worked with. D> By all means feel free to contact upstream directly (either through D> [EMAIL PROTECTED] or through bugzilla.gnome.org) and argue your case D> yourself though. Indeed I don't have access to eXcel, and hardly ever use spreadsheets -- which puts me in a better position to give you valuable http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ style feedback. OK. Anyways maybe the Chinese spreadsheets I mentioned earlier in this bug are extra prone to #####. Perhaps the gnome people hopefully reading this could add a user configuration setting: "[x]Defrost the #####-ing #####'s from my car windshield, so I don't have to get out the handkerchief every three kilometers, and can keep my hand on the steering wheel..." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
