On 25-04-2021 13:07, rustbuck...@pm.me wrote: > Weaver <wea...@riseup.net> wrote: >> On 24-04-2021 08:25, Stefan Monnier wrote: >>>> Back in the good (bad?) old days of TRS-80, all we had was VisiCalc. >>>> Simple. >>>> Today, is there a useful spreadsheet program that does not rely on all the >>>> baggage associated with either an "office suite," or >>>> a "desktop environment?" >>> >>> I can mention `gnumeric` and if you're into Emacs I can also also >>> suggest SES. >> >> Plus 1 for gnumeric. >> Excellent. >> Doesn't drop data on large data sets as much vaunted proprietary >> programmes do. >> Cheers! >> >> Harry. > > I think he also wanted something that doesn't require a desktop > environment.
Not the way I read it. The inference I picked up was he wanted one that didn't require installing any particular DE. One that wasn't dependent on any particular desktop environment, or required the installation of an entire office suite. Regardless, the OP has made a decision on the matter now, and is happy. Cheers! Harry -- `Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds'. -- Albert Einstein
