Hi Tory,
Tory S. Anderson writes:
Does anyone know a solution for the surely common case of
needing to insert a cell (not a column or row) into an orgmode
table? Spreadsheet programs allow the option of pushing the
column down or pushing the cells right in this case. How can
this be achieved in orgmode?
I do not think that there is a command for that. For pushing the
row, it is trivial just write the new cell
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | here|5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
becomes
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | here | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | |
after C-c C-c
For pushing the column, you can use kill-rectangle after inserting
another row
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
TAB on the 9 cell
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | | |
Move below and to the right of the 8
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | <cursor here>| |
C-<space> there, select until the left of the 5
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | <cursor here>5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | | |
And then C-x r k, which cuts the rectangle, should get you to
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | | 6 |
| 7 | | 9 |
| | | |
move one cell down and use C-x r y
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 9 |
| | 8 | |
Finally, C-c C-c, gives you what you want
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 9 |
| | 8 | |
Best,
--
Jorge.
