Re: [Orgmode] Named fields in tables

2007-03-15 Thread Bastien
"Uwe Jochum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > But I am not trained as a mathematician or a computer scientist, I am a > humble literary scholar and librarian who looks on the "-" as a simple > dash, not an operator. But I like to learn the way others think and > computer programs work. Good to see "

Re: [Orgmode] Named fields in tables

2007-03-15 Thread Uwe Jochum
Message from Mrz 14 2007 (16:44): > This is correct, because "-" is an operator. How would you tell the > difference between "$sum - 2" and "$sum-2"? > > Is that not documented? Damn I guess I assumed this to be > obvious. Not so. Carsten, you're right: the "-"-problem should be obvious... Bu

Re: [Orgmode] Named fields in tables

2007-03-14 Thread Carsten Dominik
This is correct, because "-" is an operator. How would you tell the difference between "$sum - 2" and "$sum-2"? Is that not documented? Damn I guess I assumed this to be obvious. Not so. Thanks - Carsten On Mar 14, 2007, at 16:33, Uwe Jochum wrote: I've seen this in Orgmode (4.68): If you

[Orgmode] Named fields in tables

2007-03-14 Thread Uwe Jochum
I've seen this in Orgmode (4.68): If you use named fields in an Orgmode table, the field name should not contain a "-", like in "sum-up". Field names with this sign don't work (you won't get an error message, but the formula with that field name isn't computed). I hope others can verify this phenom