Re: Named columns in org tables [9.7-pre (release_9.6.9-797-g4d0f89]

2023-10-05 Thread Ihor Radchenko
Paul Stansell writes: > On this page https://orgmode.org/manual/Advanced-features.html > it says > - '!' :: The fields in this line define names for the columns, so that > you may refer to a column as '$Tot' instead of '$6'. > > However, when I experimented with this I found that the first of t

Re: Named columns in org tables [9.7-pre (release_9.6.9-797-g4d0f89]

2023-09-27 Thread Bruno Barbier
Hello Paul, Paul Stansell writes: > It seems to be on a todo list already as the following exists: > - https://list.orgmode.org/877cqwbpa2@runbox.com Right. Thanks for the link! You just need to wait a little :-) You should probably send an email to the emacs bug: bug#66213: named

Re: Fwd: Named columns in org tables [9.7-pre (release_9.6.9-797-g4d0f89]

2023-09-27 Thread Bruno Barbier
Paul Stansell writes: > > By the way, there is a small error in your example as your $3 should be $4. Oops. Sorry. Thanks for reporting it. Bruno

Re: Named columns in org tables [9.7-pre (release_9.6.9-797-g4d0f89]

2023-09-27 Thread Paul Stansell
Hello Bruno, > Could allowing column names on the LHS in my first example be put on a > todo list? > It seems to be on a todo list already as the following exists: - https://list.orgmode.org/877cqwbpa2@runbox.com Paul

Fwd: Named columns in org tables [9.7-pre (release_9.6.9-797-g4d0f89]

2023-09-27 Thread Paul Stansell
Hello Bruno, It seems to me it's a bug in the documentation. > > Currently, column names are not allowed in the LHS (Left Hand Side) of > the formula ('org-table-get-stored-formulas' assumes it). Although I'm > not sure why. > However, the following, with the column name on the RHS, works |---

Re: Named columns in org tables [9.7-pre (release_9.6.9-797-g4d0f89]

2023-09-27 Thread Bruno Barbier
Hi Paul, Paul Stansell writes: > Hello, > > On this page https://orgmode.org/manual/Advanced-features.html > it says > - '!' :: The fields in this line define names for the columns, so that > you may refer to a column as '$Tot' instead of '$6'. > ... > |---+++| > | ! | c1 | c2 |

Named columns in org tables [9.7-pre (release_9.6.9-797-g4d0f89]

2023-09-26 Thread Paul Stansell
Hello, On this page https://orgmode.org/manual/Advanced-features.html it says - '!' :: The fields in this line define names for the columns, so that you may refer to a column as '$Tot' instead of '$6'. However, when I experimented with this I found that the first of the following two tables wor