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This file documents SES: the Simple Emacs Spreadsheet.
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Copyright @copyright{} 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
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Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU
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Manual,'' and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the
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license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation
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License'' in the Emacs manual.
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@end copying
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@dircategory Emacs
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@direntry
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* SES: (ses). Simple Emacs Spreadsheet
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@end direntry
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@finalout
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@titlepage
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@title SES
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@subtitle Simple Emacs Spreadsheet
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@author Jonathan A. Yavner
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@author @email{jyavner@@member.fsf.org}
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@page
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@contents
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@c ===================================================================
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@ifnottex
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@node Top, Sales Pitch, (dir), (dir)
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@comment node-name, next, previous, up
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@top SES: Simple Emacs Spreadsheet
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@display
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SES is a major mode for GNU Emacs to edit spreadsheet files, which
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contain a rectangular grid of cells. The cells' values are specified
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by formulas that can refer to the values of other cells.
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@end display
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@end ifnottex
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To report bugs, send email to @email{jyavner@@member.fsf.org}.
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@menu
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* Sales Pitch:: Why use SES?
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* The Basics:: Basic spreadsheet commands
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* Advanced Features:: Want to know more?
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* For Gurus:: Want to know @emph{even more}?
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* Index:: Concept, Function and Variable Index
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* Acknowledgements:: Acknowledgements
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@c ===================================================================
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@node Sales Pitch, The Basics, Top, Top
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@comment node-name, next, previous, up
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@chapter Sales Pitch
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@cindex features
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@itemize @bullet
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@item Create and edit simple spreadsheets with a minimum of fuss.
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@item Full undo/redo/autosave.
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@item Immune to viruses in spreadsheet files.
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@item Cell formulas are straight Emacs Lisp.
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@item Printer functions for control of cell appearance.
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@item Intuitive keystroke commands: C-o = insert row, M-o = insert column, etc.
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@item ``Spillover'' of lengthy cell values into following blank cells.
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@item Header line shows column letters or a selected row.
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@item Completing-read for entering symbols as cell values.
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@item Cut, copy, and paste can transfer formulas and printer functions.
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@item Import and export of tab-separated values or tab-separated formulas.
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@item Plaintext, easily-hacked file format.
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@node The Basics, Advanced Features, Sales Pitch, Top
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@comment node-name, next, previous, up
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@chapter The Basics
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@cindex basic commands
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@findex ses-jump
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@findex ses-mark-row
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@findex ses-mark-column
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@findex ses-mark-whole-buffer
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@findex set-mark-command
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A @dfn{cell identifier} is a symbol with a column letter and a row
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number. Cell B7 is the 2nd column of the 7th row. For very wide
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spreadsheets, there are two column letters: cell AB7 is the 28th
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column of the 7th row.
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@table @kbd
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@item j
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Moves point to cell, specified by identifier (@code{ses-jump}).
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@end table
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Point is always at the left edge of a cell, or at the empty endline.
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When mark is inactive, the current cell is underlined. When mark is
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active, the range is the highlighted rectangle of cells (SES always
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uses transient mark mode). Drag the mouse from A1 to A3 to create the
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range A1-A2. Many SES commands operate only on single cells, not
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ranges.
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@table @kbd
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@item C-SPC
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Set mark at point (@code{set-mark-command}).
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@item C-g
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Turn off the mark (@code{keyboard-quit}).
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@item M-h
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Highlight current row (@code{ses-mark-row}).
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@item S-M-h
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Highlight current column (@code{ses-mark-column}).
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@item C-x h
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Highlight all cells (@code{mark-whole-buffer}).
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@menu
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* Formulas::
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* Resizing::
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* Printer functions::
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* Clearing cells::
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* Copy/cut/paste::
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* Customizing SES::
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@node Formulas, Resizing, The Basics, The Basics
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@section Cell formulas
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@cindex formulas
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@cindex formulas, entering
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@findex ses-read-cell
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@findex ses-read-symbol
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@findex ses-edit-cell
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@findex ses-recalculate-cell
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Self-insert a digit (@code{ses-read-cell}).
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@item -
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Self-insert a negative number (@code{ses-read-cell}).
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@item .
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Self-insert a fractional number (@code{ses-read-cell}).
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@item "
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Self-insert a quoted string. The ending double-quote
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is inserted for you (@code{ses-read-cell}).
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@item (
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Self-insert an expression. The right-parenthesis is inserted for you
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(@code{ses-read-cell}). To access another cell's value, just use its
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identifier in your expression. Whenever the other cell is changed,
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this cell's formula will be reevaluated. While typing in the
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expression, you can use @kbd{M-TAB} to complete symbol names.
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@item ' @r{(apostrophe)}
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Enter a symbol (ses-read-symbol). SES remembers all symbols that have
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been used as formulas, so you can type just the beginning of a symbol
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and use @kbd{SPC}, @kbd{TAB}, and @kbd{?} to complete it.
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@table @kbd
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@item RET
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Edit the existing formula in the current cell (@code{ses-edit-cell}).
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@item C-c C-c
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Force recalculation of the current cell or range (@code{ses-recalculate-cell}).
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@item C-c C-l
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Recalculate the entire spreadsheet (@code{ses-recalculate-all}).
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@node Resizing, Printer functions, Formulas, The Basics
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@section Resizing the spreadsheet
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@cindex resizing spreadsheets
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@findex ses-insert-row
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@findex ses-insert-column
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Basic commands:
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@table @kbd
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@item C-o
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(@code{ses-insert-row})
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@item M-o
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(@code{ses-insert-column})
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@item C-k
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@item M-k
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@item w
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@item TAB
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Moves point to the next rightward cell, or inserts a new column if
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already at last cell on line, or inserts a new row if at endline
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(@code{ses-forward-or-insert}).
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@item C-j
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Linefeed inserts below the current row and moves to column A
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(@code{ses-append-row-jump-first-column}).
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Resizing the spreadsheet (unless you're just changing a column width)
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relocates all the cell-references in formulas so they still refer to
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the same cells. If a formula mentioned B1 and you insert a new first
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row, the formula will now mention B2.
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If you delete a cell that a formula refers to, the cell-symbol is
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deleted from the formula, so @code{(+ A1 B1 C1)} after deleting the third
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column becomes @code{(+ A1 B1)}. In case this is not what you wanted:
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@table @kbd
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Undo previous action (@code{(undo)}).
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@node Printer functions, Clearing cells, Resizing, The Basics
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@section Printer functions
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@cindex printer functions
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@findex ses-read-cell-printer
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@findex ses-read-column-printer
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@findex ses-center
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@findex ses-center-span
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@findex ses-dashfill
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@findex ses-dashfill-span
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@findex ses-tildefill-span
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Printer functions convert binary cell values into the print forms that
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Emacs will display on the screen.
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A printer can be a format string, like @samp{"$%.2f"}. The result
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string is right-aligned within the print cell. To get left-alignment,
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use parentheses: @samp{("$%.2f")}. A printer can also be a
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one-argument function (a symbol or a lambda), whose result is a string
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(right-aligned) or list of one string (left-aligned). While typing in
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a lambda, you can use @kbd{M-TAB} to complete the names of symbols.
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Each cell has a printer. If @code{nil}, the column-printer for the cell's
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column is used. If that is also @code{nil}, the default-printer for the
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@item C-c C-p
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Enter the default printer for the spreadsheet
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history, which is preloaded with the set of all printers used in this
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spreadsheet, plus the standard printers.
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default, because they format the value using the column-printer (or
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default-printer if @code{nil}) and then center the result:
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@table @code
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@item ses-center
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Just centering.
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@item ses-center-span
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Centering with spill-over to following blank cells.
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@item ses-dashfill
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Centering using dashes (-) instead of spaces.
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@item ses-dashfill-span
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Centering with dashes and spill-over.
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@item ses-tildefill-span
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Centering with tildes (~) and spill-over.
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@end table
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@node Clearing cells, Copy/cut/paste, Printer functions, The Basics
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@section Clearing cells
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@cindex clearing commands
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@findex ses-clear-cell-backward
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@findex ses-clear-cell-forward
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These commands set both formula and printer to @code{nil}:
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@table @kbd
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@item DEL
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Clear cell and move left (@code{ses-clear-cell-backward}).
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@item C-d
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Clear cell and move right (@code{ses-clear-cell-forward}).
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@end table
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@node Copy/cut/paste, Customizing SES, Clearing cells, The Basics
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@section Copy, cut, and paste
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@cindex copy
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@cindex cut
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@cindex paste
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@findex kill-ring-save
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@findex mouse-set-region
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@findex mouse-set-secondary
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@findex ses-kill-override
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@findex yank
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@findex clipboard-yank
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@findex mouse-yank-at-click
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@findex mouse-yank-at-secondary
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@findex ses-yank-pop
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The copy functions work on rectangular regions of cells. You can paste the
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copies into non-SES buffers to export the print text.
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@table @kbd
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@item M-w
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@itemx [copy]
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@itemx [C-insert]
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Copy the highlighted cells to kill ring and primary clipboard
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(@code{kill-ring-save}).
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@item [drag-mouse-1]
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Mark a region and copy it to kill ring and primary clipboard
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(@code{mouse-set-region}).
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@item [M-drag-mouse-1]
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Mark a region and copy it to kill ring and secondary clipboard
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(@code{mouse-set-secondary}).
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@item C-w
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@itemx [cut]
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@itemx [S-delete]
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The cut functions do not actually delete rows or columns---they copy
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and then clear (@code{ses-kill-override}).
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@item C-y
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@itemx [S-insert]
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Paste from kill ring (@code{yank}). The paste functions behave
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differently depending on the format of the text being inserted:
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@itemize @bullet
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@item
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When pasting cells that were cut from a SES buffer, the print text is
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ignored and only the attached formula and printer are inserted; cell
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references in the formula are relocated unless you use @kbd{C-u}.
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@item
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The pasted text overwrites a rectangle of cells whose top left corner
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is the current cell. If part of the rectangle is beyond the edges of
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the spreadsheet, you must confirm the increase in spreadsheet size.
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@item
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Non-SES text is usually inserted as a replacement formula for the
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current cell. If the formula would be a symbol, it's treated as a
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string unless you use @kbd{C-u}. Pasted formulas with syntax errors
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are always treated as strings.
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@end itemize
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@item [paste]
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Paste from primary clipboard or kill ring (@code{clipboard-yank}).
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@item [mouse-2]
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Set point and paste from primary clipboard (@code{mouse-yank-at-click}).
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@item [M-mouse-2]
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Set point and paste from secondary clipboard (@code{mouse-yank-secondary}).
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@item M-y
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Immediately after a paste, you can replace the text with a preceding
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element from the kill ring (@code{ses-yank-pop}). Unlike the standard
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Emacs yank-pop, the SES version uses @code{undo} to delete the old
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yank. This doesn't make any difference?
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@end table
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|
@node Customizing SES, , Copy/cut/paste, The Basics
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|
|
@section Customizing SES
|
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@cindex customizing
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@vindex enable-local-eval
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@vindex ses-mode-hook
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@vindex safe-functions
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@vindex enable-local-eval
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|
2002-09-28 18:45:56 +00:00
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|
By default, a newly-created spreadsheet has 1 row and 1 column. The
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|
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column width is 7 and the default printer is @samp{"%.7g"}. Each of these
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|
|
can be customized. Look in group ``ses''.
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|
|
After entering a cell value, point normally moves right to the next
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|
|
cell. You can customize @code{ses-after-entry-functions} to move left or
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|
|
up or down. For diagonal movement, select two functions from the
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list.
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@code{ses-mode-hook} is a normal mode hook (list of functions to
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|
|
execute when starting SES mode for a buffer).
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|
2004-04-10 14:52:47 +00:00
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|
The variable @code{safe-functions} is a list of possibly-unsafe
|
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|
functions to be treated as safe when analysing formulas and printers.
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|
@xref{Virus protection}. Before customizing @code{safe-functions},
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|
|
think about how much you trust the person who's suggesting this
|
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|
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|
|
change. The value @code{t} turns off all anti-virus protection. A
|
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|
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|
|
list-of-functions value might enable a ``gee whiz'' spreadsheet, but it
|
|
|
|
|
also creates trapdoors in your anti-virus armor. In order for virus
|
|
|
|
|
protection to work, you must always press @kbd{n} when presented with
|
|
|
|
|
a virus warning, unless you understand what the questionable code is
|
|
|
|
|
trying to do. Do not listen to those who tell you to customize
|
|
|
|
|
@code{enable-local-eval}---this variable is for people who don't wear
|
|
|
|
|
safety belts!
|
|
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|
@c ===================================================================
|
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|
|
@node Advanced Features, For Gurus, The Basics, Top
|
|
|
|
|
@chapter Advanced Features
|
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|
|
|
|
@cindex advanced features
|
|
|
|
|
@findex ses-read-header-row
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002-09-28 18:45:56 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@table @kbd
|
|
|
|
|
@item C-c M-C-h
|
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|
|
|
|
(@code{ses-set-header-row}). The header line at the top of the SES
|
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|
|
|
|
window normally shows the column letter for each column. You can set
|
|
|
|
|
it to show a copy of some row, such as a row of column titles, so that
|
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|
|
|
|
row will always be visible. Default is to set the current row as the
|
|
|
|
|
header; use C-u to prompt for header row. Set the header to row 0 to
|
|
|
|
|
show column letters again.
|
|
|
|
|
@item [header-line mouse-3]
|
|
|
|
|
Pops up a menu to set the current row as the header, or revert to
|
|
|
|
|
column letters.
|
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|
|
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@menu
|
|
|
|
|
* The print area::
|
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|
|
|
* Ranges in formulas::
|
|
|
|
|
* Sorting by column::
|
|
|
|
|
* Standard formula functions::
|
|
|
|
|
* More on cell printing::
|
|
|
|
|
* Import and export::
|
|
|
|
|
* Virus protection::
|
|
|
|
|
* Spreadsheets with details and summary::
|
|
|
|
|
@end menu
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@node The print area, Ranges in formulas, Advanced Features, Advanced Features
|
|
|
|
|
@section The print area
|
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|
|
|
|
@cindex print area
|
|
|
|
|
@findex widen
|
|
|
|
|
@findex ses-renarrow-buffer
|
|
|
|
|
@findex ses-reprint-all
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A SES file consists of a print area and a data area. Normally the
|
|
|
|
|
buffer is narrowed to show only the print area. The print area is
|
|
|
|
|
read-only except for special SES commands; it contains cell values
|
|
|
|
|
formatted by printer functions. The data area records the formula and
|
|
|
|
|
printer functions, etc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@table @kbd
|
|
|
|
|
@item C-x n w
|
|
|
|
|
Show print and data areas (@code{widen}).
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002-09-28 19:38:45 +00:00
|
|
|
|
@item C-c C-n
|
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|
|
|
|
Show only print area (@code{ses-renarrow-buffer}).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@item S-C-l
|
|
|
|
|
@itemx M-C-l
|
|
|
|
|
Recreate print area by reevaluating printer functions for all cells
|
|
|
|
|
(@code{ses-reprint-all}).
|
|
|
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@node Ranges in formulas, Sorting by column, The print area, Advanced Features
|
|
|
|
|
@section Ranges in formulas
|
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|
|
|
|
@cindex ranges
|
|
|
|
|
@findex ses-insert-range-click
|
|
|
|
|
@findex ses-insert-range
|
|
|
|
|
@findex ses-insert-ses-range-click
|
|
|
|
|
@findex ses-insert-ses-range
|
|
|
|
|
@vindex from
|
|
|
|
|
@vindex to
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A formula like
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|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
|
|
|
(+ A1 A2 A3)
|
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|
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
|
is the sum of three specific cells. If you insert a new second row,
|
|
|
|
|
the formula becomes
|
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
|
|
|
(+ A1 A3 A4)
|
|
|
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
|
and the new row is not included in the sum.
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005-08-29 22:58:34 +00:00
|
|
|
|
The macro @code{(ses-range @var{from} @var{to})} evaluates to a list of
|
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|
|
|
|
the values in a rectangle of cells. If your formula is
|
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
|
|
|
(apply '+ (ses-range A1 A3))
|
|
|
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
|
and you insert a new second row, it becomes
|
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
|
|
|
(apply '+ (ses-range A1 A4))
|
|
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|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
|
and the new row is included in the sum.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
While entering or editing a formula in the minibuffer, you can select
|
|
|
|
|
a range in the spreadsheet (using mouse or keyboard), then paste a
|
|
|
|
|
representation of that range into your formula. Suppose you select
|
|
|
|
|
A1-C1:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@table @kbd
|
|
|
|
|
@item [S-mouse-3]
|
|
|
|
|
Inserts "A1 B1 C1" @code{(ses-insert-range-click})
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@item C-c C-r
|
|
|
|
|
Keyboard version (@code{ses-insert-range}).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@item [C-S-mouse-3]
|
|
|
|
|
Inserts "(ses-range A1 C1)" (@code{ses-insert-ses-range-click}).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@item C-c C-s
|
|
|
|
|
Keyboard version (@code{ses-insert-ses-range}).
|
|
|
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If you delete the @var{from} or @var{to} cell for a range, the nearest
|
|
|
|
|
still-existing cell is used instead. If you delete the entire range,
|
|
|
|
|
the formula relocator will delete the ses-range from the formula.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If you insert a new row just beyond the end of a one-column range, or
|
|
|
|
|
a new column just beyond a one-row range, the new cell is included in
|
|
|
|
|
the range. New cells inserted just before a range are not included.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@node Sorting by column, Standard formula functions, Ranges in formulas, Advanced Features
|
|
|
|
|
@section Sorting by column
|
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|
|
|
|
@cindex sorting
|
|
|
|
|
@findex ses-sort-column
|
|
|
|
|
@findex ses-sort-column-click
|
2002-09-28 18:45:56 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@table @kbd
|
|
|
|
|
@item C-c M-C-s
|
|
|
|
|
Sort the cells of a range using one of the columns
|
|
|
|
|
(@code{ses-sort-column}). The rows (or partial rows if the range
|
|
|
|
|
doesn't include all columns) are rearranged so the chosen column will
|
|
|
|
|
be in order.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@item [header-line mouse-2]
|
|
|
|
|
The easiest way to sort is to click mouse-2 on the chosen column's header row
|
|
|
|
|
(@code{ses-sort-column-click}).
|
|
|
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The sort comparison uses @code{string<}, which works well for
|
|
|
|
|
right-justified numbers and left-justified strings.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
With prefix arg, sort is in descending order.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rows are moved one at a time, with relocation of formulas. This works
|
|
|
|
|
well if formulas refer to other cells in their row, not so well for
|
|
|
|
|
formulas that refer to other rows in the range or to cells outside the
|
|
|
|
|
range.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@node Standard formula functions, More on cell printing, Sorting by column, Advanced Features
|
|
|
|
|
@section Standard formula functions
|
2005-02-18 05:48:09 +00:00
|
|
|
|
@cindex standard formula functions
|
|
|
|
|
@cindex *skip*
|
|
|
|
|
@cindex *error*
|
|
|
|
|
@findex ses-delete-blanks
|
|
|
|
|
@findex ses-average
|
|
|
|
|
@findex ses+
|
2002-09-28 18:45:56 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oftentimes you want a calculation to exclude the blank cells. Here
|
|
|
|
|
are some useful functions to call from your formulas:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
|
|
|
@item (ses-delete-blanks &rest @var{args})
|
2004-06-29 12:09:45 +00:00
|
|
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Returns a list from which all blank cells (value is either @code{nil} or
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'*skip*) have been deleted.
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@item (ses+ &rest @var{args})
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Sum of non-blank arguments.
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@item (ses-average @var{list})
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Average of non-blank elements in @var{list}. Here the list is passed
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as a single argument, since you'll probably use it with @code{ses-range}.
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@end table
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@node More on cell printing, Import and export, Standard formula functions, Advanced Features
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@section More on cell printing
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@cindex cell printing, more
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@findex ses-truncate-cell
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@findex ses-recalculate-cell
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Special cell values:
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@itemize
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@item nil prints the same as "", but allows previous cell to spill over.
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@item '*skip* replaces nil when the previous cell actually does spill over;
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nothing is printed for it.
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@item '*error* indicates that the formula signaled an error instead of
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producing a value: the print cell is filled with hash marks (#).
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@end itemize
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If the result from the printer function is too wide for the cell and
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the following cell is @code{nil}, the result will spill over into the
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following cell. Very wide results can spill over several cells. If
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the result is too wide for the available space (up to the end of the
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row or the next non-@code{nil} cell), the result is truncated if the cell's
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value is a string, or replaced with hash marks otherwise.
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SES could get confused by printer results that contain newlines or
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tabs, so these are replaced with question marks.
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@table @kbd
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@item C-c C-t
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Confine a cell to its own column (@code{ses-truncate-cell}). This
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allows you to move point to a rightward cell that would otherwise be
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covered by a spill-over. If you don't change the rightward cell, the
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confined cell will spill over again the next time it is reprinted.
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@item C-c C-c
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When applied to a single cell, this command displays in the echo area any
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formula error or printer error that occurred during
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recalculation/reprinting (@code{ses-recalculate-cell}).
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@end table
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When a printer function signals an error, the default printer
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|
@samp{"%s"} is substituted. This is useful when your column printer
|
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is numeric-only and you use a string as a cell value.
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@node Import and export, Virus protection, More on cell printing, Advanced Features
|
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|
|
@section Import and export
|
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|
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@cindex import and export
|
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|
@cindex export, and import
|
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|
@findex ses-export-tsv
|
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@findex ses-export-tsf
|
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|
|
@table @kbd
|
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|
|
@item x t
|
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|
|
Export a range of cells as tab-separated values (@code{ses-export-tsv}).
|
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|
|
@item x T
|
|
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|
|
Export a range of cells as tab-separated formulas (@code{ses-export-tsf}).
|
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|
|
@end table
|
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|
|
The exported text goes to the kill ring --- you can paste it into
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|
|
another buffer. Columns are separated by tabs, rows by newlines.
|
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|
|
To import text, use any of the yank commands where the text to paste
|
|
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|
|
contains tabs and/or newlines. Imported formulas are not relocated.
|
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|
@node Virus protection, Spreadsheets with details and summary, Import and export, Advanced Features
|
|
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|
|
@section Virus protection
|
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|
|
@cindex virus protection
|
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|
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|
Whenever a formula or printer is read from a file or is pasted into
|
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|
|
the spreadsheet, it receives a ``needs safety check'' marking. Later,
|
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|
|
when the formula or printer is evaluated for the first time, it is
|
|
|
|
|
checked for safety using the @code{unsafep} predicate; if found to be
|
|
|
|
|
``possibly unsafe'', the questionable formula or printer is displayed
|
|
|
|
|
and you must press Y to approve it or N to use a substitute. The
|
|
|
|
|
substitute always signals an error.
|
|
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|
|
Formulas or printers that you type in are checked immediately for
|
|
|
|
|
safety. If found to be possibly unsafe and you press N to disapprove,
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|
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|
|
the action is canceled and the old formula or printer will remain.
|
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|
|
Besides viruses (which try to copy themselves to other files),
|
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|
|
@code{unsafep} can also detect all other kinds of Trojan horses, such as
|
|
|
|
|
spreadsheets that delete files, send email, flood Web sites, alter
|
|
|
|
|
your Emacs settings, etc.
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Generally, spreadsheet formulas and printers are simple things that
|
|
|
|
|
don't need to do any fancy computing, so all potentially-dangerous
|
|
|
|
|
parts of the Emacs Lisp environment can be excluded without cramping
|
|
|
|
|
your style as a formula-writer. See the documentation in @file{unsafep.el}
|
|
|
|
|
for more info on how Lisp forms are classified as safe or unsafe.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@node Spreadsheets with details and summary, , Virus protection, Advanced Features
|
|
|
|
|
@section Spreadsheets with details and summary
|
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|
|
|
|
@cindex details and summary
|
|
|
|
|
@cindex summary, and details
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A common organization for spreadsheets is to have a bunch of ``detail''
|
|
|
|
|
rows, each perhaps describing a transaction, and then a set of
|
|
|
|
|
``summary'' rows that each show reduced data for some subset of the
|
|
|
|
|
details. SES supports this organization via the @code{ses-select}
|
|
|
|
|
function.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
|
|
|
@item (ses-select @var{fromrange} @var{test} @var{torange})
|
|
|
|
|
Returns a subset of @var{torange}. For each member in @var{fromrange}
|
|
|
|
|
that is equal to @var{test}, the corresponding member of @var{torange}
|
|
|
|
|
is included in the result.
|
|
|
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Example of use:
|
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
|
|
|
(ses-average (ses-select (ses-range A1 A5) 'Smith (ses-range B1 B5)))
|
|
|
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
|
This computes the average of the B column values for those rows whose
|
|
|
|
|
A column value is the symbol 'Smith.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arguably one could specify only @var{fromrange} plus
|
|
|
|
|
@var{to-row-offset} and @var{to-column-offset}. The @var{torange} is
|
|
|
|
|
stated explicitly to ensure that the formula will be recalculated if
|
|
|
|
|
any cell in either range is changed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
File @file{etc/ses-example.el} in the Emacs distribution is an example of a
|
|
|
|
|
details-and-summary spreadsheet.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
@c ===================================================================
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005-02-18 05:48:09 +00:00
|
|
|
|
@node For Gurus, Index, Advanced Features, Top
|
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|
|
|
|
@chapter For Gurus
|
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|
|
|
|
@cindex advanced features
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@menu
|
|
|
|
|
* Deferred updates::
|
|
|
|
|
* Nonrelocatable references::
|
|
|
|
|
* The data area::
|
|
|
|
|
* Buffer-local variables in spreadsheets::
|
|
|
|
|
* Uses of defadvice in SES::
|
|
|
|
|
@end menu
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@node Deferred updates, Nonrelocatable references, For Gurus, For Gurus
|
|
|
|
|
@section Deferred updates
|
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|
|
|
|
@cindex deferred updates
|
|
|
|
|
@cindex updates, deferred
|
|
|
|
|
@vindex run-with-idle-timer
|
2002-09-28 18:45:56 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
To save time by avoiding redundant computations, cells that need
|
|
|
|
|
recalculation due to changes in other cells are added to a set. At
|
|
|
|
|
the end of the command, each cell in the set is recalculated once.
|
|
|
|
|
This can create a new set of cells that need recalculation. The
|
|
|
|
|
process is repeated until either the set is empty or it stops changing
|
|
|
|
|
(due to circular references among the cells). In extreme cases, you
|
|
|
|
|
might see progress messages of the form ``Recalculating... (@var{nnn}
|
|
|
|
|
cells left)''. If you interrupt the calculation using @kbd{C-g}, the
|
|
|
|
|
spreadsheet will be left in an inconsistent state, so use @kbd{C-_} or
|
|
|
|
|
@kbd{C-c C-l} to fix it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
To save even more time by avoiding redundant writes, cells that have
|
|
|
|
|
changes are added to a set instead of being written immediately to the
|
|
|
|
|
data area. Each cell in the set is written once, at the end of the
|
|
|
|
|
command. If you change vast quantities of cells, you might see a
|
|
|
|
|
progress message of the form ``Writing... (@var{nnn} cells left)''.
|
|
|
|
|
These deferred cell-writes cannot be interrupted by @kbd{C-g}, so
|
|
|
|
|
you'll just have to wait.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SES uses @code{run-with-idle-timer} to move the cell underline when
|
|
|
|
|
Emacs will be scrolling the buffer after the end of a command, and
|
|
|
|
|
also to narrow and underline after @kbd{C-x C-v}. This is visible as
|
|
|
|
|
a momentary glitch after C-x C-v and certain scrolling commands. You
|
|
|
|
|
can type ahead without worrying about the glitch.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@node Nonrelocatable references, The data area, Deferred updates, For Gurus
|
|
|
|
|
@section Nonrelocatable references
|
2005-02-18 05:48:09 +00:00
|
|
|
|
@cindex nonrelocatable references
|
|
|
|
|
@cindex references, nonrelocatable
|
2002-09-28 18:45:56 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@kbd{C-y} relocates all cell-references in a pasted formula, while
|
|
|
|
|
@kbd{C-u C-y} relocates none of the cell-references. What about mixed
|
|
|
|
|
cases?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You can use
|
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
|
|
|
(symbol-value 'B3)
|
|
|
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
|
to make an @dfn{absolute reference}. The formula relocator skips over
|
|
|
|
|
quoted things, so this will not be relocated when pasted or when
|
|
|
|
|
rows/columns are inserted/deleted. However, B3 will not be recorded
|
|
|
|
|
as a dependency of this cell, so this cell will not be updated
|
|
|
|
|
automatically when B3 is changed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The variables @code{row} and @code{col} are dynamically bound while a
|
|
|
|
|
cell formula is being evaluated. You can use
|
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
|
|
|
(ses-cell-value row 0)
|
|
|
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
|
to get the value from the leftmost column in the current row. This
|
|
|
|
|
kind of dependency is also not recorded.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@node The data area, Buffer-local variables in spreadsheets, Nonrelocatable references, For Gurus
|
|
|
|
|
@section The data area
|
2005-02-18 05:48:09 +00:00
|
|
|
|
@cindex data area
|
|
|
|
|
@findex ses-reconstruct-all
|
2002-09-28 18:45:56 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Begins with an 014 character, followed by sets of cell-definition
|
|
|
|
|
macros for each row, followed by column-widths, column-printers,
|
|
|
|
|
default-printer, and header-row. Then there's the global parameters
|
|
|
|
|
(file-format ID, numrows, numcols) and the local variables (specifying
|
|
|
|
|
SES mode for the buffer, etc.)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
When a SES file is loaded, first the numrows and numcols values are
|
|
|
|
|
loaded, then the entire data area is @code{eval}ed, and finally the local
|
|
|
|
|
variables are processed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You can edit the data area, but don't insert or delete any newlines
|
|
|
|
|
except in the local-variables part, since SES locates things by
|
|
|
|
|
counting newlines. Use @kbd{C-x C-e} at the end of a line to install
|
|
|
|
|
your edits into the spreadsheet data structures (this does not update
|
|
|
|
|
the print area, use e.g. @kbd{C-c C-l} for that).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The data area is maintained as an image of spreadsheet data
|
|
|
|
|
structures that area stored in buffer-local variables. If the data
|
|
|
|
|
area gets messed up, you can try reconstructing the data area from the
|
|
|
|
|
data structures:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@table @kbd
|
|
|
|
|
@item C-c M-C-l
|
|
|
|
|
(@code{ses-reconstruct-all}).
|
|
|
|
|
@end table
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@node Buffer-local variables in spreadsheets, Uses of defadvice in SES, The data area, For Gurus
|
|
|
|
|
@section Buffer-local variables in spreadsheets
|
2005-02-18 05:48:09 +00:00
|
|
|
|
@cindex buffer-local variables
|
|
|
|
|
@cindex variables, buffer-local
|
2002-09-28 18:45:56 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You can add additional local variables to the list at the bottom of
|
|
|
|
|
the data area, such as hidden constants you want to refer to in your
|
|
|
|
|
formulas.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You can override the variable @code{symbolic-formulas} to be a list of
|
|
|
|
|
symbols (as parenthesized strings) to show as completions for the '
|
|
|
|
|
command. This initial completions list is used instead of the actual
|
|
|
|
|
set of symbols-as-formulas in the spreadsheet.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For examples of these, see file @file{etc/ses-example.ses}.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If (for some reason) you want your formulas or printers to save data
|
|
|
|
|
into variables, you must declare these variables as buffer-locals in
|
|
|
|
|
order to avoid a virus warning.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You can define functions by making them values for the fake local
|
|
|
|
|
variable @code{eval}. Such functions can then be used in your
|
|
|
|
|
formulas and printers, but usually each @code{eval} is presented to
|
|
|
|
|
the user during file loading as a potential virus --- this can get
|
|
|
|
|
annoying.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You can define functions in your @file{.emacs} file. Other people can
|
|
|
|
|
still read the print area of your spreadsheet, but they won't be able
|
|
|
|
|
to recalculate or reprint anything that depends on your functions. To
|
|
|
|
|
avoid virus warnings, each function used in a formula needs
|
|
|
|
|
@lisp
|
|
|
|
|
(put 'your-function-name 'safe-function t)
|
|
|
|
|
@end lisp
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@node Uses of defadvice in SES, , Buffer-local variables in spreadsheets, For Gurus
|
|
|
|
|
@section Uses of defadvice in SES
|
2005-02-18 05:48:09 +00:00
|
|
|
|
@cindex defadvice
|
|
|
|
|
@cindex undo-more
|
|
|
|
|
@cindex copy-region-as-kill
|
|
|
|
|
@cindex yank
|
2002-09-28 18:45:56 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@table @code
|
|
|
|
|
@item undo-more
|
|
|
|
|
Defines a new undo element format (@var{fun} . @var{args}), which
|
|
|
|
|
means ``undo by applying @var{fun} to @var{args}''. For spreadsheet
|
|
|
|
|
buffers, it allows undos in the data area even though that's outside
|
|
|
|
|
the narrowing.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@item copy-region-as-kill
|
|
|
|
|
When copying from the print area of a spreadsheet, treat the region as
|
|
|
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properties.
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@node Index, Acknowledgements, For Gurus, Top
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@unnumbered Index
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@node Acknowledgements, , Index, Top
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@chapter Acknowledgements
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2004-02-14 23:59:18 +00:00
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Coding by:
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Jonathan Yavner @email{jyavner@@member.fsf.org}@*
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Stefan Monnier @email{monnier@@gnu.org}
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Texinfo manual by:
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Jonathan Yavner @email{jyavner@@member.fsf.org}@*
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Brad Collins <brad@@chenla.org>
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Christoph Conrad @email{christoph.conrad@@gmx.de}@*
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CyberBob @email{cyberbob@@redneck.gacracker.org}@*
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Syver Enstad @email{syver-en@@online.no}@*
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Ami Fischman @email{fischman@@zion.bpnetworks.com}@*
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Thomas Gehrlein @email{Thomas.Gehrlein@@t-online.de}@*
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Chris F.A. Johnson @email{c.f.a.johnson@@rogers.com}@*
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Yusong Li @email{lyusong@@hotmail.com}@*
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Juri Linkov @email{juri@@jurta.org}@*
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Harald Maier @email{maierh@@myself.com}@*
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Alan Nash @email{anash@@san.rr.com}@*
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Fran<EFBFBD>ois Pinard @email{pinard@@iro.umontreal.ca}@*
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Pedro Pinto @email{ppinto@@cs.cmu.edu}@*
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Stefan Reich<63>r @email{xsteve@@riic.at}@*
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Oliver Scholz @email{epameinondas@@gmx.de}@*
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Richard M. Stallman @email{rms@@gnu.org}@*
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Luc Teirlinck @email{teirllm@@dms.auburn.edu}@*
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J. Otto Tennant @email{jotto@@pobox.com}@*
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Jean-Philippe Theberge @email{jphil@@acs.pagesjaunes.fr}
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