Hi *,
Kohei Yoshida wrote (10-12-2007 19:39)
On Mon, 2007-12-10 at 13:21 -0500, Kohei Yoshida wrote:
You just described how complex it is to parse a date input, and that's
exactly my point. :-) And the point I was trying to make with my date
input box idea was to give the user a way to bypass that complex
parsing
process when it's needed (e.g. when the parser parses it incorrectly).
With a date input box, the user input is already known to be a date,
which would reduce the amount of "guessing" the parser needs to
perform.
To be even more clear, with an optional date input box (or something
conceptually similar), the user can turn off Calc's date parsing
entirely while still having a way to enter a date on rare occasions (if
needed).
Either that, or introducing a mode switching (date - string - number)
that clearly separates each mode.
Just brainstorming. :-)
I only can add a few words to the discussion.
Also for me, a input box for dates would be a big mistake. The current
system allows fast working.
With typing in dates, once you know how it works and /or set your cell
formatting / styles correctly, it is OK.
The only problems, AFAIAC, arise when pasting data in a spreadsheet...
Which columns or cells will be OK, which not ???
If this is the real problem in general (thus valid for most of the
complaints) that could influence a possible solution.
Kindest regards,
Cor
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