Hi Yu On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 16:56, Yu <yu_...@gmx.at> wrote: > I tried today to use named columns for calculations. While this works > on the right hand side of the equation, names don't seem to work for > the left hand side --
Named columns are not supported on the left hand side. > which is a problem, because a change in column > arrangement, that isn't caused by org functions (e.g. manually > inserting a column with rectangle-copying) may cause an input column > to be overwritten accidentially (e.g. having a formula $4=$3*$2+$1 and > then manually inserting a column for line markers as described in > "Advanced Features"). If one uses M-<left> and M-<right> instead of rectangle edit to move around columns then it is much faster and Org takes care of adapting the formulas so that they still match the new coordinates. Michael
