On Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 03:13:20PM -0700, Carl Lowenstein wrote:
> On 10/16/06, Carl Lowenstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >On 10/16/06, Lan Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> On Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 02:52:50PM -0700, James G. Sack (jim) wrote:
> >> > Lan Barnes wrote:
> >> > > On Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 01:01:59PM -0700, Carl Lowenstein wrote:
> >> > >> Oh. Penny drops. Can't you specify that the column in the
> >> > >> spreadsheet is of type alpha, not type numeric?
> >> > >>
> >> > >
> >> > > That is what I'm asking.
> >> > >
> >
> >All right, I can hardly claim to be a spreadsheet expert, but I know
> >this about Gnumeric and also OOCalc:
> >
> >In top bar, Format -> Cells -> Text
> >
> >sets interpretation of selected cells. Like you could select a whole
> >column and then do this.
> >There are also more different numeric interpretations than anyone
> >could possibly explain.
> >
>
> By the way, Lan, your clock is fast. Your message to which I am
> replying is time-stamped 3:14pm, and the current time is 3:12pm. You
> could call that really fast service.
>
It's a desktop at work so (except when tar complains) I don't give a
rat's patootie. Funny how work does that to one ... or have you
forgotten ;-)
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accumulated knowledge passable from one generation to another, [...] had
a disease in it: it was possible to pass on ideas which were not
profitable for the race.
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