Why those little apple engineering scamps! Sort of like, "whatever gets used the most gets listed first?” a ranking algorithm? Hmmm… I’ll have to watch for that.
at 9:47 AM, george b <[email protected]> wrote: > > Phill, > > I think they change on which the last sheet you were working in goes to the > first position in that order. Check it and see > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Phil Halton > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 17:32 > To: Macvisionaries > Subject: Re: Sheet layout area in numbers > > I think there is a basic misunderstanding here. I am referring to the order > in which the table names appear in the sheet layout area. That is, when I > interact with the slo, and then VO right arrow through the table names > contained therein, their order changes, not the names themselves. > for example, in one sheet I have four tables named > expenses, cash, income, reserve e. > They appear in that order when I interact and then VO arrow right. > then after doing some work in a table, the order may change to something > other than that order, say, > cash, income, expenses, reserve > or some other random ordering. > I think that numbers is automatically shifting this ordering around to > reflect some visual arrangement of the tables on the canvas that is changing > due to changes made to the tables themselves, either their size or something. > > Again, I think it has to do with numbers fitting these four tables on the > canvas and shifting the ordering of the table names in the SLO to reflect > that physical re-arrangement. > > Just a guess though. I hope I’ve made the problem clear. > . > It’s just a nuisance, no data is lost or anything like that. It’s just that > you get used to a certain arrangement and then it is changed for no apparent > reason requiring different keystrokes to do your work. > , >> On Jan 14, 2015, at 6:08 PM, Nicholas Parsons >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Phil, >> >> It doesn’t affect the table names. Table names are assigned based on when >> they are created and are, in any event, changeable. The table names are not >> based on or dependant upon their position in the sheet layout area. You can >> have table 3 above table 1, etcetera. >> >>> On 15 Jan 2015, at 2:56 am, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> thanks Nick, >>> I think I’ll just live with it. Evidently Numbers is auto arranging tables >>> on the canvas as it thinks it is needed. I don’t know how that would impact >>> the order of the table names in the sheet layout area though. Not >>> important enough for me to bother with now. >>> >>>> On Jan 14, 2015, at 2:52 AM, Nicholas Parsons >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Phil, >>>> >>>> Not sure why this happens, but I suspect it has something to do with >>>> changing the size of the table through altering the width of the columns, >>>> numbers of rows etc. You can change the order of the tables by using the >>>> “Arrange” tab of the format inspector. In particular, adjust the X and Y >>>> position coordinates of the table and you will change where it appears on >>>> the canvas. Take note of the size width and height values for the tables >>>> to work out how best to layout your tables to ensure they don’t overlap. >>>> Overlapping tables makes very little difference to VoiceOver users, except >>>> perhaps when it comes to drag and drop columns or rows, but it of course >>>> makes a big difference if you are ever going to show the spreadsheet to >>>> sighted people. >>>> >>>>> On 13 Jan 2015, at 5:53 am, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I am encountering a situation in numbers (latest version) where the left >>>>> to right ordering of the tables in a given sheet are being altered by >>>>> numbers. It usually happens when I do some extensive work in a table or >>>>> when I create a new table. Also, this left to right ordering of the >>>>> tables in a sheet layout area is not able to be changed through drag n >>>>> drop, or other methods as far as I can tell. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> an example, with three tables in a sheet, t1, t2, t3, listed from left to >>>>> right in that order, then suddenly, without any apparent reason, the left >>>>> to right ordering of the sheet is t3, t1, t2, or some combination thereof. >>>>> >>>>> any experience with this problem? It isn’t a show-stopper, but you get >>>>> used to having your tables listed in a certain order in the sheet layout >>>>> area and suddenly the order is changed on you which tends to interrupt >>>>> work flow. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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