Re: [O] Table aligning and editing in 9.2
On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 3:42 PM Nicolas Goaziouwrote: > William Denton writes: > > But now the cell contents are locked until either a) C-C ` opens up an > > edit buffer (which was useful before for editing a long piece of text > > that got shrunk, but is a lot of work when you have something short > > like "Foo" in a <10> column and want to make it "Bar") or, as you > > point out, b) something is typed in the shrunk column. > > Or c), simply expand the columns with C-c TAB, and edit the field to > your heart's content. > I was initially bummed by the same observation that William made too.. that you now needed to first do C-c ` for editting shrunk cells. So thanks for that C-c TAB tip. That workflow works for me. -- Kaushal Modi
Re: [O] Table aligning and editing in 9.2
William Dentonwrites: > Previously one could edit the contents of a cell in a shrunken column > without doing anything special: move the point in, move to a position, > then hit any key (space, delete, a letter), and the change is made. > If a character is deleted then the => at the end comes closer; if > added it moves away. C-c C-c or TAB realigns everything. Everything > is directly editable: the text can be operated on without any > barriers. No barrier? Try editing directly the text under "=>". > But now the cell contents are locked until either a) C-C ` opens up an > edit buffer (which was useful before for editing a long piece of text > that got shrunk, but is a lot of work when you have something short > like "Foo" in a <10> column and want to make it "Bar") or, as you > point out, b) something is typed in the shrunk column. Or c), simply expand the columns with C-c TAB, and edit the field to your heart's content. > But when something is typed in a shrunk column, the column expands and > the point is now at the start of the cell. To edit anything in the > cell, you need to hit "a" or SPC or something just to get in there, > then you need to delete it, then move to where you want to make > a change, then edit. See above. > And then C-c C-c or TAB doesn't realign things, you need to hit C-c > TAB. Either you spotted a bug, or I don't understand. C-c C-c (or TAB) still re-align things. But it doesn't narrow them again anymore. These are two different commands. > So the workflow is different, and in each piece it's more awkward. You have to admit that the above is, by itself, quite a feat. So, is there anything wrong with the following workflow: expand the column (C-c TAB), edit field, shrink it again (C-c TAB) ? Regards,
Re: [O] Table aligning and editing in 9.2
On 7 September 2017, Nicolas Goaziou wrote: What workflow are you missing? Note that typing in a shrunk column expands it. Previously one could edit the contents of a cell in a shrunken column without doing anything special: move the point in, move to a position, then hit any key (space, delete, a letter), and the change is made. If a character is deleted then the => at the end comes closer; if added it moves away. C-c C-c or TAB realigns everything. Everything is directly editable: the text can be operated on without any barriers. But now the cell contents are locked until either a) C-C ` opens up an edit buffer (which was useful before for editing a long piece of text that got shrunk, but is a lot of work when you have something short like "Foo" in a <10> column and want to make it "Bar") or, as you point out, b) something is typed in the shrunk column. But when something is typed in a shrunk column, the column expands and the point is now at the start of the cell. To edit anything in the cell, you need to hit "a" or SPC or something just to get in there, then you need to delete it, then move to where you want to make a change, then edit. And then C-c C-c or TAB doesn't realign things, you need to hit C-c TAB. So the workflow is different, and in each piece it's more awkward. Everything works---and I appreciate that the code and implementation is much cleaner now---but it seems like some of the magic that makes Org tables so wonderful is now gone. :( Bill -- William Denton :: Toronto, Canada --- Listening to Art: https://listeningtoart.org/ https://www.miskatonic.org/ --- GHG.EARTH: http://ghg.earth/ Caveat lector. --- STAPLR: http://staplr.org/
Re: [O] Table aligning and editing in 9.2
Hello, William Dentonwrites: > On 7 September 2017, William Denton wrote: > >> I can't find the "Dynamically narrow table columns" documentation, >> though. Where is it? > > Aha, checking the Git commit I see it (in doc/org.texi). (The title > doesn't match, which threw me off.) "Dynamically narrow table columns" is another entry in ORG-NEWS. But there is, indeed, documentation in "org.texi". > "To see the full text, hold the mouse over the field---a tool-tip window > will show the full content. To edit such a field, use the command > @kbd{C-c `} (that is @kbd{C-c} followed by the grave accent). This will > open a new window with the full field." > > I wish I'd tested this before and noticed this, so I could comment. > It makes using tables much less pleasurable, I think. The above was also available in previous implementation of narrowed columns. What workflow are you missing? Note that typing in a shrunk column expands it. Regards, -- Nicolas Goaziou
Re: [O] Table aligning and editing in 9.2
On 7 September 2017, William Denton wrote: I can't find the "Dynamically narrow table columns" documentation, though. Where is it? Aha, checking the Git commit I see it (in doc/org.texi). (The title doesn't match, which threw me off.) "To see the full text, hold the mouse over the field---a tool-tip window will show the full content. To edit such a field, use the command @kbd{C-c `} (that is @kbd{C-c} followed by the grave accent). This will open a new window with the full field." I wish I'd tested this before and noticed this, so I could comment. It makes using tables much less pleasurable, I think. Bill -- William Denton :: Toronto, Canada --- Listening to Art: https://listeningtoart.org/ https://www.miskatonic.org/ --- GHG.EARTH: http://ghg.earth/ Caveat lector. --- STAPLR: http://staplr.org/
[O] Table aligning and editing in 9.2
The new approach to table alignment, that will be in 9.2, is there now if you compile from source, which I did. etc/ORG-NEWS says ** Incompatible changes *** =align= STARTUP value no longer narrow table columns Columns narrowing (or shrinking) is now dynamic. See [[*Dynamically narrow table columns]] for details. In particular, it is decoupled from aligning. I can't find the "Dynamically narrow table columns" documentation, though. Where is it? My main question is: Is it now necessary to use C-c ` to edit a cell in a table? Moving the point around skips from cell to cell without letting me edit it. I hope this isn't permanent. :( Bill -- William Denton :: Toronto, Canada --- Listening to Art: https://listeningtoart.org/ https://www.miskatonic.org/ --- GHG.EARTH: http://ghg.earth/ Caveat lector. --- STAPLR: http://staplr.org/