clearing entries in a table (feature request?)

2003-11-25 Thread Nirmal Govind
Hi.. is there a way by which I can clear the entries in a table? i.e. preserve the number of rows, columns, formatting etc. but just delete the contents of each cell.. if not, is this in cvs by any chance? Thanks, nirmal

Re: clearing entries in a table (feature request?)

2003-11-25 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Tue, Nov 25, 2003 at 06:25:37AM -0500, Nirmal Govind wrote: Hi.. is there a way by which I can clear the entries in a table? i.e. preserve the number of rows, columns, formatting etc. but just delete the contents of each cell.. if not, is this in cvs by any chance? Select everything with

Re: clearing entries in a table (feature request?)

2003-11-25 Thread Nirmal Govind
Select everything with the mouse and press 'Del'. Yes, I did try that but it doesn't work here. Probably cos I use Debian-ppc on an iBook which has one delete key that's mapped to backspace and so no real way of getting a delete as in a PC... is there a way by which I can specify the commands

Re: clearing entries in a table (feature request?)

2003-11-25 Thread Nirmal Govind
M-x delete-forward should works as a substitute to a 'real' delete key press. Awesome! I put this in the ui file too and it all works great! Thanks, nirmal

Re: clearing entries in a table (feature request?)

2003-11-25 Thread Christian Ridderström
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Nirmal Govind wrote: M-x delete-forward should works as a substitute to a 'real' delete key press. Awesome! I put this in the ui file too and it all works great! Or you could bind it to M-C-Del . ;-) /Christian -- Christian Ridderström

clearing entries in a table (feature request?)

2003-11-25 Thread Nirmal Govind
Hi.. is there a way by which I can clear the entries in a table? i.e. preserve the number of rows, columns, formatting etc. but just delete the contents of each cell.. if not, is this in cvs by any chance? Thanks, nirmal

Re: clearing entries in a table (feature request?)

2003-11-25 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Tue, Nov 25, 2003 at 06:25:37AM -0500, Nirmal Govind wrote: Hi.. is there a way by which I can clear the entries in a table? i.e. preserve the number of rows, columns, formatting etc. but just delete the contents of each cell.. if not, is this in cvs by any chance? Select everything with

Re: clearing entries in a table (feature request?)

2003-11-25 Thread Nirmal Govind
Select everything with the mouse and press 'Del'. Yes, I did try that but it doesn't work here. Probably cos I use Debian-ppc on an iBook which has one delete key that's mapped to backspace and so no real way of getting a delete as in a PC... is there a way by which I can specify the commands

Re: clearing entries in a table (feature request?)

2003-11-25 Thread Nirmal Govind
M-x delete-forward should works as a substitute to a 'real' delete key press. Awesome! I put this in the ui file too and it all works great! Thanks, nirmal

Re: clearing entries in a table (feature request?)

2003-11-25 Thread Christian Ridderström
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Nirmal Govind wrote: M-x delete-forward should works as a substitute to a 'real' delete key press. Awesome! I put this in the ui file too and it all works great! Or you could bind it to M-C-Del . ;-) /Christian -- Christian Ridderström

clearing entries in a table (feature request?)

2003-11-25 Thread Nirmal Govind
Hi.. is there a way by which I can clear the entries in a table? i.e. preserve the number of rows, columns, formatting etc. but just delete the contents of each cell.. if not, is this in cvs by any chance? Thanks, nirmal

Re: clearing entries in a table (feature request?)

2003-11-25 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Tue, Nov 25, 2003 at 06:25:37AM -0500, Nirmal Govind wrote: > Hi.. is there a way by which I can clear the entries in a table? i.e. > preserve the number of rows, columns, formatting etc. but just delete > the contents of each cell.. if not, is this in cvs by any chance? Select everything

Re: clearing entries in a table (feature request?)

2003-11-25 Thread Nirmal Govind
Select everything with the mouse and press 'Del'. Yes, I did try that but it doesn't work here. Probably cos I use Debian-ppc on an iBook which has one "delete" key that's mapped to backspace and so no real way of getting a delete as in a PC... is there a way by which I can specify the commands

Re: clearing entries in a table (feature request?)

2003-11-25 Thread Nirmal Govind
M-x delete-forward should works as a substitute to a 'real' delete key press. Awesome! I put this in the ui file too and it all works great! Thanks, nirmal

Re: clearing entries in a table (feature request?)

2003-11-25 Thread Christian Ridderström
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Nirmal Govind wrote: > > > > M-x delete-forward should works as a substitute to a 'real' delete key > > press. > > Awesome! > > I put this in the ui file too and it all works great! Or you could bind it to M-C-Del . ;-) /Christian -- Christian Ridderström