2010/1/3 Andreas Saeger <[email protected]>: > jonathon wrote: >> >> On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 15:30, Andreas Saeger wrote: >> >>> I have never seen any reasonable argument why spreadsheets should be used >>> like this (except for mere laziness). >> >> The typical user neither knows, nor cares what the difference between >> a database and a spreadsheet program is. >> >> That they want is a _simple_ way to enter data, and then retrieve it, >> when needed. > > But this is exactly where the typical user fails while using a spreadsheet. > The forums and lists are full of issues with "strange input problems" (fully > comprehensible and expected by experienced users),
That means that Calc is filling the wrong niche. Maybe Base needs to be made as easy to work with as Calc? I can make a ton of suggestions here. > Gnumeric is the only spreadsheet which handle text properly. I would really like to know how Gnumeric differs from Calc in this respect. If you give me the details, I will triage and file the bugs. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
