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From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>
To: Gavin Downard <gavin.downard@runbox.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lisp/org-table.el: Allow named columns on lhs
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 07:44:42 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <874jm01h1x.fsf@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <877cqwbpa2.fsf@runbox.com>

Gavin Downard <gavin.downard@runbox.com> writes:

> This patch does prioritize named columns over named fields, which can
> break compatibility in tables with a named column and named field with
> the same name. Alternatively, we could prioritize named fields to
> preserve compatibility, but since named columns are prioritized on the
> rhs, it could be pretty confusing.

Makes sense.
Do I understand correctly the named columns where not allowed at all in
the left side of the formulas previously?

> This change breaks compatibility in tables with a named field and named
> column with the same name, when that name is used on the lhs of a formula.

Please, document this in the new as well.

> +*** Spreadsheets now support named columns on the lhs
> +
> +Spreadsheet formulas can now use named column references on the lhs.

lhs is not a commonly known abbreviation.

Also, may you document the priority of named columns in 3.5.10 Advanced
features section of the manual?

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  reply	other threads:[~2023-07-19  7:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-07-19  2:36 [PATCH] lisp/org-table.el: Allow named columns on lhs Gavin Downard
2023-07-19  7:44 ` Ihor Radchenko [this message]
2023-07-21 15:15   ` Max Nikulin
2023-07-21 18:33     ` Gavin Downard
2023-07-22  2:12       ` Max Nikulin
2023-07-22  7:25         ` Ihor Radchenko
2023-07-22 13:16           ` Max Nikulin
2023-07-22 13:25             ` Ihor Radchenko
2023-07-22 12:45 ` Max Nikulin
2023-07-22 18:21   ` Gavin Downard
2023-07-23  6:50     ` Ihor Radchenko
2023-07-24  3:25       ` Gavin Downard
2023-07-24  7:23         ` Ihor Radchenko
2023-07-24 15:17 ` Max Nikulin
2023-07-24 20:29   ` Gavin Downard
2023-07-25 15:01     ` Max Nikulin
2023-07-26 21:50       ` Gavin Downard
2023-07-27  7:36         ` Ihor Radchenko
2023-08-29  9:58 ` Ihor Radchenko
2023-08-31 14:19   ` Gavin Downard

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