From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: MidLifeXis at PerlMonks Subject: Re: feature request Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:10:14 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1311077414.90833.YahooMailNeo@web81608.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: Reply-To: MidLifeXis at PerlMonks Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1321138239-1311077414=:90833" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:44229) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qj983-0004lO-SM for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:10:27 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qj97z-0003mC-H2 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:10:23 -0400 Received: from nm22-vm0.access.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([66.94.236.137]:47407) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qj97y-0003lt-Jj for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:10:19 -0400 In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Jude DaShiell , "emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" --0-1321138239-1311077414=:90833 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Recommendation: use something like GIT (or one of the other fine source con= trol systems out there) to checkpoint your work, and save the history of yo= ur org files.=A0 It can even be set up in emacs to periodically save all or= g files and check in a snapshot.=0A=0A=0AHTH,=0ABrian=0A=0A=0A_____________= ___________________=0AFrom: Jude DaShiell =0ATo: e= macs-orgmode@gnu.org=0ASent: Monday, July 18, 2011 4:36 PM=0ASubject: [O] f= eature request=0A=0AA little data destruction protection.=A0 I put together= a table and had to =0Adestroy all copies of it after having tried to set u= p averages for a =0Acouple columns.=A0 The averages didn't work and data go= t zeroed out and I =0Alost an entire column of data that way.=A0 One of my = problems I'm sure was =0Acaused because I tried data gathering first then t= ried modifying the =0Aoriginal table and adding the formulas later.=A0 Next= time I attempt =0Aanything with org and mathematics, I'll write my data se= t down in braille =0Aand ought to have done that with this data set as well= .=A0 What might have =0Ahelped here a little is if a column is going to be = put into existing =0Acolumns the column inserts rather than overwrites any = column that might be =0Athere.=A0 The broken table I ended up with had six = columns and two of those =0Awere single space columns out to the right with= nothing in them.=A0 There =0Aought to have been before I did anything with= formulas at most four =0Acolumns in the table.=A0 I did enter time stamps = in as two separated date =0Aand time fields originally then when I read wha= t all could be put into =0Atime stamps, I consolidated those first two colu= mns into a single time =0Astamp column.=A0 I don''t know if that consolidat= ion did further damage or =0Anot. --0-1321138239-1311077414=:90833 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Recommendation: use s= omething like GIT (or one of the other fine source control systems out ther= e) to checkpoint your work, and save the history of your org files.  I= t can even be set up in emacs to periodically save all org files and check = in a snapshot.

HTH,
Brian

= From: Jude DaShiell <jda= shiel@shellworld.net>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Sent:<= /span> Monday, July 18, 2011 4:36 PM
Subject: [O] feature request

A little data= destruction protection.  I put together a table and had to
destro= y all copies of it after having tried to set up averages for a
couple c= olumns.  The averages didn't work and data got zeroed out and I
lo= st an entire column of data that way.  One of my problems I'm sure was=
caused because I tried data gathering first then tried modifying the <= br>original table and adding the formulas later.  Next time I attempt =
anything with org and mathematics, I'll write my data set down in brail= le
and ought to have done that with this data set as well.  What m= ight have
helped here a little is if a column is going to be put into e= xisting
columns the column inserts rather than overwrites any column th= at might be
there.  The broken table I ended up with had six colum= ns and two of those
were single space columns out to the right with nothing in them.  There
ought to have been before I did anyt= hing with formulas at most four
columns in the table.  I did enter= time stamps in as two separated date
and time fields originally then w= hen I read what all could be put into
time stamps, I consolidated those= first two columns into a single time
stamp column.  I don''t know= if that consolidation did further damage or
not.




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