Question about cursor movement

Question about cursor movement

[henry atting]

Hi,

|      1 |    2 |    sum |           |
|--------+------+--------+-----------|
| 121.00 | 4.00 | 125.00 | store1    |
| 125.00 | 5.00 | 130.00 | store2    |
| 130.00 |      |        |           |
#+TBLFM: $1=@-1$3::$3=$1+$2

I have a simple table for some sort of expenses. I don't understand why
the cursor behaves the way it does:
I do a `=' in $1 or $3 and  after the result is placed in the field, the
cursor jumps down one row. As *my* intended move would be to the next
columnn in the same row I find this rather inconvenient.
Would'nt it be better if the cursor simply stays where it is and lets me
to decide the matter?

Cheers
henry

RE: Question about cursor movement

[Sullivan, Gregory (US SSA)]

Try leaving the cell with <TAB> to move to the next field (in
left-to-right, top-to-bottom order), whereas <RET> goes down one row.

--Greg

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Subject: [Orgmode] Question about cursor movement

Hi,

|      1 |    2 |    sum |           |
|--------+------+--------+-----------|
| 121.00 | 4.00 | 125.00 | store1    |
| 125.00 | 5.00 | 130.00 | store2    |
| 130.00 |      |        |           |
#+TBLFM: $1=@-1$3::$3=$1+$2

I have a simple table for some sort of expenses. I don't understand why
the cursor behaves the way it does:
I do a `=' in $1 or $3 and  after the result is placed in the field, the
cursor jumps down one row. As *my* intended move would be to the next
columnn in the same row I find this rather inconvenient.
Would'nt it be better if the cursor simply stays where it is and lets me
to decide the matter?

Cheers
henry



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Re: Question about cursor movement

[henry atting]

Zitat - Sullivan, Gregory (US SSA) * Di Sep 16 2008 um 18:56 -

> Try leaving the cell with <TAB> to move to the next field (in
> left-to-right, top-to-bottom order), whereas <RET> goes down one row.

Okay, that explains how to move the cursor. 
But the question is how to reduce the cursor movement (or to avoid
unnecessary cursor movement in that particular case)
I read in another thread that a prinicple of orgmode is to minimize the
movement of the cursor. If it is so I would expect the cursor to stay in
the field where the formula is evaluated. But maybe I got it wrong...

henry

RE: Re: Question about cursor movement

[Chris Randle]

henry atting wrote:
> Okay, that explains how to move the cursor.
> But the question is how to reduce the cursor movement (or to avoid
> unnecessary cursor movement in that particular case)

Would 'C-c C-c' do the trick?

-- 
Chris Randle
Windows XP SP3 - GNU Emacs 22.1.1 - Org-mode 6.06b

Re: Question about cursor movement

[henry atting]

Zitat - Chris Randle * Mi Sep 17 2008 um 18:26 -

> henry atting wrote:
>> Okay, that explains how to move the cursor.
>> But the question is how to reduce the cursor movement (or to avoid
>> unnecessary cursor movement in that particular case)
>
> Would 'C-c C-c' do the trick?

Indeed it does. :)

henry