From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp1 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id YL7jDLJN619ySQAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 29 Dec 2020 15:39:30 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp1 with LMTPS id 0GilCLJN6195TgAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 29 Dec 2020 15:39:30 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6F2CF94043B for ; Tue, 29 Dec 2020 15:39:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:57334 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kuH5s-00038M-Ai for larch@yhetil.org; Tue, 29 Dec 2020 10:39:28 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:59942) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kuH54-00037u-VK; Tue, 29 Dec 2020 10:38:38 -0500 Received: from stw1.rcdrun.com ([217.170.207.13]:55443) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kuH52-0004Qg-EK; Tue, 29 Dec 2020 10:38:38 -0500 Received: from localhost ([::ffff:41.210.145.189]) (AUTH: PLAIN securesender, TLS: TLS1.2,256bits,ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) by stw1.rcdrun.com with ESMTPSA id 000000000029543F.000000005FEB4D78.0000308D; Tue, 29 Dec 2020 08:38:32 -0700 Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2020 18:34:27 +0300 From: Jean Louis To: Hongyi Zhao Subject: Re: Microsoft Excel spreadsheet editing directly from within emacs. Message-ID: Mail-Followup-To: Hongyi Zhao , Org-mode , help-gnu-emacs References: <87v9clnttt.fsf@robertthorpeconsulting.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/2.0 (3d08634) (2020-11-07) Received-SPF: pass client-ip=217.170.207.13; envelope-from=bugs@gnu.support; helo=stw1.rcdrun.com X-Spam_score_int: -18 X-Spam_score: -1.9 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: help-gnu-emacs , Org-mode Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -1.83 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of emacs-orgmode-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=emacs-orgmode-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 6F2CF94043B X-Spam-Score: -1.83 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-TUID: ILpG5B+khMFO * Hongyi Zhao [2020-12-29 17:49]: > On Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 5:40 PM Jean Louis wrote: > > > > * Hongyi Zhao [2020-12-29 07:55]: > > > From this point of view, if we want to have both full-features and > > > powerful capabilities in manipulating spreadsheet, it seems that only > > > the python based programmatic tools/packages, say, openpyxl > > > , can meet the requirements > > > currently. > > > > What are you requirements? > > I use Linux as my working environment exclusively. So, I can't access > the native MS Office supplied for macOS/Windows. But I sometimes > really need to manipulate and process MS Office documents, especially > DOCX and XLSX files. Though there are some free and open source office > suites, e.g. LibreOffice, but none of them can completely compatible > with the MS Office. Yes, not everything is compatible. Please mention that specific feature not compatible that you know of.