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12 This file documents SES: the Simple Emacs Spreadsheet. |
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14 Copyright @copyright{} 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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17 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document |
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19 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no |
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20 Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU |
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21 Manual,'' and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the |
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23 License'' in the Emacs manual. |
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25 (a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: ``You have freedom to copy and modify |
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26 this GNU Manual, like GNU software. Copies published by the Free |
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27 Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development.'' |
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30 Documentation License. If you want to distribute this document |
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32 license to the document, as described in section 6 of the license. |
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33 @end quotation |
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37 @direntry |
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38 * SES: (ses). Simple Emacs Spreadsheet |
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43 @titlepage |
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44 @title SES |
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45 @subtitle Simple Emacs Spreadsheet |
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54 @contents |
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56 @c =================================================================== |
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59 @node Top, Sales Pitch, (dir), (dir) |
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60 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
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61 @top SES: Simple Emacs Spreadsheet |
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63 @display |
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65 contain a rectangular grid of cells. The cells' values are specified |
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66 by formulas that can refer to the values of other cells. |
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67 @end display |
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72 @menu |
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73 * Sales Pitch:: Why use SES? |
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74 * The Basics:: Basic spreadsheet commands |
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75 * Advanced Features:: Want to know more? |
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76 * For Gurus:: Want to know @emph{even more}? |
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77 * Index:: Concept, Function and Variable Index |
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78 * Acknowledgements:: Acknowledgements |
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79 @end menu |
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81 @c =================================================================== |
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83 @node Sales Pitch, The Basics, Top, Top |
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84 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
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85 @chapter Sales Pitch |
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86 @cindex features |
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88 @itemize @bullet |
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89 @item Create and edit simple spreadsheets with a minimum of fuss. |
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90 @item Full undo/redo/autosave. |
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91 @item Immune to viruses in spreadsheet files. |
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92 @item Cell formulas are straight Emacs Lisp. |
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93 @item Printer functions for control of cell appearance. |
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94 @item Intuitive keystroke commands: C-o = insert row, M-o = insert column, etc. |
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95 @item ``Spillover'' of lengthy cell values into following blank cells. |
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97 @item Completing-read for entering symbols as cell values. |
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98 @item Cut, copy, and paste can transfer formulas and printer functions. |
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99 @item Import and export of tab-separated values or tab-separated formulas. |
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100 @item Plaintext, easily-hacked file format. |
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101 @end itemize |
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105 @node The Basics, Advanced Features, Sales Pitch, Top |
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106 @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
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123 Moves point to cell, specified by identifier (@code{ses-jump}). |
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126 Point is always at the left edge of a cell, or at the empty endline. |
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127 When mark is inactive, the current cell is underlined. When mark is |
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129 uses transient mark mode). Drag the mouse from A1 to A3 to create the |
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130 range A1-A2. Many SES commands operate only on single cells, not |
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136 Set mark at point (@code{set-mark-command}). |
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139 Turn off the mark (@code{keyboard-quit}). |
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141 @item M-h |
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142 Highlight current row (@code{ses-mark-row}). |
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145 Highlight current column (@code{ses-mark-column}). |
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148 Highlight all cells (@code{mark-whole-buffer}). |
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158 @end menu |
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160 @node Formulas, Resizing, The Basics, The Basics |
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163 @cindex formulas, entering |
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170 To enter a number into the current cell, just start typing: |
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173 @item 0..9 |
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174 Self-insert a digit (@code{ses-read-cell}). |
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176 @item - |
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177 Self-insert a negative number (@code{ses-read-cell}). |
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179 @item . |
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180 Self-insert a fractional number (@code{ses-read-cell}). |
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182 @item " |
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183 Self-insert a quoted string. The ending double-quote |
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184 is inserted for you (@code{ses-read-cell}). |
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187 Self-insert an expression. The right-parenthesis is inserted for you |
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188 (@code{ses-read-cell}). To access another cell's value, just use its |
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189 identifier in your expression. Whenever the other cell is changed, |
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190 this cell's formula will be reevaluated. While typing in the |
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191 expression, you can use @kbd{M-TAB} to complete symbol names. |
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193 @item ' @r{(apostrophe)} |
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194 Enter a symbol (ses-read-symbol). SES remembers all symbols that have |
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195 been used as formulas, so you can type just the beginning of a symbol |
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196 and use @kbd{SPC}, @kbd{TAB}, and @kbd{?} to complete it. |
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197 @end table |
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199 To enter something else (e.g., a vector), begin with a digit, then |
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200 erase the digit and type whatever you want. |
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202 @table @kbd |
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203 @item RET |
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204 Edit the existing formula in the current cell (@code{ses-edit-cell}). |
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206 @item C-c C-c |
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207 Force recalculation of the current cell or range (@code{ses-recalculate-cell}). |
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209 @item C-c C-l |
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210 Recalculate the entire spreadsheet (@code{ses-recalculate-all}). |
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211 @end table |
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213 @node Resizing, Printer functions, Formulas, The Basics |
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214 @section Resizing the spreadsheet |
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215 @cindex resizing spreadsheets |
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216 @findex ses-insert-row |
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217 @findex ses-insert-column |
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218 @findex ses-delete-row |
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220 @findex ses-set-column-width |
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221 @findex ses-forward-or-insert |
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222 @findex ses-append-row-jump-first-column |
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225 Basic commands: |
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227 @table @kbd |
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228 @item C-o |
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229 (@code{ses-insert-row}) |
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231 @item M-o |
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232 (@code{ses-insert-column}) |
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241 (@code{ses-set-column-width}) |
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244 Moves point to the next rightward cell, or inserts a new column if |
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246 (@code{ses-forward-or-insert}). |
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249 Linefeed inserts below the current row and moves to column A |
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253 Resizing the spreadsheet (unless you're just changing a column width) |
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258 If you delete a cell that a formula refers to, the cell-symbol is |
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265 Undo previous action (@code{(undo)}). |
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269 @node Printer functions, Clearing cells, Resizing, The Basics |
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282 Printer functions convert binary cell values into the print forms that |
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283 Emacs will display on the screen. |
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285 A printer can be a format string, like @samp{"$%.2f"}. The result |
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286 string is right-aligned within the print cell. To get left-alignment, |
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287 use parentheses: @samp{("$%.2f")}. A printer can also be a |
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288 one-argument function (a symbol or a lambda), whose result is a string |
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289 (right-aligned) or list of one string (left-aligned). While typing in |
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290 a lambda, you can use @kbd{M-TAB} to complete the names of symbols. |
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292 Each cell has a printer. If @code{nil}, the column-printer for the cell's |
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293 column is used. If that is also @code{nil}, the default-printer for the |
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294 spreadsheet is used. |
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298 Enter a printer for current cell or range (@code{ses-read-cell-printer}). |
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301 Enter a printer for the current column (@code{ses-read-column-printer}). |
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304 Enter the default printer for the spreadsheet |
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305 (@code{ses-read-default-printer}). |
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306 @end table |
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308 The @code{ses-read-@r{XXX}-printer} commands have their own minibuffer |
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309 history, which is preloaded with the set of all printers used in this |
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310 spreadsheet, plus the standard printers. |
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312 The standard printers are suitable only for cells, not columns or |
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313 default, because they format the value using the column-printer (or |
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314 default-printer if @code{nil}) and then center the result: |
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321 Centering with spill-over to following blank cells. |
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324 Centering using dashes (-) instead of spaces. |
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327 Centering with dashes and spill-over. |
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330 Centering with tildes (~) and spill-over. |
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334 @node Clearing cells, Copy/cut/paste, Printer functions, The Basics |
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344 Clear cell and move left (@code{ses-clear-cell-backward}). |
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347 Clear cell and move right (@code{ses-clear-cell-forward}). |
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351 @node Copy/cut/paste, Customizing SES, Clearing cells, The Basics |
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355 @cindex paste |
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361 @findex clipboard-yank |
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366 The copy functions work on rectangular regions of cells. You can paste the |
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376 @item [drag-mouse-1] |
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377 Mark a region and copy it to kill ring and primary clipboard |
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378 (@code{mouse-set-region}). |
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381 Mark a region and copy it to kill ring and secondary clipboard |
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382 (@code{mouse-set-secondary}). |
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388 and then clear (@code{ses-kill-override}). |
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391 @itemx [S-insert] |
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392 Paste from kill ring (@code{yank}). The paste functions behave |
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393 differently depending on the format of the text being inserted: |
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396 When pasting cells that were cut from a SES buffer, the print text is |
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398 references in the formula are relocated unless you use @kbd{C-u}. |
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400 The pasted text overwrites a rectangle of cells whose top left corner |
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401 is the current cell. If part of the rectangle is beyond the edges of |
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402 the spreadsheet, you must confirm the increase in spreadsheet size. |
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404 Non-SES text is usually inserted as a replacement formula for the |
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405 current cell. If the formula would be a symbol, it's treated as a |
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406 string unless you use @kbd{C-u}. Pasted formulas with syntax errors |
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408 @end itemize |
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411 Paste from primary clipboard or kill ring (@code{clipboard-yank}). |
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413 @item [mouse-2] |
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414 Set point and paste from primary clipboard (@code{mouse-yank-at-click}). |
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417 Set point and paste from secondary clipboard (@code{mouse-yank-secondary}). |
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420 Immediately after a paste, you can replace the text with a preceding |
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421 element from the kill ring (@code{ses-yank-pop}). Unlike the standard |
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422 Emacs yank-pop, the SES version uses @code{undo} to delete the old |
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423 yank. This doesn't make any difference? |
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424 @end table |
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426 @node Customizing SES, , Copy/cut/paste, The Basics |
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427 @section Customizing SES |
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428 @cindex customizing |
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429 @vindex enable-local-eval |
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430 @vindex ses-mode-hook |
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435 By default, a newly-created spreadsheet has 1 row and 1 column. The |
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436 column width is 7 and the default printer is @samp{"%.7g"}. Each of these |
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437 can be customized. Look in group ``ses''. |
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439 After entering a cell value, point normally moves right to the next |
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440 cell. You can customize @code{ses-after-entry-functions} to move left or |
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441 up or down. For diagonal movement, select two functions from the |
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442 list. |
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444 @code{ses-mode-hook} is a normal mode hook (list of functions to |
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445 execute when starting SES mode for a buffer). |
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448 functions to be treated as safe when analysing formulas and printers. |
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449 @xref{Virus protection}. Before customizing @code{safe-functions}, |
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450 think about how much you trust the person who's suggesting this |
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452 list-of-functions value might enable a ``gee whiz'' spreadsheet, but it |
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453 also creates trapdoors in your anti-virus armor. In order for virus |
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454 protection to work, you must always press @kbd{n} when presented with |
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455 a virus warning, unless you understand what the questionable code is |
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456 trying to do. Do not listen to those who tell you to customize |
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457 @code{enable-local-eval}---this variable is for people who don't wear |
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458 safety belts! |
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461 @c =================================================================== |
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463 @node Advanced Features, For Gurus, The Basics, Top |
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464 @chapter Advanced Features |
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465 @cindex advanced features |
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469 @table @kbd |
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478 Pops up a menu to set the current row as the header, or revert to |
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480 @end table |
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482 @menu |
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483 * The print area:: |
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485 * Sorting by column:: |
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486 * Standard formula functions:: |
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487 * More on cell printing:: |
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488 * Import and export:: |
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489 * Virus protection:: |
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490 * Spreadsheets with details and summary:: |
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491 @end menu |
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493 @node The print area, Ranges in formulas, Advanced Features, Advanced Features |
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494 @section The print area |
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495 @cindex print area |
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496 @findex widen |
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497 @findex ses-renarrow-buffer |
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498 @findex ses-reprint-all |
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500 A SES file consists of a print area and a data area. Normally the |
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501 buffer is narrowed to show only the print area. The print area is |
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502 read-only except for special SES commands; it contains cell values |
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503 formatted by printer functions. The data area records the formula and |
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504 printer functions, etc. |
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506 @table @kbd |
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507 @item C-x n w |
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508 Show print and data areas (@code{widen}). |
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511 Show only print area (@code{ses-renarrow-buffer}). |
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514 @itemx M-C-l |
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515 Recreate print area by reevaluating printer functions for all cells |
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516 (@code{ses-reprint-all}). |
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517 @end table |
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519 @node Ranges in formulas, Sorting by column, The print area, Advanced Features |
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520 @section Ranges in formulas |
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521 @cindex ranges |
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522 @findex ses-insert-range-click |
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523 @findex ses-insert-range |
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524 @findex ses-insert-ses-range-click |
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525 @findex ses-insert-ses-range |
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526 @vindex from |
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529 A formula like |
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530 @lisp |
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531 (+ A1 A2 A3) |
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532 @end lisp |
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534 the formula becomes |
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535 @lisp |
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536 (+ A1 A3 A4) |
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537 @end lisp |
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538 and the new row is not included in the sum. |
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541 the values in a rectangle of cells. If your formula is |
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542 @lisp |
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543 (apply '+ (ses-range A1 A3)) |
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544 @end lisp |
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546 @lisp |
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547 (apply '+ (ses-range A1 A4)) |
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548 @end lisp |
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549 and the new row is included in the sum. |
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551 While entering or editing a formula in the minibuffer, you can select |
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552 a range in the spreadsheet (using mouse or keyboard), then paste a |
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553 representation of that range into your formula. Suppose you select |
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554 A1-C1: |
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556 @table @kbd |
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557 @item [S-mouse-3] |
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558 Inserts "A1 B1 C1" @code{(ses-insert-range-click}) |
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560 @item C-c C-r |
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561 Keyboard version (@code{ses-insert-range}). |
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563 @item [C-S-mouse-3] |
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564 Inserts "(ses-range A1 C1)" (@code{ses-insert-ses-range-click}). |
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566 @item C-c C-s |
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567 Keyboard version (@code{ses-insert-ses-range}). |
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570 If you delete the @var{from} or @var{to} cell for a range, the nearest |
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571 still-existing cell is used instead. If you delete the entire range, |
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572 the formula relocator will delete the ses-range from the formula. |
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574 If you insert a new row just beyond the end of a one-column range, or |
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575 a new column just beyond a one-row range, the new cell is included in |
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576 the range. New cells inserted just before a range are not included. |
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579 @node Sorting by column, Standard formula functions, Ranges in formulas, Advanced Features |
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580 @section Sorting by column |
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581 @cindex sorting |
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582 @findex ses-sort-column |
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592 @item [header-line mouse-2] |
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597 The sort comparison uses @code{string<}, which works well for |
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602 Rows are moved one at a time, with relocation of formulas. This works |
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604 formulas that refer to other rows in the range or to cells outside the |
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605 range. |
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608 @node Standard formula functions, More on cell printing, Sorting by column, Advanced Features |
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617 Oftentimes you want a calculation to exclude the blank cells. Here |
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620 @table @code |
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621 @item (ses-delete-blanks &rest @var{args}) |
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623 '*skip*) have been deleted. |
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625 @item (ses+ &rest @var{args}) |
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626 Sum of non-blank arguments. |
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628 @item (ses-average @var{list}) |
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629 Average of non-blank elements in @var{list}. Here the list is passed |
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633 @node More on cell printing, Import and export, Standard formula functions, Advanced Features |
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634 @section More on cell printing |
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639 Special cell values: |
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640 @itemize |
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641 @item nil prints the same as "", but allows previous cell to spill over. |
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642 @item '*skip* replaces nil when the previous cell actually does spill over; |
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643 nothing is printed for it. |
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645 producing a value: the print cell is filled with hash marks (#). |
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648 If the result from the printer function is too wide for the cell and |
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651 the result is too wide for the available space (up to the end of the |
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653 value is a string, or replaced with hash marks otherwise. |
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655 SES could get confused by printer results that contain newlines or |
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656 tabs, so these are replaced with question marks. |
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658 @table @kbd |
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659 @item C-c C-t |
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660 Confine a cell to its own column (@code{ses-truncate-cell}). This |
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662 covered by a spill-over. If you don't change the rightward cell, the |
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663 confined cell will spill over again the next time it is reprinted. |
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666 When applied to a single cell, this command displays in the echo area any |
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667 formula error or printer error that occurred during |
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668 recalculation/reprinting (@code{ses-recalculate-cell}). |
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671 When a printer function signals an error, the default printer |
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672 @samp{"%s"} is substituted. This is useful when your column printer |
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673 is numeric-only and you use a string as a cell value. |
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676 @node Import and export, Virus protection, More on cell printing, Advanced Features |
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677 @section Import and export |
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679 @cindex export, and import |
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680 @findex ses-export-tsv |
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683 @table @kbd |
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684 @item x t |
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685 Export a range of cells as tab-separated values (@code{ses-export-tsv}). |
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686 @item x T |
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687 Export a range of cells as tab-separated formulas (@code{ses-export-tsf}). |
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688 @end table |
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690 The exported text goes to the kill ring --- you can paste it into |
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691 another buffer. Columns are separated by tabs, rows by newlines. |
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693 To import text, use any of the yank commands where the text to paste |
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696 @node Virus protection, Spreadsheets with details and summary, Import and export, Advanced Features |
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697 @section Virus protection |
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708 Formulas or printers that you type in are checked immediately for |
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714 spreadsheets that delete files, send email, flood Web sites, alter |
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719 parts of the Emacs Lisp environment can be excluded without cramping |
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721 for more info on how Lisp forms are classified as safe or unsafe. |
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723 @node Spreadsheets with details and summary, , Virus protection, Advanced Features |
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724 @section Spreadsheets with details and summary |
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726 @cindex summary, and details |
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728 A common organization for spreadsheets is to have a bunch of ``detail'' |
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730 ``summary'' rows that each show reduced data for some subset of the |
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731 details. SES supports this organization via the @code{ses-select} |
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732 function. |
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733 |
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734 @table @code |
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735 @item (ses-select @var{fromrange} @var{test} @var{torange}) |
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736 Returns a subset of @var{torange}. For each member in @var{fromrange} |
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737 that is equal to @var{test}, the corresponding member of @var{torange} |
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738 is included in the result. |
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739 @end table |
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741 Example of use: |
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742 @lisp |
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743 (ses-average (ses-select (ses-range A1 A5) 'Smith (ses-range B1 B5))) |
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744 @end lisp |
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745 This computes the average of the B column values for those rows whose |
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746 A column value is the symbol 'Smith. |
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748 Arguably one could specify only @var{fromrange} plus |
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749 @var{to-row-offset} and @var{to-column-offset}. The @var{torange} is |
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750 stated explicitly to ensure that the formula will be recalculated if |
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751 any cell in either range is changed. |
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753 File @file{etc/ses-example.el} in the Emacs distribution is an example of a |
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754 details-and-summary spreadsheet. |
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756 |
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757 @c =================================================================== |
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759 @node For Gurus, Index, Advanced Features, Top |
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760 @chapter For Gurus |
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761 @cindex advanced features |
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762 |
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763 @menu |
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764 * Deferred updates:: |
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765 * Nonrelocatable references:: |
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766 * The data area:: |
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767 * Buffer-local variables in spreadsheets:: |
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768 * Uses of defadvice in SES:: |
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769 @end menu |
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770 |
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771 @node Deferred updates, Nonrelocatable references, For Gurus, For Gurus |
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772 @section Deferred updates |
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773 @cindex deferred updates |
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774 @cindex updates, deferred |
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775 @vindex run-with-idle-timer |
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776 |
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777 To save time by avoiding redundant computations, cells that need |
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778 recalculation due to changes in other cells are added to a set. At |
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779 the end of the command, each cell in the set is recalculated once. |
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780 This can create a new set of cells that need recalculation. The |
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781 process is repeated until either the set is empty or it stops changing |
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783 might see progress messages of the form ``Recalculating... (@var{nnn} |
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784 cells left)''. If you interrupt the calculation using @kbd{C-g}, the |
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785 spreadsheet will be left in an inconsistent state, so use @kbd{C-_} or |
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786 @kbd{C-c C-l} to fix it. |
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788 To save even more time by avoiding redundant writes, cells that have |
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789 changes are added to a set instead of being written immediately to the |
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790 data area. Each cell in the set is written once, at the end of the |
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791 command. If you change vast quantities of cells, you might see a |
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792 progress message of the form ``Writing... (@var{nnn} cells left)''. |
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793 These deferred cell-writes cannot be interrupted by @kbd{C-g}, so |
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794 you'll just have to wait. |
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795 |
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796 SES uses @code{run-with-idle-timer} to move the cell underline when |
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797 Emacs will be scrolling the buffer after the end of a command, and |
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798 also to narrow and underline after @kbd{C-x C-v}. This is visible as |
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799 a momentary glitch after C-x C-v and certain scrolling commands. You |
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800 can type ahead without worrying about the glitch. |
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803 @node Nonrelocatable references, The data area, Deferred updates, For Gurus |
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804 @section Nonrelocatable references |
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806 @cindex references, nonrelocatable |
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808 @kbd{C-y} relocates all cell-references in a pasted formula, while |
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809 @kbd{C-u C-y} relocates none of the cell-references. What about mixed |
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810 cases? |
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811 |
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812 You can use |
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813 @lisp |
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814 (symbol-value 'B3) |
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815 @end lisp |
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816 to make an @dfn{absolute reference}. The formula relocator skips over |
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818 rows/columns are inserted/deleted. However, B3 will not be recorded |
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819 as a dependency of this cell, so this cell will not be updated |
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820 automatically when B3 is changed. |
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822 The variables @code{row} and @code{col} are dynamically bound while a |
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823 cell formula is being evaluated. You can use |
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824 @lisp |
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825 (ses-cell-value row 0) |
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826 @end lisp |
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827 to get the value from the leftmost column in the current row. This |
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828 kind of dependency is also not recorded. |
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829 |
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831 @node The data area, Buffer-local variables in spreadsheets, Nonrelocatable references, For Gurus |
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832 @section The data area |
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833 @cindex data area |
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834 @findex ses-reconstruct-all |
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836 Begins with an 014 character, followed by sets of cell-definition |
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837 macros for each row, followed by column-widths, column-printers, |
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838 default-printer, and header-row. Then there's the global parameters |
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839 (file-format ID, numrows, numcols) and the local variables (specifying |
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840 SES mode for the buffer, etc.) |
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842 When a SES file is loaded, first the numrows and numcols values are |
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843 loaded, then the entire data area is @code{eval}ed, and finally the local |
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844 variables are processed. |
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846 You can edit the data area, but don't insert or delete any newlines |
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847 except in the local-variables part, since SES locates things by |
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848 counting newlines. Use @kbd{C-x C-e} at the end of a line to install |
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849 your edits into the spreadsheet data structures (this does not update |
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850 the print area, use e.g. @kbd{C-c C-l} for that). |
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852 The data area is maintained as an image of spreadsheet data |
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853 structures that area stored in buffer-local variables. If the data |
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855 data structures: |
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857 @table @kbd |
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858 @item C-c M-C-l |
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859 (@code{ses-reconstruct-all}). |
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860 @end table |
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861 |
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863 @node Buffer-local variables in spreadsheets, Uses of defadvice in SES, The data area, For Gurus |
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864 @section Buffer-local variables in spreadsheets |
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865 @cindex buffer-local variables |
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866 @cindex variables, buffer-local |
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868 You can add additional local variables to the list at the bottom of |
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869 the data area, such as hidden constants you want to refer to in your |
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870 formulas. |
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872 You can override the variable @code{symbolic-formulas} to be a list of |
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873 symbols (as parenthesized strings) to show as completions for the ' |
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874 command. This initial completions list is used instead of the actual |
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875 set of symbols-as-formulas in the spreadsheet. |
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877 For examples of these, see file @file{etc/ses-example.ses}. |
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878 |
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879 If (for some reason) you want your formulas or printers to save data |
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880 into variables, you must declare these variables as buffer-locals in |
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881 order to avoid a virus warning. |
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882 |
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883 You can define functions by making them values for the fake local |
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884 variable @code{eval}. Such functions can then be used in your |
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885 formulas and printers, but usually each @code{eval} is presented to |
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886 the user during file loading as a potential virus --- this can get |
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887 annoying. |
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888 |
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889 You can define functions in your @file{.emacs} file. Other people can |
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890 still read the print area of your spreadsheet, but they won't be able |
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891 to recalculate or reprint anything that depends on your functions. To |
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892 avoid virus warnings, each function used in a formula needs |
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893 @lisp |
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894 (put 'your-function-name 'safe-function t) |
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895 @end lisp |
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897 @node Uses of defadvice in SES, , Buffer-local variables in spreadsheets, For Gurus |
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898 @section Uses of defadvice in SES |
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899 @cindex defadvice |
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900 @cindex undo-more |
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901 @cindex copy-region-as-kill |
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902 @cindex yank |
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904 @table @code |
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905 @item undo-more |
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906 Defines a new undo element format (@var{fun} . @var{args}), which |
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907 means ``undo by applying @var{fun} to @var{args}''. For spreadsheet |
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908 buffers, it allows undos in the data area even though that's outside |
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909 the narrowing. |
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911 @item copy-region-as-kill |
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912 When copying from the print area of a spreadsheet, treat the region as |
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913 a rectangle and attach each cell's formula and printer as 'ses |
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914 properties. |
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916 @item yank |
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917 When yanking into the print area of a spreadsheet, first try to yank |
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918 as cells (if the yank text has 'ses properties), then as tab-separated |
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919 formulas, then (if all else fails) as a single formula for the current |
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920 cell. |
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921 @end table |
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923 @c =================================================================== |
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924 @node Index, Acknowledgements, For Gurus, Top |
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925 @unnumbered Index |
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927 @printindex cp |
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929 @c =================================================================== |
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931 @node Acknowledgements, , Index, Top |
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932 @chapter Acknowledgements |
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934 Coding by: |
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935 @quotation |
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936 Jonathan Yavner @email{jyavner@@member.fsf.org}@* |
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937 Stefan Monnier @email{monnier@@gnu.org} |
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938 @end quotation |
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940 @noindent |
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941 Texinfo manual by: |
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942 @quotation |
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943 Jonathan Yavner @email{jyavner@@member.fsf.org}@* |
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944 Brad Collins <brad@@chenla.org> |
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945 @end quotation |
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947 @noindent |
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948 Ideas from: |
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949 @quotation |
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950 Christoph Conrad @email{christoph.conrad@@gmx.de}@* |
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951 CyberBob @email{cyberbob@@redneck.gacracker.org}@* |
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952 Syver Enstad @email{syver-en@@online.no}@* |
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953 Ami Fischman @email{fischman@@zion.bpnetworks.com}@* |
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954 Thomas Gehrlein @email{Thomas.Gehrlein@@t-online.de}@* |
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955 Chris F.A. Johnson @email{c.f.a.johnson@@rogers.com}@* |
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956 Yusong Li @email{lyusong@@hotmail.com}@* |
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958 Harald Maier @email{maierh@@myself.com}@* |
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959 Alan Nash @email{anash@@san.rr.com}@* |
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960 François Pinard @email{pinard@@iro.umontreal.ca}@* |
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961 Pedro Pinto @email{ppinto@@cs.cmu.edu}@* |
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962 Stefan Reichör @email{xsteve@@riic.at}@* |
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963 Oliver Scholz @email{epameinondas@@gmx.de}@* |
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964 Richard M. Stallman @email{rms@@gnu.org}@* |
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965 Luc Teirlinck @email{teirllm@@dms.auburn.edu}@* |
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966 J. Otto Tennant @email{jotto@@pobox.com}@* |
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967 Jean-Philippe Theberge @email{jphil@@acs.pagesjaunes.fr} |
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968 @end quotation |
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970 @c =================================================================== |
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972 @bye |
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