Re: [O] org table toggle narrowing and true column hiding

2017-06-28 Thread Nicolas Goaziou
Samuel Wales writes: > never mind. just would not want only on the fly. Actually, from an Model-View-Controller point of view, storing narrowing cookies in the table is mixing Model and View. Narrowing a new column requires to change the data, which is bad. Furthermore, narrowing cookies influ

Re: [O] org table toggle narrowing and true column hiding

2017-06-28 Thread Samuel Wales
On 6/28/17, Nicolas Goaziou wrote: >> i'd want it to be stored in the table, not in the user's head. never mind. just would not want only on the fly. >> - toggle: remove spc and | and use a minimal column -t or align.el >> type setup spc and | waste space. i am saying toggle minimal prese

Re: [O] org table toggle narrowing and true column hiding

2017-06-28 Thread Nicolas Goaziou
Hello, Samuel Wales writes: > good ideas. > > i'd want it to be stored in the table, not in the user's head. I don't understand. > more radical ideas: > > - toggle: remove spc and | and use a minimal column -t or align.el > type setup I don't understand. > - edit: similar to c-c ' for

Re: [O] org table toggle narrowing and true column hiding

2017-06-28 Thread Samuel Wales
good ideas. i'd want it to be stored in the table, not in the user's head. more radical ideas: - toggle: remove spc and | and use a minimal column -t or align.el type setup - edit: similar to c-c ' for babel blocks, but opens up a really nice ses type spreadsheet -- The Kafka Pandemic:

Re: [O] org table toggle narrowing and true column hiding

2017-06-28 Thread Uwe Brauer
Hello > Hello, > Uwe Brauer writes: > I toyed a bit further with the idea, and re-designed the whole thing. I just applied the patch and installed it and run a quick test. Great! A huge improvement. I will test it during the day and report back if I see something worth to mention

Re: [O] org table toggle narrowing and true column hiding

2017-06-27 Thread Nicolas Goaziou
Hello, Uwe Brauer writes: > Here are my impressions. > > > - (org-table-hide-column nil) works nicely! I can hide several columns: I >start with the first, hide it, move to the second hide etc > > - however (org-table-hide-column 1) etc did not work as expected, >the f

Re: [O] org table toggle narrowing and true column hiding

2017-06-25 Thread Uwe Brauer
>>> "Nicolas" == Nicolas Goaziou writes: > Hello, > Uwe Brauer writes: >> Great thanks I will test this now, I presume this patch is against the >> latest stable version? > No, it is against development version, aka "master" branch. Ok I cloned that branch, applied your pa

Re: [O] org table toggle narrowing and true column hiding

2017-06-24 Thread Nicolas Goaziou
Hello, Uwe Brauer writes: > Great thanks I will test this now, I presume this patch is against the > latest stable version? No, it is against development version, aka "master" branch. Regards, -- Nicolas Goaziou

Re: [O] org table toggle narrowing and true column hiding

2017-06-24 Thread Uwe Brauer
> Hello, > Uwe Brauer writes: > I toyed with the idea, and came up with a proof-of-concept, attached to > this message. > Basically, it defines two user-facing functions: `org-table-hide-column' > and `org-table-show-column'. Whenever the contents of an hidden column > is

Re: [O] org table toggle narrowing and true column hiding

2017-06-24 Thread Nicolas Goaziou
Hello, Uwe Brauer writes: > > Hello, > > Uwe Brauer writes: > > > > What is true column hiding? What is the question you are referring to? > > Most of the spreadsheet application I know allow you > > - to mark a column > > - and to hide it (it is still there and can be d

Re: [O] org table toggle narrowing and true column hiding

2017-06-23 Thread Uwe Brauer
>>> "Michael" == Michael Brand writes: > Hi Uwe > On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 11:24 AM, Uwe Brauer wrote: >> Any plans to implement true column hiding for org tables? > Not that I know of. How would you select a hidden column to unhide it? Similar as in LO/OO excel and friends, I woul

Re: [O] org table toggle narrowing and true column hiding

2017-06-23 Thread Michael Brand
Hi Uwe On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 11:24 AM, Uwe Brauer wrote: > Any plans to implement true column hiding for org tables? Not that I know of. How would you select a hidden column to unhide it? > Concerning narrowing (poor man version of hiding) > > | Name | passport | Other | > | | <

Re: [O] org table toggle narrowing and true column hiding

2017-06-23 Thread Uwe Brauer
> Hello, > Uwe Brauer writes: > What is true column hiding? What is the question you are referring to? Most of the spreadsheet application I know allow you - to mark a column - and to hide it (it is still there and can be displayed of course) That question was asked

Re: [O] org table toggle narrowing and true column hiding

2017-06-22 Thread Nicolas Goaziou
Hello, Uwe Brauer writes: > Googling showed me that the question has been asked 2 years ago, so I > repeat it just in case: > > Any plans to implement true column hiding for org tables? What is true column hiding? What is the question you are referring to? > In a org mode buffer (not here in a

[O] org table toggle narrowing and true column hiding

2017-06-21 Thread Uwe Brauer
Hi Googling showed me that the question has been asked 2 years ago, so I repeat it just in case: Any plans to implement true column hiding for org tables? Concerning narrowing (poor man version of hiding) | Name | passport | Other | | | <2> | | | John Doe | 1234567 |