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Re: spreadsheet ergonomics

From owl <owl@rooftop.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: spreadsheet ergonomics
Date 2017-04-04 04:15 +0000
Organization O.W.L.
Message-ID <ahzub003.ag@rooftop.invalid> (permalink)
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Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
> On 4/3/17, 7:39 PM, in article a8003gq.bay@rooftop.invalid, "owl"
> <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
>>> On 4/3/17, 7:15 PM, in article lahuz003.8au33@rooftop.invalid, "owl"
>>> <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:
>>> 
>>> ... 
>>>>>> You whined about dependencies.  Numbers is a dependency or the file
>>>>>> is worthless.
>>>>>> 
>>>>> Um, what? 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Perhaps you do not understand the concept of dependencies?
>>>> 
>>>> Perhaps you don't.
>>> 
>>> Well, I am sure there are details I do not know... but with the file I am
>>> speaking about you need either a modern web browser or the Numbers program.
>> 
>> Numbers requires a Mack.  So that's out.
> 
> Actually, nope: does not require a Mac at all.
> 

Oh.  IOS.  Either way, you gotta buy overpriced hardware just to run it. 

> But, sure, it is limited to what OSs you can use and that is a deal breaker
> for many situations. No argument here. But also not on topic.
> 
>>> Nothing more (assuming you have those things actually running on your system
>>> with all that they need!)
>> 
>> All you need with mine is an ssh client.
> 
> Which I have. So let's test yours!
> 

I already showed connecting remotely from a VM to the host and having
the app windows display on the VM. 

>>>>> I mean, sure, to use a program you need that program. To use sc you are
>>>>> pointing to a bunch of other programs one may very well not even have (even
>>>>> on Linux).
>>>> 
>>>> So nothing from a Linux repo qualifies as competition for a Mack app
>>>> because installing it would install dependencies.  OK.
>>> 
>>> Not sure what word game you are trying to play. Can you get more specific?
>> 
>> Can you?  Why whine about dependencies unless they cannot be met?
> 
> The point had nothing to do with about them being able to be met. Why even
> bring that up? It is about the end user having to set their system up to
> meet them. Two completely different things.
>

If this code were delivered as a repo package, the dependencies would
install automatically.

 
> Above you speak of Numbers needing macOS (which is not quite true but close
> enough). Sure, that is a deal breaker for many situations. I openly admit to
> the weaknesses of the solutions I talk about. I am honest.
> 

LOL.

> One thing I find interesting about Linux "advocates" is how hard it is for
> them to speak of the weaknesses of their solutions... even such obvious
> things as lacking the ability to have multiple tables on one sheet in a way
> pretty much any user can easily create.
> 

Granny would not be able to do it with Numbers.  You have biased
assumptions based on your personal experience with and preference
for Mack.


>>> And even with those other programs to tie into sc and support your scripts,
>>> as far as I know nothing comes close to what I have shown you. Your solution
>>> surely does not.
>>> 
>> 
>> No looping updates required.
>> https://vid.me/txC9
>> 
> The flickering of the "running external function" and other flashing
> messages and the inability to directly manipulate the data would be annoying
> for me, but if it works for you, great.
>

Did you watch it?  I told you there is no more looping update to cause
"flickering" and interfere with editing.  Updates are done with magic
dust now.

 
> Care to show setting that up, from scratch, as I did with my multiple table
> solution?
> 

Why?  People don't make spreadsheets just to enjoy the process of making them.
But anyway, I make my by hand in vi.  Here's a line count of the component
files:

anon@lowtide:~/code/sc$ wc -l gah1.sc
8 gah1.sc
anon@lowtide:~/code/sc$ wc -l gah2.sc
8 gah2.sc
anon@lowtide:~/code/sc$ wc -l gah3.sc
15 gah3.sc
anon@lowtide:~/code/sc$ wc -l ud
4 ud
anon@lowtide:~/code/sc$ wc -l startem
5 startem
anon@lowtide:~/code/sc$ wc -l startemx
5 startemx
anon@lowtide:~/code/sc$ 

Some lines get added at the top by sc whenever there is a write, so
the actual lines I typed in are fewer.  You can use startem or startemx
for a choice of mate-terminals or xterms, but you don't need either one
of those startup scripts.  All they basically do is add a title to the
windows and set initial screen position.

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Re: spreadsheet ergonomics owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-02 04:45 +0000
  Re: spreadsheet ergonomics Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-01 23:34 -0700
    Re: spreadsheet ergonomics owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-02 08:58 +0000
      Re: spreadsheet ergonomics Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-02 08:59 -0700
        Re: spreadsheet ergonomics owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-03 00:14 +0000
          Re: spreadsheet ergonomics Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-02 17:33 -0700
            Re: spreadsheet ergonomics owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-03 01:46 +0000
              Re: spreadsheet ergonomics Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-02 19:24 -0700
                Re: spreadsheet ergonomics owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-03 04:53 +0000
                Re: spreadsheet ergonomics Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-03 10:20 -0700
                Re: spreadsheet ergonomics owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-03 19:40 +0000
                Re: spreadsheet ergonomics Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-03 14:17 -0700
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                Re: spreadsheet ergonomics Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-03 19:24 -0700
                Re: spreadsheet ergonomics owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-04 02:39 +0000
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                Re: spreadsheet ergonomics Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-03 21:31 -0700
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                Re: spreadsheet ergonomics Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-04 13:56 -0700
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                Re: spreadsheet ergonomics owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-04 02:30 +0000
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