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List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: Kspread - big usability issues
From:       Thomas Zander <zander () planescape ! com>
Date:       2003-06-03 21:32:41
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On Tuesday 03 June 2003 21:48, Ferdinand Gassauer wrote:
> Thomas Zander wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 03, 2003 at 09:15:06AM +0200, Luk?? Tinkl wrote:
> >> Dne po 2. ?ervna 2003 19:59 Ferdinand Gassauer napsal(a):
> >> > Hi!
> >> > The following bugs represent a major usability problem and render the
> >> > whole program obsolete. - unfortunately -
> >> > IMHO this should be fixed for the next beta release to not upset
> >> > tester http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58094
> >> > http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58652
> >>
> >> Yes, IMO the second bug is _very_ grave.
> >
> > Notice that there are several issues in behavior where it differs
> > from excel or openoffice.  Some not very logical behavior is happening
> > there :) Anyway; you might want to look at how openoffice does things
> > (its the same as excel).
> > I was really wondering in the last bug if the c1 value was '=A1+$B$1' why
> > both excel and openoffice alter the '$B$1' when I move C1 or B1...
>
> I do not  understand your wondering?

It is my believe that using dollar signs before a variable makes it 'stick' so 
copying does not alter it.
It seems wierd that cut _does_ alter those values as well.

> It's absolutely mandatory that cut/paste actions retain the inherent
> meaning of the formula, that is the reference to the content of the cell.
> So if the content is moved the coordinates of the cell have to be adapted.
> Otherwise it would not be possible to rearrange cells without destroying
> the results.

You are right; and as I failed to understand the behavior both excel en OSs 
have I'm definitely not in the majority.
My worry was that since I found it counter intuitive that maybe the kspread 
crew would miss that one as well.

- -- 
Thomas Zander

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