From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jarmo Hurri Subject: Org table: reuse formula in non-rectangular range Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2017 09:13:26 +0300 Message-ID: <87a834q9kp.fsf@iki.fi> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:48128) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dgm9e-00085K-A8 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Aug 2017 02:13:43 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dgm9Z-0006vI-DJ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Aug 2017 02:13:42 -0400 Received: from [195.159.176.226] (port=36713 helo=blaine.gmane.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dgm9Z-0006uu-6t for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Aug 2017 02:13:37 -0400 Received: from list by blaine.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dgm9O-0007a6-9k for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Aug 2017 08:13:26 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Greetings. I have a situation where I need to use the same table formula all over the place in a table. The problem is that "all over the place" is not rectangular - if it were, this would be trivial. I can see two possible solutions, but I don't know if either of them is possible in Org. 1. A non-rectangular range on the left hand side of a formula. This would be the best choice if it were available. 2. The possibility to create a shorthand (macro) for the formula so that it would be easier to reuse the formula in a large number of rectangular ranges. Is either of these feasible? Jarmo