Re: [Orgmode] spreadsheet: column width behavior(s)

[Carsten Dominik]

On Mar 25, 2010, at 8:53 PM, Michael Brand wrote:

> Hi Carsten, hi all
>
> Are there reasons to only narrow but not to widen columns?

I think this is really the only thing that makes sense.  Why would
you want it any wider, given the limited amount of screen real
estate we have here?  I don't think it would be difficult to make
it behave the way you request, but I don't think I would ever
use widening fields.  When would you want to use this?

- Carsten

> I would like the behavior `fixed width' like
>
> | year | boss                          | facility management  
> assistant  |
> |      | <30>                          |  
> <30>                           |
> |------+------------------------------- 
> +--------------------------------|
> | 2009 | Alice                         |  
> Bob                            |
>
> but with the current implementation get
>
> | year | boss  | facility management assistant |
> |      | <30>  | <30>                          |
> |------+-------+-------------------------------|
> | 2009 | Alice | Bob                           |
>
> which widens the column only if there is too less space left for the  
> column content.
>
> As a comparison I can imagine four variants:
> <..40>   : `maximum width' (what <40> is today)
> <30>     : `fixed width'
> <20..>   : `minimum width' (no narrowing)
> <20..40> : `width range' (minimum 20, up to 40, narrowing if even  
> longer)
>
> The most commonly used spreadsheet applications offer just one  
> single variant out of the above four (right?) and it is `fixed  
> width'. My vote for org-table would be the same: That it should  
> support `fixed width' and that this is sufficient as the only  
> variant. What is the opinion of other users?
>
> - Michael
>
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- Carsten