Re: [Orgmode] table, moving cells

[Martin G. Skjæveland]

On 29/09/10 17:58, Carsten Dominik wrote:
> Hi Martin,
>
> On Sep 25, 2010, at 6:02 PM, Martin G. Skjæveland wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > is there a quick way for moving a cell about in a table? I enjoy
> > swapping the order of rows and columns in a table using Meta +
> > [arrow], but I have not found a ways of doing the same for a single
> > cell. Is it possible?
> >
> > Example, with the cursor on '2' in the following table
> >
> > | A | B | C |
> > | 1 | 2 | 3 |
> > | x | y | z |
> >
> > and pressing [move cell left] would give me
> >
> > | A | B | C |
> > | 2 | 1 | 3 |
> > | x | y | z |
> >
> > Thanks!

Hi Carsten

> I fail to see the use case for this.

I have come across two use cases lately where I have been missing this 
feature: 1) in a timetable, swapping a cell or two, e.g., the title of a 
talk and the speaker, with next week's values; and 2) making a seating 
plan for a social event. In the latter, moving people about quick and 
easy is nice.

> Yes, this can
> be useful sometimes, and you can use `C-c C-x C-w' and
> `C-c C-x C-y' to cut and paste individual fields or
> even rectangular regions.

Ok, thanks, I did not know about these.

> But for pushing a cell value
> to a neighboring cell, I don't see a frequent use that
> would call for a special command beyond what I listed above.
> Do you?

I agree that it is not a frequent operation.

For the seating plan, I ended up with lots of post-it notes on a wall, 
which worked just fine! :)

Thanks again!
Martin