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Re: spreadsheet ergonomics

owl
SubjectRe: spreadsheet ergonomics
Fromowl
Date04/04/2017 04:15 (04/04/2017 02:15)
Message-ID<lahuz003.8au33@rooftop.invalid>
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Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>wrote:

Snit
On 4/3/17, 2:24 PM, in article ab903.ghi9@rooftop.invalid, "owl" <owl@rooftop.invalid>wrote:

owl
Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>wrote:

Snit
On 4/3/17, 12:40 PM, in article zib003.agy4@rooftop.invalid, "owl" <owl@rooftop.invalid>wrote:

owl
Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>wrote:

Snit
On 4/2/17, 9:53 PM, in article fhzjbi93.ag88@rooftop.invalid, "owl" <owl@rooftop.invalid>wrote:

owl
owl <owl@rooftop.invalid>wrote:

Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>wrote:

Snit
On 4/2/17, 6:46 PM, in article hvjjz003.gah@rooftop.invalid, "owl" <owl@rooftop.invalid>wrote:

owl
Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>wrote:

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sleep 1 done EOF chmod 755 update

./update

-------------------- end thescript --------------------

Note: need csplit installed also, along with xdotool, xwininfo, etc. as before.

Snit
Might play with it later, but this is sorta what I am talking about. You have a bunch of dependencies and the like. The idea that even the end-user, not just you putting it together, can do it with just one file is a myth.

owl
Good luck doing it the Numbers way without Numbers.

Snit
Right... what Numbers offers is unique. As far as I know no other spreadsheet offers it.

owl
You whined about dependencies. Numbers is a dependency or the file is worthless.

Snit
Um, what?

Perhaps you do not understand the concept of dependencies?

Perhaps you don't.

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.

Snit (8m) > owl