[Orgmode] Re: org tbl, sum elements in a colum with the mouse

[Bernt Hansen]

Uwe Brauer <address@hidden> writes:

>>>>>> On Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:42:51 -0400, Bernt Hansen <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>    > Uwe Brauer <address@hidden> writes:
>    >> Hello 
>    >> 
>    >> Most spreadsheets I know off are able to sum rows in colum,
>    >> by marking it with the mouse and then call the sum
>    >> function. I can't find that functionality in org modes
>    >> table.
>    >> Could that be easily implemented? 
>    >> 
>    >> thanks
>
>    > I don't think that is available with mouse
>    > functionality but in a column in a table you can do C-c
>    > + to sum the values and display the result.
>
> I am not sure I understand take the following example
>
> | 3 | 8 | ^ |
> | 4 |   |   |
> | ^ |   |   |
>
> So I put the cursor ^ either below the 4 and press C-c + but
> then I am informed that a 0 will be inserted (using F10
> (which is bound in my setting to C-y))
> the same happens when I put the cursor besides the 8 

What version of org-mode are you using?  (M-x org-version)

Below the 4 I get the following in the message window:

C-c +
Sum of 2 items: 7                        (<S-insertchar> will insert result 
into buffer)

and in the 3rd column beside the 8 I get a result of zero

-Bernt