Re: "Fill down" and numeric integration

[Jean Bréfort <jean brefort normalesup org>]

Le mardi 13 f�ier 2007 �3:43 -0700, Adam Ginsburg a �it :
> Thanks, but there doesn't seem to be an option to fill in the same
> fashion I'm talking about.  I have formulas with sometimes multiple
> cell references, and dragging the bottom corner fills them alright,
> but the "Edit:Fill:Series" menu only provides options for incremental
> fill.  Am I just missing options?  I thought I tried everything.  It
> seems that the "Enter into cells:" option might have something useful
> in it, but it currently says "Values" and is greyed out so I can't
> change the option, and I can't figure out how to enable that menu.

You can fill with arith� or geometric progressions (something as 1,
2, 4, 8,...)
The combo box is used for other data operations, try a command in
Tools/Statistical Analysis. In the series case, it was not judget useful
to enter formulas (as =previous+increment) 

> BTW, you're right, it's simple enough to do numeric integration on my own.
> 
> Thanks,
> Adam
> 
> On 2/13/07, Jean Br�rt <jean brefort normalesup org> wrote:
> > Le lundi 12 f�ier 2007 �0:24 -0800, keflavich a �it :
> > > I have two mostly separate questions that google and many forum searches were
> > > unable to provide the answer for.
> > >
> > > First, is there any equivalent to the XL "fill down" and "fill right"
> > > commands in Gnumeric?  I know you can drag the lower right corner of a box
> > > to fill, but that's a huge pain when I'm working with thousands of cells,
> > > most of which are off screen.  Dragging a selection box has also had
> > > unpredictable effects at times (e.g. scrolling 4000 cells then stopping).
> >
> > you have a menu for that: Edit/Fill/Series
> >
> > > Second, is there any way to do numeric integration in Gnumeric?  Are there
> > > any plugins to do integrals?  I'm guessing not, since I couldn't find any,
> > > but maybe I don't know where to look.
> >
> > Not that I know, but it should be easy to add one (or several). Anyway,
> > you should be able to do that with the existing functions.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jean
> >
> >
> 
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