Re: Python

[Jody Goldberg <jody gnome org>]

On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 08:54:43AM +1000, pasty camel wrote:
> This said, the python plugin feature allows a cell within the
> spreadsheet to pass variables to an external python function.  The cell
> will display the python function's returned result.  This is good and is
> pretty much what I'm looking for.  However plugins become a global
> setting for every sheet opened with Gnumeric, and I'm hoping to be able
> to write separate functions for separate sheets.  The help manual has a
> page that hints of the possibility.

Interesting.  I'd like to hear more on why you'd like the functions
to be workbook local.  Actually is that sufficient or do you see a
potential need for sheet local ?  For simple routines such as the
example you site its probably feasible to use a named expression.
For something more complex with iteration a real function is clearly
necessary, but I'm a bit fuzzy on why you'd want it to be workbook
specific.

> Oh, one other point regarding the help system.  It is possible to return
> to the earlier system - pre-gnome2 - where help opened immediately
> without the delay we are currently experiencing.

Ahh progress.
pre-gnome2 pre-generated the html.