Re: matrix operations in 1.2.10

[Jody Goldberg <jody gnome org>]

On Wed, Apr 14, 2004 at 10:49:54AM -0400, Allin Cottrell wrote:
> I'm tryint to invert a 2x2 matrix in gnumeric 1.2.10.  I enter the
> formula
>
> =minverse(C3:D4)
>
> and press Ctrl-Shift-Enter.  I get a scalar result, and the
> auto-generated formula bar entry reads
>
> {=minverse(C3:D4)}(1,1)[0][0]
>                    ^^^
>
> What am I (or what is gnumeric) doing wrong?
>
> C3:D4 contains
>
> 2  4
> 1  3

You need to select a range the size of the expected result.
Ctrl-Shift-Enter creates an 'array formula' in XL parlance.  It is
not smart enough to dynamicly size itself (nor is XL).  I'd like to
support it one day but it's a tricky problem.