Re: automatically selecting an array

[Jean Bréfort <jean brefort normalesup org>]

Hi,

You can use Edit/Select/Array, or just its shortcut: Ctrl+/

Regards,
Jean

Le mardi 09 avril 2013 à 09:29 -0700, John Denker a écrit :
> Hi --
>
> Some people (including me) use spreadsheets for working with arrays.
> Lots of arrays, and lots of array functions.  Lots of ctrl-shift-enter.
>
> Now suppose we want to change the formulas in some of the arrays.  It
> is a royal pain to select the shape of the array.  Wouldn't you think
> the computer can figure out the shape of the array quicker than the
> user can highlight it by hand ... especially if the array has hundreds 
> or thousands of rows?
>
> In particular, it seems like "ctrl-shift-click" would be a nice way
> to select an array.
>
> Similarly, it seems like "ctrl-shift-F2" would be a nice way to select 
> the entire array and open it for editing via the formula bar.
>
> Perhaps other folks have even better ideas for progress in this
> direction.
>
> ===================
>
> How hard would this be to do?  I haven't got time to work on it
> right now.
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