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Document the change of the default value `org-table-use-standard-references'

Carsten Dominik 14 years ago
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@@ -2269,12 +2269,14 @@ field, or press @kbd{C-c @}} to toggle the display of a grid.
 Formulas can reference the value of another field in two ways.  Like in
 Formulas can reference the value of another field in two ways.  Like in
 any other spreadsheet, you may reference fields with a letter/number
 any other spreadsheet, you may reference fields with a letter/number
 combination like @code{B3}, meaning the 2nd field in the 3rd row.
 combination like @code{B3}, meaning the 2nd field in the 3rd row.
-@c Such references are always fixed to that field, they don't change
-@c when you copy and paste a formula to a different field.  So
-@c Org's @code{B3} behaves like @code{$B$3} in other spreadsheets.
 
 
 @noindent
 @noindent
-Org also uses another, more general operator that looks like this:
+@vindex org-table-use-standard-references
+Org prefers@footnote{Org will understand references typed by the user as
+@samp{B4}, but it will not use this syntax when offering a formula for
+editing.  You can customize this behavior using the variable
+@code{org-table-use-standard-references}.}  to use another, more general
+operator that looks like this:
 @example
 @example
 @@@var{row}$@var{column}
 @@@var{row}$@var{column}
 @end example
 @end example