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Quick observation on typically

  • 1.  Quick observation on typically

    Posted 06-09-2008 19:01
    Greetings!
    
    I am compiling the list of "typically," as well as similarly and usually 
    but I ran across one case that should be interesting in light of the 
    table/cell discussion earlier today:
    
    > Spreadsheet applications *typically* operate on large tables that have 
    > a fixed application dependent row and column number, but may have an 
    > unused area. Only the used area of the table is saved in files. When 
    > loading a table with empty or incomplete rows into a spreadsheet 
    > application, empty rows *typically* introduce a default row (just as 
    > in an empty sheet), and incomplete rows are filled with empty cells 
    > (just like in an empty sheet).
    >
    > All other applications *typically* have fixed size tables. Incomplete 
    > rows are basically rendered as if they had the necessary number of 
    > empty cells, and the same applies to empty rows. Empty cells 
    > *typically* occupy the space of an empty paragraph.
    >
    I have added the emphasis and thought this might be relevant in light of 
    the used/unused area discussion.
    
    Although I must confess the last sentence: "Empty cells *typically* 
    occupy the space of an empty paragraph." does give me pause. ;-)
    
    Hope everyone is at the start of a great week!
    
    Patrick
    
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    Patrick Durusau
    patrick@durusau.net
    Chair, V1 - US TAG to JTC 1/SC 34
    Convener, JTC 1/SC 34/WG 3 (Topic Maps)
    Editor, OpenDocument Format TC (OASIS), Project Editor ISO/IEC 26300
    Co-Editor, ISO/IEC 13250-1, 13250-5 (Topic Maps)