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Seems snappy enough on mobile, but translation of functions seems to be missing, so the formula editor is all in chinese to me. Not sure if that is plugable in runtime. One needs to at least translate src/function/functionlist.js maybe more.. This would all be easier if this was not a Vue app, but rather HTML5 but all in all not that different from how desktop apps are made.
I wish people wouldn't copy Excel (or Google apps for that matter). Those spreadsheets are terrible . It still baffles me that none of them can do sideways scrolling correctly, they are all incredibly awkward to edit, the formulae are fundamental to how they work yet hidden and obscure, they do weird "magical" stuff to strings like turning them into numbers or dates when you didn't ask, etc. I'd really like to see pe…
I put some pretty crude demos online about a year ago [0] ... back then the idea was to create a more general purpose no-code web app builder, but since then I decided to focus specifically on database applications.
I still cannot wrap my head around why so many folks want to use such applications in a web browser. For me, web browser applications never reach the responsiveness and ease of use of well crafted desktop applications written in any decent systems programming language or even interpreted languages (not speaking of Javascript). Maybe I am getting old, but having the browser as a platform for programs is huge setback f…
Sharing and collaborative editing. Being able to coordinate some process via a shared spreadsheet in a browser is efficient and resolves all issues of conflicting versions. Think of an overview of who is going to the office on which days this week (useful in times of working from home due to Corona). Responsiveness is not the primary concern here: good enough is fine for most purposes. This is not a replacement for a…
I wish people wouldn't copy Excel (or Google apps for that matter). Those spreadsheets are terrible . It still baffles me that none of them can do sideways scrolling correctly, they are all incredibly awkward to edit, the formulae are fundamental to how they work yet hidden and obscure, they do weird "magical" stuff to strings like turning them into numbers or dates when you didn't ask, etc. I'd really like to see pe…
I rather like the Airtable concept - it feels like a spreadsheet, but the columns are typed, and it can do joins. It's a shame that it's so limited (50,000 rows in the most expensive plan).
I still cannot wrap my head around why so many folks want to use such applications in a web browser. For me, web browser applications never reach the responsiveness and ease of use of well crafted desktop applications written in any decent systems programming language or even interpreted languages (not speaking of Javascript). Maybe I am getting old, but having the browser as a platform for programs is huge setback f…
# Scenario 1 You are using one device where all your apps are installed or you have permission to install anything you want. You will find this in smaller companies with BYOD policy.
# Scenario 2 You are using a lot of different devices and/or regularly have to work with a new device that is only setup with the basic applications. It is not possible or allowed to just install any app. You will find this in enterprise businesses with a lot of policies about devices and workflows.
For #1 a solid desktop app is probably preferable but for #2 (prerequisite is a stable and fast internet connection) you can start working immediately when all necessary apps and data is available online.
Also there could be web apps that benefit from a spreadsheet which is more than just a basic grid view.
I wish people wouldn't copy Excel (or Google apps for that matter). Those spreadsheets are terrible . It still baffles me that none of them can do sideways scrolling correctly, they are all incredibly awkward to edit, the formulae are fundamental to how they work yet hidden and obscure, they do weird "magical" stuff to strings like turning them into numbers or dates when you didn't ask, etc. I'd really like to see pe…
Interesting, this suffers from the same issue I have with TeamViewer (and only with teamviewer; this Luckysheet is the first thing outside teamviewer I see this) on mac os x: if I scroll up in a document that has a vertical scrollbar, it will not only scroll up but also to the right. It happens on all the macs in the house, doesn't happen on Linux/Windows... Well, for Teamviewer; I did not test this one on all those…
I have the same behavior here (MB Pro 13'', Catalina). But additionally I also experience that the scroll direction left to right is inverted. I have to scroll left so that the spreadsheet scrolls right and vice versa. Not so top to bottom.
I still cannot wrap my head around why so many folks want to use such applications in a web browser. For me, web browser applications never reach the responsiveness and ease of use of well crafted desktop applications written in any decent systems programming language or even interpreted languages (not speaking of Javascript). Maybe I am getting old, but having the browser as a platform for programs is huge setback f…
Sharing and collaborative editing. Being able to coordinate some process via a shared spreadsheet in a browser is efficient and resolves all issues of conflicting versions. Think of an overview of who is going to the office on which days this week (useful in times of working from home due to Corona). Responsiveness is not the primary concern here: good enough is fine for most purposes. This is not a replacement for a…