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Re:Human genes renamed to stop Microsoft Excel from misreadi... by cyxxon on Monday April 11, 2022 @08:06AM (#30987552)
I could even imagine some formula support, but only strongly typed, i.e. SUM only on numerical cells. For a small overview this would still be fine.
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Re:Human genes renamed to stop Microsoft Excel from misreadi... by nicoburns on Monday April 11, 2022 @08:20AM (#30987696)
I'd quite like these files to be openable in simple viewer/editor software that might not support formulas. I think once you support formulas you open pandora's box with regard to which formulas are supported.
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