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Mathematically sane org-table-create by advising it
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;; Swap dimension specification | |
(defun my-reverse-org-table-dimension (size) | |
(let* ((split (org-split-string size " *x *")) | |
(pos1 (nth 1 split)) | |
(pos0 (car split))) | |
(concat pos1 "x" pos0))) | |
;; Wrapper to fix the dimension | |
(defun org-table-create-reverse-table-dimension (old-fun &optional size) | |
"Query for a size and insert a table skeleton. | |
SIZE is a string Rows x Columns like for example \"2x3\". | |
When calling non-interactively SIZE should be a string Columns x Rows | |
to conform the org-mode convention." | |
(interactive "P") | |
(unless size | |
(setq size (my-reverse-org-table-dimension | |
(read-string | |
(concat "Table size Rows x Columns [e.g. " | |
(my-reverse-org-table-dimension org-table-default-size) "]: ") | |
"" nil (my-reverse-org-table-dimension org-table-default-size))))) | |
(funcall old-fun size)) | |
;; Advice org-table-create | |
(advice-add 'org-table-create | |
:around #'org-table-create-reverse-table-dimension) |
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