[seqfan] Re: A marginal observation on some tables of R. H. Hardin

[Charles Greathouse]

What part of Russ' code work improperly when a sequence is in an entry but
not the xref field?

Charles Greathouse
Analyst/Programmer
Case Western Reserve University

On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 11:23 AM, Neil Sloane <njasloane at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just to clarify one point:
>
> The rule is that if there is a line anywhere in the entry that
> mentions A123456, then Cf. A123456 should also appear in the
> cross-references section.
>
> (there are two good reasons: so Russ's code works
> properly, and so the user can easily see if A123456 is
> referred to anywhere in the entry without having to search through every
> line)
>
> Best regards
> Neil
>
> Neil J. A. Sloane, President, OEIS Foundation.
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>
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 7:34 AM, Ron Hardin <rhhardin at att.net> wrote:
>
> > I agree than any specific case can benefit from two-way links, but not in
> > general.  At least it seems that way to me.
> >
> >
> > I don't understand the first paragraph problem you describe below.
> > Clicking "refs" in the header of the table gives you a nice page with all
> > the rows and columns and diagonals expanded for you, as well as any
> foreign
> > sequence that happens to reference inwards.
> >
> >
> > rhhardin at mindspring.com
> > rhhardin at att.net (either)
> >
> >
> > >________________________________
> > > From: M. F. Hasler <seqfan at hasler.fr>
> > >To: Sequence Fanatics Discussion list <seqfan at list.seqfan.eu>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 7:23 AM
> > >Subject: [seqfan] Re: A marginal observation on some tables of R. H.
> > Hardin
> > >
> > >
> > >Ron,
> > >
> > >I am also personally against duplicating links (really never
> > >understood why an A-number put somewhere in comment or formula should
> > >be repeated in Xrefs), but it is nonetheless handy to have the links
> > >to the column sequences because else you have to do a search with only
> > >the sequence number in order to find them via the backlink, but often
> > >you come there following a link and not doing a search (and it is
> > >somehow counter-intuitive to copy-paste the number of the sequence
> > >already displayed on the screen again into the search box...).
> > >
> > >Also, in the present case there was no link to the tables A250676 and
> > >A250691 with almost identical definition, and they would not pop up
> > >doing a search for the other sequence numbers.
> > >
> > >I also agree on the "significance" issue, and it is painfully to have
> > >a bunch of sequence numbers in the Xrefs without knowing why they are
> > >there. But with 2-3 words of explanation or just hints, this is a true
> > >added value, I think.
> > >
> > >Maximilian
> > >
> > >
> > >On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Ron Hardin <rhhardin at att.net> wrote:
> > >> The row/col/diag series always link to the table, so the refs link in
> > the table will find them.
> > >>
> > >> It always seemed like needless clutter to link the other way without a
> > reason beyond existence.  It seems to claim significance beyond that.
> > >>
> > >> The inbound links by contrast say that there are more like this, in
> > this family.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> rhhardin at mindspring.com
> > >> rhhardin at att.net (either)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>________________________________
> > >>> From: M. F. Hasler <seqfan at hasler.fr>
> > >>>To: Sequence Fanatics Discussion list <seqfan at list.seqfan.eu>
> > >>>Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 6:48 AM
> > >>>Subject: [seqfan] Re: A marginal observation on some tables of R. H.
> > Hardin
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>I added your comment in A250544, and also several missing
> > >>>cross-references to sequences which list the rows/cols.
> > >>>It would be nice if others could edit related sequences in a similar
> > manner.
> > >>>
> > >>>Maximilian
> > >>>
> > >>>
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