Glossary

The intersection of a row and column in a spreadsheet. Identified by its column letter and row number (e.g., A1).

Command Mode

A mode entered by pressing :, allowing the user to type commands such as :w to save or :q to quit.

Dependency Graph

A directed acyclic graph (DAG) tracking which cells depend on which other cells. Used for efficient recalculation when values change.

Cell Editor (EDIT Mode)

The unified editor for entering and editing cell content. It has an insert sub-mode (type content directly) and a normal sub-mode with vi-style line-editing keybindings (h/l/w/b, x, u, etc.). Entered with \, =, e, E, A, I, S, and related keys.

Formula

An expression starting with = that computes a value from other cells, functions, and operators.

Macro

A recorded sequence of keystrokes that can be replayed to automate repetitive tasks.

Named Range

A symbolic name assigned to a cell or range (e.g., SalesData for A1:B100). Usable in formulas like =SUM(SalesData).

NORMAL Mode

The default mode for navigating the spreadsheet and performing operations like yank, paste, and delete.

Pipeline Mode

A non-interactive mode where VimSheet reads from stdin, processes a script or formula, and writes to stdout.

Range

A rectangular selection of cells, specified as TopLeft:BottomRight (e.g., A1:C10).

Register

A named storage location for yanked or deleted content. VimSheet supports named registers ("a-"z), the unnamed register (""), and numbered registers ("0-"9).

Sheet

An individual grid of cells within a workbook. A workbook can have multiple sheets.

Valueize

The act of replacing a formula with its current computed value: (key: gv).

VISUAL Mode

A mode for selecting ranges of cells using keyboard motions.

Workbook

The top-level document containing one or more sheets. VimSheet can have multiple workbooks open as buffers.

Yank

The Vim term for copying content to a register.