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Here are some ideas on designing a GNU spreadsheet.  Instead of rows
and columns, use arbitrary fields for display.  They need not be fixed
length, and can in fact vary automatically with the value of their
contents.  Individual lines can automatically wrap, allowing the
spreadsheet image to represent a word processor image.  A screen
layout is described in the program file that displays that screen when
executed.  A field can assume any data type, including that of a
separate program file that displays its return value when executed.
Since the fields are declared in the program, they can be referred to
by normal variable names.  A well-established programming language
like S would make a good candidate for the base language.  It also
makes sense to integrate the program into emacs, so that the word
processing features will fit directly into that environment.  -David-

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