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That's a brilliant & simple idea. I love it. Makes me wonder if anyone's made a small screen spreadsheet? Seems like that would be the obvious next step. Somet

That's a brilliant & simple idea. I love it. Makes me wonder if anyone's made a small screen spreadsheet? Seems like that would be the obvious next step. Something like a default of 3x4 or 4x4 cells. Would have most of the basic spreadsheet functionality, and maybe simple graphs to show comparisons. Interface designed for touch on a six inch screen.

giarc 4y ago
I've always wanted a browser extension (or similar) that opens a small 10x10 spreadsheet so I can quickly do some calculations. For example, if you are shopping online and have various options that all have different shipping costs etc. It would be nice to do a quick breakdown of costs without having to open Excel.
- wolpoli 4y ago
  That would be a great idea! That's the perfect use for the "spreadsheet implemented in Browser" submissions we have seen over the years!
- wishfish 4y ago
  It's a little surprising Google hasn't done this already. A small (maybe inline, maybe floating) popup that gives you a little grid. Would autosave to Sheets. That would be perfect. Anyways, that's a great idea you have. I never knew I wanted this, but now I want it very badly.
  - aj7 4y ago
    If you paste an expression into the search box… Try it with (66/6)^2/2
  - themarkn 4y ago
    It’s pretty fast to pop open a new tab and visit sheets.new, I do this a lot but not everybody knows about it (and the rest of the .new TLD) The in-line floating thing is not too attractive to me. But yeah, new window, sheets.new, split screen, you’re spreadsheeting before you know it.
    - pjot 4y ago
      Same goes for - docs.new - slides.new Super cool!
  - giarc 4y ago
    I think floating would be best. I just had a use case for this today. Was shopping for furnace filters online. They come in a variety of packs (some single, some 4, 12x). They don't always list the per unit cost, so it would be nice to quickly open a floating 10x10 table, list out a few options and get a per unit breakdown to find the best deal.
rayrag 4y ago
https://tinysheet.com/ https://tinysheet.com/
- DangitBobby 4y ago
  Unfortunately limited to 2x10 only
  - wolpoli 4y ago
    I found a few other options: http://xem.github.io/sheet/ http://xem.github.io/sheet/ https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quick-spreadsheet/akcjblpfcnfknlafiedflockhcibkdcm/related https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quick-spreadsheet/...
fomine3 4y ago
I'd like to use this for daily driver.
maguay 4y ago
Numbers runs on iOS—not terribly easy to use, per se, but absolutely gets the job done. There was a light version of Excel even on the BlackBerry-styled Windows Mobile phones that similarly was great for, oh, comparison pricing or converting multiple values other tiny math jobs. One specifically designed for phones with a very limited feature set, though? That could be very handy.
- wishfish 4y ago
  I occasionally fire up Numbers on my i-devices. It's ok on iPads. But on my iPhone it's a bit painful. Haven't tried it on there in a few years. I should try it again to see if works better on the small screen now.

giarc 4y ago

I've always wanted a browser extension (or similar) that opens a small 10x10 spreadsheet so I can quickly do some calculations. For example, if you are shopping online and have various options that all have different shipping costs etc. It would be nice to do a quick breakdown of costs without having to open Excel.

wolpoli 4y ago
That would be a great idea! That's the perfect use for the "spreadsheet implemented in Browser" submissions we have seen over the years!
wishfish 4y ago
It's a little surprising Google hasn't done this already. A small (maybe inline, maybe floating) popup that gives you a little grid. Would autosave to Sheets. That would be perfect. Anyways, that's a great idea you have. I never knew I wanted this, but now I want it very badly.
- aj7 4y ago
  If you paste an expression into the search box… Try it with (66/6)^2/2
- themarkn 4y ago
  It’s pretty fast to pop open a new tab and visit sheets.new, I do this a lot but not everybody knows about it (and the rest of the .new TLD) The in-line floating thing is not too attractive to me. But yeah, new window, sheets.new, split screen, you’re spreadsheeting before you know it.
  - pjot 4y ago
    Same goes for - docs.new - slides.new Super cool!
- giarc 4y ago
  I think floating would be best. I just had a use case for this today. Was shopping for furnace filters online. They come in a variety of packs (some single, some 4, 12x). They don't always list the per unit cost, so it would be nice to quickly open a floating 10x10 table, list out a few options and get a per unit breakdown to find the best deal.

rayrag 4y ago

https://tinysheet.com/ https://tinysheet.com/

DangitBobby 4y ago
Unfortunately limited to 2x10 only
- wolpoli 4y ago
  I found a few other options: http://xem.github.io/sheet/ http://xem.github.io/sheet/ https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quick-spreadsheet/akcjblpfcnfknlafiedflockhcibkdcm/related https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quick-spreadsheet/...

fomine3 4y ago

I'd like to use this for daily driver.

maguay 4y ago

Numbers runs on iOS—not terribly easy to use, per se, but absolutely gets the job done. There was a light version of Excel even on the BlackBerry-styled Windows Mobile phones that similarly was great for, oh, comparison pricing or converting multiple values other tiny math jobs. One specifically designed for phones with a very limited feature set, though? That could be very handy.

wishfish 4y ago
I occasionally fire up Numbers on my i-devices. It's ok on iPads. But on my iPhone it's a bit painful. Haven't tried it on there in a few years. I should try it again to see if works better on the small screen now.