[NTG-context] tabulate with span columns

20 Nov 2010

      \def\tabulateuse#1{%
  \dorecurse{\numexpr2*#1-1\relax}
            {\span\omit}}
\appendtoks
  \let\use\tabulateuse
  \defineTABLEshorthands
\to \everytabulate

\starttext
\starttabulate[|l|Bc|c|c|c|r|]
\NC a\NC b\NC c \NC d\NC e\NC f\NC\NR
\NC a\NC b\use2 \NC d\NC e\NC f\NC\NR
\NC a\NC b\use3      \NC e\NC f\NC\NR
\NC a\use4           \NC e\NC f\NC\NR
\stoptabulate
\stoptext

why is the 2nd line ok and the 3rd and 4th not?

http://perce.de/temp/xx.png

Herbert

[NTG-context] tabulate with span columns

Herbert Voss