It seems linetable would do just what I need (at least I get rid of the
strut / unwanted vertical spacing problem, so I do get a grid-keeping
table), but:

Is there a way to use linetable in two-column mode?
(i.e. the consecutive lines of my table should be set just like normal
text would in two-column mode).

Currently linetable just streches over the whole textwidth, as it adds
white space between columns.

Johannes


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In my previous example below, using

  \setuplinetable[n=4]

  \setuplinetable[c][1]   [width=6mm]
  \setuplinetable[c][2]   [width=5mm]
  \setuplinetable[c][3]   [width=51mm]
  \setuplinetable[c][4]   [width=1mm]

and then startlinetable / stoplinetable instead of start/stoptabulate
works fine for the vertical spacing problem.

>> %%%%%%%%%%
>>
>> \setuplayout[grid=yes]
>>
>> \showgrid
>> \showstruts
>>
>> \starttext
>>
>> \input tufte
>>
>> \starttabulate[|p(.1\textwidth)|p(.1\textwidth)|p(.5\textwidth)|p(.2\textwidth)|]%
>>     \NC 002B
>>     \NC $+$
>>     \NC plus; Addition
>>     \NC
>>   \NR
>>     \NC 00D7
>>     \NC $\times$
>>     \NC kartesisches Produkt (von Mengen);\hfill\break
>>         Kreuzprodukt (Vektorprodukt);\hfill\break
>>         mal; Produkt (bei Zahlwerten)
>>     \NC
>>   \NR
>>     \NC 2217
>>     \NC $*$
>>     \NC (Stern, Asterisk); Konvolution; Faltung; Produkt
>>     \NC
>>   \NR
>>     \NC 22C6
>>     \NC $\star$
>>     \NC (Stern); Zeichen fuer spezielle Produkte
>>     \NC
>>   \NR
>> \stoptabulate
>>
>> \blank
>>
>> \input tufte
>>
>> \stoptext
>>
>> %%%%%%%%%%

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Johannes Kuester
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