How to control specific cells in setupTABLE?

2 Jan 2025


      I used this code to create a "logic grid puzzle". See this picture (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic_puzzle#/media/File:Logic_grid.png) for how it should appear.

I'm having trouble getting the grid to show up right, I made a thicker grid (1pt) to the right of cols 1, 6, 11, and 16, but when rendering the other thinner rules, it creates strange problems, with some cell having thick rules on the bottom too.
Additionally, I can't figure how to make the stair-step effect by turning off the borders of some cells. I can't find any instructions in the manual fro how to specify specific cells or a range of cells that won't be getting borders.
Any suggestions how to make it look like the table in the picture?
--Joel

\starttext
\startsetups[logicGrid]
    \setupTABLE[topframe=off, bottomframe=off, leftframe=off, rightframe=off]
  \setupTABLE[r][1][height=1in]
  \setupTABLE[c][1][leftframe=off,rightframe=off,width=1in,align={middle,right}]
  \setupTABLE[c][each][align={middle,center},height=0.25in,width=0.25in]
  \setupTABLE[c][2:16][align={middle,center}]
  \setupTABLE[r][each][align={middle,center}]
  \setupTABLE[c][1,6,11,16][rightframe=on, rulethickness=1pt]
  \setupTABLE[c][2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,12,13,14,15][rightframe=on, rulethickness=.5pt]
  \setupTABLE[r][1,6,11,16][bottomframe=on, rulethickness=1pt]
  \setupTABLE[r][2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,12,13,14,15][bottomframe=on, rulethickness=.5pt]
\stopsetups

\setvalue{topLabel1}{Red}
\setvalue{topLabel2}{Yellow}
\setvalue{topLabel3}{Green}
\setvalue{topLabel4}{Blue}
\setvalue{topLabel5}{12}
\setvalue{topLabel6}{15}
\setvalue{topLabel7}{18}
\setvalue{topLabel8}{21}
\setvalue{topLabel9}{Marmite}
\setvalue{topLabel10}{Honey}
\setvalue{topLabel11}{Jam}
\setvalue{topLabel12}{Marmalade}
\setvalue{topLabel13}{Extra1}
\setvalue{topLabel14}{Extra2}
\setvalue{topLabel15}{Extra3}

\setvalue{sideLabel1}{Peter}
\setvalue{sideLabel2}{Jane}
\setvalue{sideLabel3}{Simon}
\setvalue{sideLabel4}{Alice}
\setvalue{sideLabel5}{Marmite}
\setvalue{sideLabel6}{Honey}
\setvalue{sideLabel7}{Marmalade}
\setvalue{sideLabel8}{Jam}
\setvalue{sideLabel9}{Label9}
\setvalue{sideLabel10}{Label10}
\setvalue{sideLabel11}{Label11}
\setvalue{sideLabel12}{Label12}
\setvalue{sideLabel13}{Label13}
\setvalue{sideLabel14}{Label14}
\setvalue{sideLabel15}{Label15}

\bTABLE[setups=logicGrid]
  % Top labels
  \bTR
    \bTD \eTD
    \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel1}} \eTD
    \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel2}} \eTD
    \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel3}} \eTD
    \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel4}} \eTD
    \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel5}} \eTD
    \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel6}} \eTD
    \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel7}} \eTD
    \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel8}} \eTD
    \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel9}} \eTD
    \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel10}} \eTD
    \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel11}} \eTD
    \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel12}} \eTD
    \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel13}} \eTD
    \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel14}} \eTD
    \bTD \rotate[rotation=-90]{\getvalue{topLabel15}} \eTD
  \eTR
  % Side labels and grid rows
  \bTR
    \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel1} \eTD
    \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD}
  \eTR
  \bTR
    \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel2} \eTD
    \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD}
  \eTR
  \bTR
    \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel3} \eTD
    \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD}
  \eTR
  \bTR
    \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel4} \eTD
    \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD}
  \eTR
  \bTR
    \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel5} \eTD
    \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD}
  \eTR
  \bTR
    \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel6} \eTD
    \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD}
  \eTR
  \bTR
    \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel7} \eTD
    \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD}
  \eTR
  \bTR
    \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel8} \eTD
    \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD}
  \eTR
  \bTR
    \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel9} \eTD
    \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD}
  \eTR
  \bTR
    \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel10} \eTD
    \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD}
  \eTR
  \bTR
    \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel11} \eTD
    \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD}
  \eTR
  \bTR
    \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel12} \eTD
    \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD}
  \eTR
  \bTR
    \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel13} \eTD
    \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD}
  \eTR
  \bTR
    \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel14} \eTD
    \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD}
  \eTR
  \bTR
    \bTD[left] \getvalue{sideLabel15} \eTD
    \dorecurse{15}{\bTD \emptylines[1] \eTD}
  \eTR
\eTABLE

\stoptext

Joel

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