[NTG-context] natural table oddities
Henning Hraban Ramm
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Mon Mar 27 16:03:19 CEST 2023
I would be happy about some answers/comments.
Hraban
Am 13.03.23 um 23:26 schrieb Henning Hraban Ramm:
> Working on the documentation for ânatural tablesâ in my book I stumbled
> upon a few oddities/problems:
>
> ## Addressing cells:
>
> * Thereâs \setupTABLE[header], but not "footer" (or "section"); since we
> have TABLEhead and TABLEfoot, IMO "head" and "foot" would make sense.
>
> * Row 1 is the first row of TABLEbody. I couldnât find how to address
> the first line of TABLEbody.
>
> * If I format a column, e.g. \setupTABLE[c][-1][color=red], body and
> foot are formatted, but not the same column in header. I couldnât find
> how to format columns in header.
>
> * I donât understand the addressing options "start" and "one".
>
>
> ## Formatting
>
> * maxwidth doesnât seem to have an effect, neither on the whole table
> nor on a column.
> * textwidth works only for the whole table.
> * width gets stretched if option=stretch; i.e. I canât fix the width of
> single cells or columns.
>
>
> ## Page breaking
>
> * Whatâs the difference between split=repeat and header=repeat ?
>
>
>
> Iâd like to know if there are misunderstandings / if the behavior is
> intentional.
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