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Re: [Orgmode] Re: Feature request: HTML table formatting
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Carsten Dominik |
Subject: |
Re: [Orgmode] Re: Feature request: HTML table formatting |
Date: |
Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:42:01 +0200 |
On Apr 12, 2007, at 14:21, Matej Cepl wrote:
Carsten Dominik <address@hidden> writes:
I don't like the idea of another character having
special meaning in tables. We would have to find
a different way to specify this.
To the presentation of tables I would strongly suggest reading
http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/booktabs/
booktabs.pdf
-- whenever I broke rules set there, I regreted it later.
This is also consistent with what the Chicago Manual of Style
has to say about tables:
13.53 Vertical rules
Vertical rules should be used only to avoid confusion — for
example, when a table is doubled up. Their use between all
columns has long been abandoned.
I do understand the need to group columns visually, so I would be
interested in a syntax to do this. But for the implementation in
an export backend, would prefer spanner heads. Again from the
Chicago Manual:
13.22 Spanner heads
When a table demands column heads of two or more
levels — when related columns require both a collective
head and individual heads—spanner heads, or spanners
(sometimes called decked heads), are used. A horizontal
rule, called a spanner rule, appears between the spanner
and the column heads to show which columns the spanner
applies to. For ease of reading, spanner heads should
seldom exceed two levels.
- Carsten