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Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:

> I would use list of lists for table elements

They are. (?)

> I consider it common that some columns need to be added as total and
> some columns need to be aligned. Then parsing all cells of the table
> could find the maximum width of some columns, and make sure of
> formatting.

That's also how it works, unless I misunderstand what you mean.

Michael.