From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: Re: Feature request: HTML table formatting Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:42:01 +0200 Message-ID: <7cf4618960fa46f22c2eb1a2476f172c@science.uva.nl> References: <461D6C86.2060601@gmail.com> <6ab5c96fc04df1271f2c5ddb8ba171c3@science.uva.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v624) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Hbzd5-0007Rl-HG for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:46:27 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Hbzd1-0007LA-5E for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:46:27 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hbzd0-0007Kb-OS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:46:22 -0400 Received: from korteweg.uva.nl ([146.50.98.70]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HbzYp-0005y8-P0 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:42:04 -0400 In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Matej Cepl Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Apr 12, 2007, at 14:21, Matej Cepl wrote: > Carsten Dominik 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/=20 > 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 =97 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 =97 when related columns require both a collective head and individual heads=97spanner 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