Re: [O] Way to replace normal tabular env with booktabs?

[Niels Giesen]

I say: go for it!

On Saturday, February 4, 2012, Nicolas Goaziou <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> John Hendy <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Carsten Dominik
>> <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Jan 13, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Niels Giesen wrote:
>>>
>>>> There is a patch from me waiting to be incorporated into org mode that lets one use booktabs as export for normal org tables.
>>>>
>>>> You can find it @ http://patchwork.newartisans.com/patch/1016/
>>>
>>> Hi NIels,
>>>
>>> I am looking now at this patch, and maybe it would be better to implement these three variables as one, holding a property or association list?  Makes it easily extendable.
>>>
>>> Equally important - it would be great if you could try to implement this same change in the new exporter engine from Nicolas, to ensure that the new exporter will not lag behind.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> - Carsten
>>>
>>
>> Any new thoughts on this? It would be great if this could be adjusted
>> as mentioned and merged into org-mode! I'm still using the current
>> patch from Niels in a separate branch because I like it so much!
>
> I looked at the patch. I think the three variables expose too much Org
> internals to the user.  It would be simpler to make use of
> `org-export-latex-tabular-environment' with a "booktabs" value. Also
> and #+attr_latex: booktabs should transform the table into
> a booktab-table locally.
>
> If Niels Giesen (CC'ed) doesn't mind, I will implement a modified
> version of his changes for the new exporter, in a couple of days.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Nicolas Goaziou
>

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