Re: Tables: missing multi-col/row syntax

[David Rogers]

TEC <tecosaur@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi all,
>
> This is a pretty major 'feature request', but I think also an 
> important
> one.
>
> When developing large tables, it can often be /necessary/ to 
> start using
> multi-column/row cells for clarity, and sensible exporting 
> results.

IMO this can (and definitely should) be regarded as a purely 
cosmetic problem, to be resolved by purely cosmetic methods. 
I think the idea that each table cell is exactly one unit of 
information (and can’t be a collection or array of units of 
information) is more important than this issue.

In other words, I think it’s better to ridiculously overload 
fontification and output formatting, than to sacrifice the main 
logic of how tables currently work. I just don’t believe that it 
could be worth it.

--
David Rogers