On Wed, 27 Aug 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The primary reason is that (as alluded to in earlier messages), the
LaTeX table model makes supporting (:cell rowspan=3:) in advanced table
markup a major headache to do properly, whereas it's relatively simple
to do in simple tables.
How are rowspans done in LaTeX tables? Maybe I can help you come up with
an algorithm for the advanced markup. (Without really thinking about it,
I'd probably fill a 2D array with the cell contents for the entire table
and then output it. In this case I don't see how the type of table markup
matters, so I assume I'm missing something).
For me, this goes against the spirit of simple table markup and looks
like a misfit. Since all other simple table markup is markup characters,
and in particular we don't use (:colspan=3:), I would prefer a character
markup.
It's a matter of taste. I personally find the markup below confusing and
more difficult to remember. But I have no real objection, so just use that.
/Christian
Are there any reasons not to use:
||text||this spans 3 rows+++ ||
||more||
||more||
||text||text||
JR
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