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Subject: Re: using gnuplot's "splot" and "every" commands on org-mode table
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Date: Sat, 11 May 2013 08:20:42 -0400
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On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 12:39:55PM +0200, Achim Gratz wrote:
> Eric S Fraga writes:
> >> We should keep "---" as lines to be exported and perhaps use ":::" for
> >> those that are just introducing convenience for table calculations as
> >> "===" looks far too heavy to me for that purpose.
> >
> > Sure, I can see how === may be too heavy.

My 2 cents: great idea, but i find : too visually heavly also. How
about periods (.), or just the first character of the hline (i like
the periods). Here's a comparison:


  |   | Strategy | Average performance |
  |---+----------+---------------------|
  | / |          |                8.69 |
  | / |          |                9.72 |
  | / |          |                9.03 |
  |...+..........+.....................|
  |   |        1 |                9.15 |
  |:--+----------+---------------------|
  | / |          |                9.15 |
  | / |          |                7.60 |
  | / |          |                7.46 |
  |:::+::::::::::+:::::::::::::::::::::|
  |   |        2 |                8.07 |
  |---+----------+---------------------|

rick