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[2001:569:7c1c:f700:4ca3:d0ea:747b:be61]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id e23sm15956500pfi.191.2020.11.03.02.08.02 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Tue, 03 Nov 2020 02:08:03 -0800 (PST) From: David Rogers To: org-mode-email Subject: Re: Tables: missing multi-col/row syntax References: <87k0v361x9.fsf@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2020 02:08:01 -0800 In-Reply-To: <87k0v361x9.fsf@gmail.com> (TEC's message of "Tue, 03 Nov 2020 02:14:33 +0800") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::534; envelope-from=davidandrewrogers@gmail.com; helo=mail-pg1-x534.google.com X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: No matching host in p0f cache. That's all we know. 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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" X-Scanner: ns3122888.ip-94-23-21.eu Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=cTLfk9MM; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of emacs-orgmode-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=emacs-orgmode-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.71 X-TUID: K6L6BAFD8z9S TEC writes: > Hi all, > > This is a pretty major 'feature request', but I think also an=20 > important > one. > > When developing large tables, it can often be /necessary/ to=20 > start using > multi-column/row cells for clarity, and sensible exporting=20 > results. IMO this can (and definitely should) be regarded as a purely=20 cosmetic problem, to be resolved by purely cosmetic methods.=20 I=C2=A0think the idea that each table cell is exactly one unit of=20 information (and can=E2=80=99t be a collection or array of units of=20 information) is more important than this issue. In other words, I=C2=A0think it=E2=80=99s=C2=A0better to ridiculously overl= oad=20 fontification and output formatting, than to sacrifice the main=20 logic of how tables currently work. I=C2=A0just don=E2=80=99t believe that = it=20 could be worth it. --=20 David Rogers