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- Date: Wed, 9 Nov 88 13:33:46 CST
- From: J E PITTMAN <JEPTEX@venus.tamu.edu>
- Subject: TeX Inputs cellular.tex (table-generating macros)
- Keywords: macros
-
- Several months ago, someone sent in a request for macros that allow vertical
- and horizontal spans within a ruled table. There have also been questions
- about `nubs' and `gaps' within ruled tables.
-
- After thinking about the problem for a while, I realized that a solution was to
- abandon the \halign primitive and start from scratch.
-
- I have finished my first attempt at a set of table generating macros, which I
- have chosen to call Cellular.TeX. These macros allow for both vertical and
- horizontal spans and take steps to prevent `nubs' and `gaps' when rules are
- used.
-
- They are, unfortunately, very slow and I have not been able to increase their
- speed without sacrificing memory conservation and generality.
-
- I am sending the macros under separate cover since there are nearly 1,000 lines
- of code involved, divided into five files. Detailed comments are available in
- the file TeX Inputs cellular.doc.
-
- J E Pittman Bitnet: JEPTeX@TAMVenus
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