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