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\usemodule[present-lines]
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\startdocument[title=Tables,subtitle={\CONTEXT\ 2017 Maibach}]
\startchapter[title=Variants]
\startitemize
\startitem
Good old \TABLE, a wrapper about \TEX's alignment.
\stopitem
\startitem
Running text, break across pages tabulates.
\stopitem
\startitem
Tables that behave like \HTML\ tables therefore called
natural tables.
\stopitem
\startitem
A variant on this that is more easy to extend, tagged
extreme tables.
\stopitem
\startitem
A low profile linetable mechanism that can span pages
and breaks well.
\stopitem
\startitem
A way to make huge tables without overflowing \TEX\ too
soon.
\stopitem
\stopitemize
\stopchapter
\startchapter[title=\TABLE]
\startitemize
\startitem
Based on the \TABLE\ macro package.
\stopitem
\startitem
Detailed control over spacing.
\stopitem
\startitem
Somewhat inconsistent spacing out of the box.
\stopitem
\startitem
Extended with extra features.
\stopitem
\startitem
Mostly rewritten but within the original concept.
\stopitem
\stopitemize
\stopchapter
\startchapter[title=Tabulate]
\startitemize
\startitem
Mostly meant for tables that are part of the text flow.
\stopitem
\startitem
Breaks paragraphs across pages.
\stopitem
\startitem
Sort of compatible in control with \TABLE.
\stopitem
\startitem
The system that I used most often.
\stopitem
\startitem
It uses multiple passes if needed.
\stopitem
\stopitemize
\stopchapter
\startchapter[title=Natural tables]
\startitemize
\startitem
Modelled after \HTML\ tables.
\stopitem
\startitem
Often used in \XML\ workflows, possibly as cals tables.
\stopitem
\startitem
To some extend automatic spans horizontally and vertically.
\stopitem
\startitem
There are a couple of (undocumented and obscure) flags that can control
behaviour.
\stopitem
\startitem
They can break cross pages if needed.
\stopitem
\startitem
Tables, rows and cells have framed like properties.
\stopitem
\startitem
Not the fastest mechanism as it used several passes (for which it
stores all cells).
\stopitem
\stopitemize
\stopchapter
\startchapter[title=Extreme tables]
\startitemize
\startitem
Again modelled after \HTML\ tables.
\stopitem
\startitem
A few less options but also some more than natural tables.
\stopitem
\startitem
Most work is delegated to \LUA.
\stopitem
\startitem
Uses buffers and therefore nesting is (as with natural tables)
possible but with care.
\stopitem
\stopitemize
\stopchapter
\startchapter[title=Line tables]
\startitemize
\startitem
Written for and used in a project long ago.
\stopitem
\startitem
Meant for huge tables that span multiple pages horizontally
and vertically.
\stopitem
\startitem
It only can have simple colored backgrounds.
\stopitem
\startitem
Hardly used.
\stopitem
\startitem
I need to redo (or check) the implementation some day.
\stopitem
\stopitemize
\startchapter[title=Frame tables]
\startitemize
\startitem
Written for and used for Thomas who needs real huge tables
generated from \XML.
\stopitem
\startitem
It's a single pass mechanism.
\stopitem
\startitem
Each cell is a framed.
\stopitem
\startitem
Dimensions need to be adapted when you want predictable output.
\stopitem
\startitem
I might extend it but within reasonable bounds.
\stopitem
\stopitemize
\stopchapter
\stopdocument
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