Re: Elisp Reference Manual on inserting tables

[Heime]

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On Sunday, November 6th, 2022 at 9:48 AM, Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> wrote:


> * Heime heimeborgia@protonmail.com [2022-11-06 11:32]:
> 
> > > When thinking of any table, I like to think of data and then the
> > > visual table becomes the representation of it.
> > > 
> > > "Inserting table" means "representing data in a table".
> > > 
> > > Something I do every day.
> > 
> > Right. But there does not seem to be a let of support or tutorial about
> > how to make them in any type of buffer.
> 
> 
> Because those are higher level functions and packages. Maybe it exists
> somewhere among existing Emacs packages.
> 
> You can't expect anything you wish to be built in, that is why you
> will create functions which you need.
> 
> I find alignment a difficult problem, that is why using Org table and
> automatica alignment, and then export to Unicode or similar, will make
> nice tables for purpose of presentation.

Right.  Making the alignment is the big problem.  I like making the structure
first, and them have the necessary functionality to make the table, but
without requiring any specific mode.