In metrumresearchgroup/texblocks: Simple language to build TeX tables

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Design/Specs

Building blocks for TeX tables

Idea

Assemble LaTeX tabular environments using simple operations.

This would enable us to create any table layout with a consistent user API.

Defining a new class of R element tabular that is the basic structure of the language.

Proposed Syntax

Defining a new class of R element tb that is the basic structure of the language.

Joining elements

Let t1 and t2 be two objects of class tb.

| | | |:--:|:--:| | t1 + t2 |r '\u2b1b' r '\u2b1b'|

| | | |:--:|:--:| ||r '\u2b1b'| |t1 / t2|| ||r '\u2b1b'|

Using this language creating a table can be broken down to cell level

t1 =(``r '\u2b1b'`` + ``r '\u2b1b'`` + ``r '\u2b1b'``) / (``r '\u2b1b'`` + ``r '\u2b1b'`` + ``r '\u2b1b'``)

would be translated to

1 & 2 & 3 \\
4 & 5 & 6

making their combination a natural extension

t1 + t1

would translate to

1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 \\
4 & 5 & 6 & 1 & 2 & 3

Mutations

• multirow
• multicolumn

Aesthetics

A set of aesthetic elements can be defined to control the table and cell level attributes, eg

• font: colour, size, face
• background colour
• grid: hline, cline

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