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\startchapter[title=Variants]

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        Good old \TABLE, a wrapper about \TEX's alignment.
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        Running text, break across pages tabulates.
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        Tables that behave like \HTML\ tables therefore called
        natural tables.
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        A variant on this that is more easy to extend, tagged
        extreme tables.
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        A low profile linetable mechanism that can span pages
        and breaks well.
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        A way to make huge tables without overflowing \TEX\ too
        soon.
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        Based on the \TABLE\ macro package.
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        Detailed control over spacing.
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        Somewhat inconsistent spacing out of the box.
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        Extended with extra features.
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        Mostly rewritten but within the original concept.
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\startchapter[title=Tabulate]

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        Mostly meant for tables that are part of the text flow.
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        Breaks paragraphs across pages.
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        Sort of compatible in control with \TABLE.
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        The system that I used most often.
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        It uses multiple passes if needed.
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\startchapter[title=Natural tables]

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        Modelled after \HTML\ tables.
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        Often used in \XML\ workflows, possibly as cals tables.
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        To some extend automatic spans horizontally and vertically.
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        There are a couple of (undocumented and obscure) flags that can control
        behaviour.
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        They can break cross pages if needed.
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        Tables, rows and cells have framed like properties.
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        Not the fastest mechanism as it used several passes (for which it
        stores all cells).
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\startchapter[title=Extreme tables]

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        Again modelled after \HTML\ tables.
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        A few less options but also some more than natural tables.
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        Most work is delegated to \LUA.
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        Uses buffers and therefore nesting is (as with natural tables)
        possible but with care.
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\startchapter[title=Line tables]

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        Written for and used in a project long ago.
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        Meant for huge tables that span multiple pages horizontally
        and vertically.
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        It only can have simple colored backgrounds.
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        Hardly used.
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        I need to redo (or check) the implementation some day.
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\startchapter[title=Frame tables]

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        Written for and used for Thomas who needs real huge tables
        generated from \XML.
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        It's a single pass mechanism.
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        Each cell is a framed.
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        Dimensions need to be adapted when you want predictable output.
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        I might extend it but within reasonable bounds.
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