if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['tabl-ali'] = {
    version   = 1.001,
    comment   = "companion to tabl-ali.mkxl",
    author    = "Hans Hagen, PRAGMA-ADE, Hasselt NL",
    copyright = "PRAGMA ADE / ConTeXt Development Team",
    license   = "see context related readme files"
}

local next, tonumber = next, tonumber
local find, match = string.find, string.match

local data = false
local user = false

local dimension_code = tokens.values.dimension

local function align_point_delta(n,m)

    -- better use the official position interface

    if not data then
        user = (job.positions.collected or { }).user or { }
        data = { }
     -- for k, v in table.sortedhash(user) do
        for k, v in next, user do
            if find(k,"^ap::") then
                local p = v.p
                local n = tonumber(match(k,"ap::(%d+):"))
                if n then
                    local dn = data[n]
                    if not dn then
                        dn = { }
                        data[n] = dn
                    end
                    local dp = dn[p]
                    if not dp then
                        dp = { }
                        dn[p] = dp
                    end
                    dp[#dp+1] = v.x
                end
            end
        end

        for k, v in next, data do
            local max = false
            for kk, vv in next, v do
                for i=1,#vv do
                    local x = vv[i]
                    if not max or x > max then
                        max = x
                    end
                end
                v[kk] = max
            end
        end

    end

    local d = data[n]

    if d then
        local u = user["ap::"..n..":"..m]
        if u then
            -- we could clean up previous pages but it's not worth the trouble
            local x = u.x
            local p = u.p
            local m = d[p]
            if m and m > x then
                return dimension_code, m - x
            end
        end
    end
    return dimension_code, 0
end

interfaces.implement {
    name      = "align_point_delta",
    arguments = "2 integers",
    usage     = "value",
    actions   = align_point_delta
}