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This table mode The preferred way to typeset tables is to use what are called “natural tables” or (also known as “automatic tables.” I'd call it or “HTML tables,” because it's very similar to them). They're are especially suited for [[XML]] conversions. Beware: every element must use <tt>\b</tt> ... <tt>\e</tt>! You find a lot of samples in See the [[manual:enattab.pdf|enattab.pdf]] Willi Egger wrote a [[My Way]] how he set a typesetter's lead type case: [http://dl.contextgarden.net/myway/NaturalTablesmanual for many examples.pdf Use of natural tables]
Here is a A more elaborate example:
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=Introduction=
To place a table use:
</texcode>
<context source=yes>
</context>
Note that every element must use <tt>\b</tt> ... <tt>\e</tt>.
Willi Egger wrote a [[My Way]] how he set a typesetter's lead type case: [http://dl.contextgarden.net/myway/NaturalTables.pdf Use of natural tables]
= Multipage TABLEs =
\stoptext
</texcode>
== Changing split location ==
Sometimes in multipage tables you have cells that have to stay together:
<texcode>
\bTABLE[split=yes]
\dorecurse{10}{\bTR \bTD xxx \eTD \eTR}
\bTR[after=\page] \bTD yyy \eTD \eTR
\dorecurse{10}{\bTR \bTD xxx \eTD \eTR}
\eTABLE
</texcode>
Note that the table is split after the yyy row.
= Tables in multiple columns =
\stoptext
</texcode>
== Row Offset/Gap ==
Rows, just like columns, can be drawn with a gap.
As above, this can be achieved using:
<texcode>
\bTABLE[spaceinbetween=2cm]
...
\eTABLE
</texcode>
A gap differs from an offset as can be seen when drawing
cells using a background and/or a frame.
Note that offsets can be uniform <tt>[offset=dimension]</tt>,
or asymmetric
<tt>[toffset=dimension,boffset=dimension,loffset=dimension,roffset=dimension]</tt>
=== Gaps for individual cells ===
One might want to produce gaps between specific rows and/or specific columns.
This can be achieved using a white frame, for example,
as shown in the following (incomplete) fragment:
<texcode>
\bTABLE[frame=off,columndistance=.5em]
...
\bTR[topframe=on,framecolor=white,rulethickness=.5em]
...
\eTR
...
\eTABLE
</texcode>
Note that the <tt>rulethickness</tt> was set for the particular row
and not for the entire table; otherwise, it would enter into the
calculation of the cell dimensions (and interplay with other parameters
such as <tt>columndistance</tt>).
More complicated situations, for example, mixing frames, colored cell backgrounds, special gaps, ..., can be achieved using MetaPost graphics as a <tt>background</tt>.
== Make a cell bold ==
\eTABLE
\stoptext
</context>
= Footnotes in TABLEs =
From this conversation on the mailing list[https://mailman.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2017/089097.html]. In order to get global footnotes printing after tables (without using the local footnotes trick):
<texcode>
Text\footnote{Normal Footnote}
\bTABLE[split=repeat,align=normal]
\bTR\bTD Something\postponenotes\footnote[x]{bla bla}\eTD\eTR
\bTR\bTD Foo\note[x] \eTD\eTR
\eTABLE
\flushnotes
More Text\footnote{Another Normal Footnote}
</texcode>
<context mode=mkiv source=no>
\setupnote[footnote][location=text]
\setupnotations[alternative=serried]
\starttext
Text\footnote{Normal Footnote}
\bTABLE[split=repeat,align=normal]
\bTR\bTD Something\postponenotes\footnote[x]{bla bla}\eTD\eTR
\bTR\bTD Foo\note[x] \eTD\eTR
\eTABLE
\flushnotes
More Text\footnote{Another Normal Footnote}
Note that the context wiki is eating the footnote numbers, but that they are there anyways.
\placefootnotes
\stoptext
</context>
