nicematrix (9jan21)

git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@57352 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751

6 files changed, 507 insertions, 498 deletions

diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix-french.pdf b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix-french.pdf
index c203937ba55..833a876d410 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix-french.pdf
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix-french.pdf
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix-french.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix-french.tex
index 1e14babd290..ca8beb88fc0 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix-french.tex
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix-french.tex
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 \usepackage{tikz}
 \usetikzlibrary{fit,patterns}
 
-
 \usepackage{enumitem}
 \usepackage{siunitx}
 \usepackage{verbatim}
@@ -236,8 +235,12 @@ $\begin{pmatrix}
 En s'inspirant de l'extension \pkg{cellspace} qui traite de ce problème,
 l'extension \pkg{nicematrix} propose deux clés |cell-space-top-limit| et
 |cell-space-bottom-limit| qui sont similaires aux deux paramètres
-|\cellspacetoplimit| et |\cellspacebottomlimit| proposés par \pkg{cellspace}. La
-valeur initiale de ces paramètres est $0$~pt pour que les environnements de
+|\cellspacetoplimit| et |\cellspacebottomlimit| proposés par \pkg{cellspace}. 
+
+\colorbox{yellow!50}{\textbf{Nouveau 5.9}}\enskip Il existe aussi une clé
+|cell-space-limits| pour régler simultanément les deux paramètres.
+
+La valeur initiale de ces paramètres est $0$~pt pour que les environnements de
 \pkg{nicematrix} aient par défaut le même comportement que ceux de \pkg{array}
 et de l'\pkg{amsmath} mais une valeur de $1$~pt serait un bon choix. On
 conseille de régler leurs valeurs avec la commande
@@ -247,7 +250,7 @@ conseille de régler leurs valeurs avec la commande
 
 \medskip
 \begin{Verbatim}
-\NiceMatrixOptions{~emphase#cell-space-top-limit = 1pt,cell-space-bottom-limit = 1pt@}
+\NiceMatrixOptions{~emphase#cell-space-limits = 1pt@}
 \end{Verbatim}
 
 \begin{BVerbatim}[baseline=c,boxwidth=9cm]
@@ -257,10 +260,7 @@ $\begin{pNiceMatrix}
 \end{pNiceMatrix}$
 \end{BVerbatim}
 \begin{scope}
-\NiceMatrixOptions{
-  cell-space-top-limit = 1pt ,
-  cell-space-bottom-limit = 1pt ,
-}
+\NiceMatrixOptions{ cell-space-limits = 1pt }
 $\begin{pNiceMatrix}
 \frac12 & -\frac12 \\
 \frac13 & \frac14 \\
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ horizontal.
 
 \smallskip
 \begin{Verbatim}
-\NiceMatrixOptions{cell-space-top-limit=1pt,cell-space-bottom-limit=1pt}
+\NiceMatrixOptions{cell-space-limits=1pt}
 \end{Verbatim}
 
 \smallskip
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ $A=\begin{pNiceArray}{cc|cc}[baseline=line-3]
 \end{pNiceArray}$
 \end{BVerbatim}
 \begin{scope}
-\NiceMatrixOptions{cell-space-top-limit=1pt,cell-space-bottom-limit=1pt}
+\NiceMatrixOptions{cell-space-limits=1pt}
 \raisebox{-5mm}{$A=\begin{pNiceArray}{cc|cc}[baseline=line-3]
 \dfrac1A & \dfrac1B & 0 & 0 \\
 \dfrac1C & \dfrac1D & 0 & 0 \\
@@ -420,11 +420,11 @@ avec deux arguments.
 \item Le premier argument est la taille de ce bloc avec la syntaxe $i$-$j$ où
 $i$ est le nombre de rangées et $j$ le nombre de colonnes du bloc.
 
-\colorbox{yellow!30}{Nouveau 5.6}\enskip Si cet argument est laissé
-blanc, la valeur par défaut est |1-1|. Si le nombre de rangées n'est pas
-indiqué, le bloc s'étend jusqu'à la dernière rangée (idem pour les colonnes).
+Si cet argument est laissé blanc, la valeur par défaut est |1-1|. Si le nombre
+de rangées n'est pas indiqué, ou bien est égal à |*|, le bloc s'étend jusqu'à la
+dernière rangée (idem pour les colonnes).
 
-\item Le deuxième argument, est le contenu du bloc. On peut utiliser |\\| dans
+\item Le deuxième argument est le contenu du bloc. On peut utiliser |\\| dans
 ce contenu pour avoir un contenu sur plusieurs lignes. Dans |{NiceTabular}|, le
 contenu est composé en mode texte tandis que, dans les autres environnements, il
 est composé en mode mathématique.
@@ -538,11 +538,11 @@ arum      & iris & jacinthe & muguet
 \end{center}
 
 \medskip
-\colorbox{yellow!50}{\bfseries Nouveau 5.7}\enskip Comme on le voit sur cet
-exemple, on peut fixer la couleur de fond avec la clé |fill| et la couleur du
-cadre avec la clé |draw|\footnote{Si la clé |draw| est utilisée sans valeur,
-c'est la couleur par défaut des filets de tableaux qui est utilisée.}. On peut
-aussi fixer l'épaisseur du trait avec la clé |line-width|.
+\colorbox{yellow!30}{Nouveau 5.7}\enskip Comme on le voit sur cet exemple, on
+peut fixer la couleur de fond avec la clé |fill| et la couleur du cadre avec la
+clé |draw|\footnote{Si la clé |draw| est utilisée sans valeur, c'est la couleur
+  par défaut des filets de tableaux qui est utilisée.}. On peut aussi fixer
+l'épaisseur du trait avec la clé |line-width|.
 
 
 
@@ -597,10 +597,9 @@ Henri                  & 14 \\ \hline
 
 \subsection{Les blocs mono-rangée}
 
-\colorbox{yellow!30}{Nouveau 5.6}\enskip Pour les blocs mono-rangée, la
-hauteur (\emph{height}) et la profondeur (\emph{depth}) naturelles sont prises en
-compte pour la hauteur et la largeur de la rangée en cours (comme le fait la
-commande standard |\multicolumn| de LaTeX).
+Pour les blocs mono-rangée, la hauteur (\emph{height}) et la profondeur
+(\emph{depth}) naturelles sont prises en compte pour la hauteur et la largeur de
+la rangée en cours (comme le fait la commande standard |\multicolumn| de LaTeX).
 
 
 
@@ -622,7 +621,7 @@ bloc sur plusieurs lignes.
 la consigne générale donnée dans le préambule pour cette colonne.
 
 \item On peut tracer un cadre autour du bloc avec la clé |draw| de la commande
-|\Block|.\footnote{Pour colorier le fond d'une case, il n'est pas besoin
+|\Block|.\footnote{Pour colorier le fond d'une case, il n'y a pas besoin
   d'utiliser un bloc mono-case : on peut utiliser la commande |\cellcolor| si la
   clé |colortbl-like| est utilisée : voir p.~\pageref{colortbl-like}.}
 \end{itemize}
@@ -984,7 +983,7 @@ rectangles vides partant de la case située exactement dans le coin.
 
 \bigskip
 On peut passer en argument de |\hvlines-except-corners| une liste de coins à
-prendre en considération. Les coins étant désignés par |NW|, |SW|, |NE| et |SE|
+prendre en considération, les coins étant désignés par |NW|, |SW|, |NE| et |SE|
 (\emph{north west}, \emph{south west}, \emph{north east} et \emph{south east}).
 
 \medskip
@@ -1137,7 +1136,7 @@ SumatraPDF) donne de meilleurs résultats que Adobe Reader.
 couleur. Ce phénomène se produit quand chaque case est coloriée avec sa
 propre instruction |fill| (opérateur |fill| de PostScript noté |f| en PDF).
 C'est le cas avec \pkg{colortbl} avec lequel chaque case est coloriée
-individuellement même si on utilise |\columncolor| ou |\rowcolor|.
+individuellement, même si on utilise |\columncolor| ou |\rowcolor|.
 
 Concernant ce phénomène, Adobe Reader donne de meilleurs résultats que
 MuPDF.
@@ -1195,9 +1194,6 @@ h & i & j \\ \hline
 \end{NiceTabular}
 \end{scope}
 
-\medskip
-Une commande |\cellcolor| ne produit qu'une instruction |fill| (codée |f|) dans
-le \textsc{pdf}.
 
 \bigskip
 \item La commande |\rectanglecolor| prend trois arguments obligatoires. Le
@@ -1266,9 +1262,6 @@ a_{10} & b_{10} & c_{10} \\
 \end{NiceArray}$
 \end{scope}
 
-\medskip
-Une commande |\rowcolor| ne produit qu'une instruction |fill| (codée |f|) dans
-le \textsc{pdf}.
 
 
 \bigskip
@@ -1305,7 +1298,7 @@ la forme $i$|-|$j$.
 \item \colorbox{yellow!50}{\textbf{Nouveau 5.8}}\enskip Avec la clé |restart|, chacun
 des intervalles de rangées spécifié par le premier argument de |\rowcolors|
 recommence avec la même couleur.\footnote{Autrement, la couleur d'une rangée ne
-  dépend que de la partié de son number.}
+  dépend que de la partié de son numéro.}
 
 
 \item Avec la clé |respect-blocks|, qui est de type booléen, les ``rangées''
@@ -1320,7 +1313,7 @@ tableau pour englober les blocs (créés par la commande |\Block|).
 \begin{BVerbatim}[baseline=c,boxwidth=9cm]
 \begin{NiceTabular}{clr}%
  [hvlines,code-before = ~emphase#{\rowcolors{2}{blue!10}{}[cols=2-3,restart]}@]
-\Block{1-3}{Résultats} \\
+\Block{1-*}{Résultats} \\
 \Block{2-1}{A}& Pierre & 12 \\
               & Jacques & 8 \\
 \Block{4-1}{B}& Stéphanie & 18 \\
@@ -1331,7 +1324,7 @@ tableau pour englober les blocs (créés par la commande |\Block|).
 \end{BVerbatim}
 \begin{NiceTabular}{clr}[hvlines,
   code-before = {\rowcolors{2}{blue!10}{}[cols=2-3,restart]},baseline=2]
-\Block{1-3}{Résultats} \\
+\Block{1-*}{Résultats} \\
 \Block{2-1}{A}& Pierre & 12 \\
               & Jacques & 8 \\
 \Block{4-1}{B}& Stéphanie & 18 \\
@@ -1505,52 +1498,6 @@ Dupont & Chantal & 15 janvier 1998 \\
 \end{NiceTabular}
 \end{center}
 
-\medskip
-\emph{Remarque}\par\nobreak
-
-Chacune de ces instructions |\cellcolor|, |\rowcolor| ou |\columncolor|
-(utilisée hors du |code-before|) produit une instruction |fill| (codée |f|) dans
-le \textsc{pdf} final. En cas de juxtaposition de rectangles de même couleur,
-une fine ligne blanche peut donc apparaître dans certains lecteurs de
-\textsc{pdf}\footnote{Par exemple SumatraPDF, qui utilise MuPDF de Artifex
-  Software, ou PDF.js utilisé par Firefox.} (entre les
-deux premières colonnes dans l'exemple ci-dessus). Pour éviter cela, il convient
-d'utiliser les outils proposés dans le |code-before|. C'est ce que l'on fait
-dans le codage qui suit. 
-
-
-\medskip
-\begin{Verbatim}
-\begin{NiceTabular}[colortbl-like]{ccc}%
-  [code-before = ~emphase#\columncolor{blue!15}{1,2}@]
-\toprule
-\rowcolor{red!15}
-Nom & Prénom & Année de naissance \\
-\midrule
-Achard & Jacques & 5 juin 1962 \\
-Lefebvre & Mathilde & 23 mai 1988 \\
-Vanesse & Stéphanie & 30 octobre 1994 \\
-Dupont & Chantal & 15 janvier 1998 \\
-\bottomrule
-\end{NiceTabular}
-\end{Verbatim}
-
-
-\begin{center}
-\begin{NiceTabular}[colortbl-like]{ccc}%
-  [code-before = \columncolor{blue!15}{1,2}]
-\toprule
-\rowcolor{red!15}
-Nom & Prénom & Année de naissance \\
-\midrule
-Achard & Jacques & 5 juin 1962 \\
-Lefebvre & Mathilde & 23 mai 1988 \\
-Vanesse & Stéphanie & 30 octobre 1994 \\
-Dupont & Chantal & 15 janvier 1998 \\
-\bottomrule
-\end{NiceTabular}
-\end{center}
-
 
 
 \section{La largeur des colonnes}
@@ -2199,13 +2146,13 @@ mathématique avec |\scriptstyle|.
 \begin{BVerbatim}[baseline=c,boxwidth=10cm]
 $\begin{bNiceMatrix}
 1 & \hspace*{1cm}            & 0 \\[8mm]
-  & ~emphase#\Ddots^{n \text{ times}}@ &   \\
+  & ~emphase#\Ddots^{n \text{ fois}}@ &   \\
 0 &                          & 1 
 \end{bNiceMatrix}$
 \end{BVerbatim}
 $\begin{bNiceMatrix}
 1 & \hspace*{1cm}            & 0 \\[8mm]
-  & \Ddots^{n \text{ times}} &   \\
+  & \Ddots^{n \text{ fois}} &   \\
 0 &                          & 1 
 \end{bNiceMatrix}$
 
@@ -2380,13 +2327,9 @@ I       & 0      & \Cdots  &0     \\
 \medskip
 Pour améliorer la lisibilité du code, une syntaxe alternative est proposée : on
 peut spécifier les instructions du |code-after| à la fin de l'environnement,
-après le mot-clé |\CodeAfter|\footnote{Dans certaines circonstances, on doit
-  mettre |\omit \CodeAfter|, |\omit| étant un mot-clé de TeX qui annule le motif
-  de la case courante.} (pour un exemple, voir page
-\pageref{exemple-CodeAfter}). \colorbox{yellow!30}{Nouveau 5.5}\enskip
-Avant la version 5.5, il fallait parfois mettre le mot-clé |\omit| devant
-|\CodeAfter| dans certaines circonstances. Depuis la version 5.5, on ne doit
-\emph{jamais} mettre |\omit|.
+après le mot-clé |\CodeAfter| (pour un exemple, voir page
+\pageref{exemple-CodeAfter}). 
+
 
 
 \section{Les notes dans les tableaux}
@@ -3055,9 +2998,7 @@ lignes en pointillés entre les cases du tableau.
 \textbf{Attention} : Par défaut, aucun nœud n'est créé dans une case vide. 
 
 \smallskip
-\colorbox{yellow!30}{Nouveau 5.6}\enskip 
-Néanmoins, on peut forcer la création d'un nœud avec la commande
-|\NotEmpty|.\footnote{Il faut toutefois remarquer qu'avec cette commande, la
+Néanmoins, on peut forcer la création d'un nœud avec la commande |\NotEmpty|.\footnote{Il faut toutefois remarquer qu'avec cette commande, la
   case est considérée comme non vide, ce qui a des conséquences sur le tracé des
 lignes pointillées (cf.~p.~\pageref{Cdots}).}
 
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix.pdf b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix.pdf
index ac45e01da68..750e4fd6834 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix.pdf
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix.pdf
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix.dtx b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix.dtx
index 83f99f5cbd1..c6f1a06f31a 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix.dtx
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix.dtx
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 %
 % \fi
 % \iffalse
-\def\myfileversion{5.8}
-\def\myfiledate{2021/01/01}
+\def\myfileversion{5.9}
+\def\myfiledate{2021/01/08}
 %
 %
 %<*batchfile>
@@ -279,17 +279,22 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % Inspired by the package \pkg{cellspace} which deals with that problem, the
 % package \pkg{nicematrix} provides two keys |cell-space-top-limit| and
 % |cell-space-bottom-limit| similar to the parameters |\cellspacetoplimit| and
-% |\cellspacebottomlimit| of \pkg{cellspace}. The initial value of these
-% parameters is $0$~pt in order to have for the environments of \pkg{nicematrix}
-% the same behaviour as those of \pkg{array} and \pkg{amsmath}. However, a value
-% of $1$~pt would probably be a good choice and we suggest to set them with
-% |\NiceMatrixOptions|.\footnote{One should remark that these parameters apply
-% also to the columns of type |S| of \pkg{siunitx} whereas the package
-% \pkg{cellspace} is not able to act on such columns of type~|S|.}
+% |\cellspacebottomlimit| of \pkg{cellspace}. 
+%
+% \colorbox{yellow!50}{\bfseries{New 5.9}}\enskip 
+% There is also a key |cell-space-limits| to set both parameters at once.
+% 
+% The initial value of these parameters is $0$~pt in order to have for the
+% environments of \pkg{nicematrix} the same behaviour as those of \pkg{array}
+% and \pkg{amsmath}. However, a value of $1$~pt would probably be a good choice
+% and we suggest to set them with |\NiceMatrixOptions|.\footnote{One should
+% remark that these parameters apply also to the columns of type |S| of
+% \pkg{siunitx} whereas the package \pkg{cellspace} is not able to act on such
+% columns of type~|S|.}
 %
 % \medskip
 % \begin{Verbatim}
-% \NiceMatrixOptions{~emphase#cell-space-top-limit = 1pt,cell-space-bottom-limit = 1pt@}
+% \NiceMatrixOptions{~emphase#cell-space-limits = 1pt@}
 % \end{Verbatim}
 %
 % \begin{BVerbatim}[baseline=c,boxwidth=9cm]
@@ -299,10 +304,7 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % \end{pNiceMatrix}$
 % \end{BVerbatim}
 % \begin{scope}
-% \NiceMatrixOptions{
-%   cell-space-top-limit = 1pt ,
-%   cell-space-bottom-limit = 1pt ,
-% }
+% \NiceMatrixOptions{cell-space-limits = 1pt}
 % $\begin{pNiceMatrix}
 % \frac12 & -\frac12 \\
 % \frac13 & \frac14 \\
@@ -419,7 +421,7 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 %
 % \smallskip
 % \begin{Verbatim}
-% \NiceMatrixOptions{cell-space-top-limit=1pt,cell-space-bottom-limit=1pt}
+% \NiceMatrixOptions{cell-space-limits=1pt}
 % \end{Verbatim}
 %
 % \smallskip
@@ -433,7 +435,7 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % \end{pNiceArray}$
 % \end{BVerbatim}
 % \begin{scope}
-% \NiceMatrixOptions{cell-space-top-limit=1pt,cell-space-bottom-limit=1pt}
+% \NiceMatrixOptions{cell-space-limits=1pt}
 % \raisebox{-5mm}{$A=\begin{pNiceArray}{cc|cc}[baseline=line-3]
 % \dfrac1A & \dfrac1B & 0 & 0 \\
 % \dfrac1C & \dfrac1D & 0 & 0 \\
@@ -461,9 +463,9 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % $i$\verb|-|$j$ where $i$ is the number of rows of the block and $j$ its number
 % of columns. 
 %
-% \colorbox{yellow!30}{New 5.6}\enskip If this argument is empty, its
-% default value is |1-1|. If the number of rows is not specified, the block
-% extends until the last row (idem for the columns).
+% If this argument is empty, its default
+% value is |1-1|. If the number of rows is not specified, or equal to |*|, the
+% block extends until the last row (idem for the columns).
 %
 % \item The second argument is the content of the block. It's possible to use
 % |\\| in that content to have a content on several lines. In |{NiceTabular}|
@@ -579,11 +581,11 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % \end{NiceTabular}
 % \end{center}
 %
-% \colorbox{yellow!50}{\bfseries New 5.7}\enskip As we can see on this example,
-% it's possible to fill the block by using the key |fill| and to draw the frame
-% with the key |draw|\footnote{If the key |draw| is used without value, the
-% default color the rules of the tabulars is used}. It's also possible to change
-% the width (thickness) of that rules with the key |line-width|.
+% \colorbox{yellow!30}{New 5.7}\enskip As we can see on this example, it's
+% possible to fill the block by using the key |fill| and to draw the frame with
+% the key |draw|\footnote{If the key |draw| is used without value, the default
+% color the rules of the tabulars is used}. It's also possible to change the
+% width (thickness) of that rules with the key |line-width|.
 %
 % \subsection{The mono-column blocks}
 %
@@ -636,9 +638,9 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % 
 % \subsection{The mono-row blocks}
 %
-% \colorbox{yellow!30}{New 5.6}\enskip For the mono-row blocks, the
-% natural height and depth are taken into account for the height and depth of
-% the current row (as does a standard |\multicolumn| of LaTeX).
+% For the mono-row blocks, the natural height and depth are taken into account
+% for the height and depth of the current row (as does a standard |\multicolumn|
+% of LaTeX).
 %
 % \subsection{The mono-cell blocks}
 %
@@ -1205,10 +1207,6 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % \end{NiceTabular}
 % \end{scope}
 %
-% \medskip
-% A command |\cellcolor| generates only one instruction |fill| (coded |f|) in the
-% resulting \textsc{pdf}.
-% 
 % \bigskip
 % \item The command |\rectanglecolor| takes three mandatory arguments. The first
 % is the color. The second is the upper-left cell of the rectangle and the third
@@ -1274,10 +1272,6 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % \end{NiceArray}$
 % \end{scope}
 %
-% \medskip
-% A command |\rowcolor| generates only one instruction |fill| (coded |f|) in the
-% resulting \textsc{pdf}.
-% 
 %
 % \bigskip
 % \item The command |\columncolor| takes its name from the command
@@ -1323,7 +1317,7 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % \begin{BVerbatim}[baseline=c,boxwidth=10cm]
 % \begin{NiceTabular}{clr}
 %    [hvlines,code-before = ~emphase#{\rowcolors{2}{blue!10}{}[cols=2-3,restart]}@]
-% \Block{1-3}{Results} \\
+% \Block{1-}{Results} \\
 % John & 12 \\
 % Stephen & 8 \\
 % Sarah & 18 \\
@@ -1334,7 +1328,7 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % \end{BVerbatim}
 % \begin{NiceTabular}{clr}[hvlines,code-before = 
 % {\rowcolors{2}{blue!10}{}[cols=2-3,restart]},baseline=2]
-% \Block{1-3}{Results} \\
+% \Block{1-}{Results} \\
 % \Block{2-1}{A}& John & 12 \\
 %               & Stephen & 8 \\
 % \Block{4-1}{B}& Sarah & 18 \\
@@ -1503,47 +1497,6 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % \end{NiceTabular}
 % \end{center}
 %
-% \medskip
-% Each instruction |\cellcolor|, |\rowcolor| or |\columncolor| will generate an
-% instruction |fill| (coded~|f|) in the resulting \textsc{pdf}. In cases of
-% juxtaposed colored rectangles, one may have a thin white color line in some
-% \textsc{pdf} viewers\footnote{For example SumatraPDF, which uses MuPDF
-% of Artifex Software, or PDF.js used by Firefox.} (between the
-% two first columns in the above example). In you want to avoid this problem,
-% you should use the tools in the |code-before|. That's what we do with the
-% following code.
-% 
-%
-% \medskip
-% \begin{Verbatim}
-% \begin{NiceTabular}[colortbl-like]{ccc}%
-%   [code-before = ~emphase#\columncolor{blue!15}{1,2}@]
-% \toprule
-% \rowcolor{red!15}
-% Last name & First name & Birth day \\
-% \midrule
-% Achard  & Jacques & 5 juin 1962 \\
-% Lefebvre & Mathilde & 23 mai 1988 \\
-% Vanesse & Stephany & 30 octobre 1994 \\
-% Dupont & Chantal & 15 janvier 1998 \\
-% \bottomrule
-% \end{NiceTabular}
-% \end{Verbatim}
-%
-%
-% \begin{center}
-% \begin{NiceTabular}[colortbl-like]{ccc}[code-before = \columncolor{blue!15}{1,2}]
-% \toprule
-% \rowcolor{red!15}
-% Last name & First name & Birth day \\
-% \midrule
-% Achard  & Jacques & 5 juin 1962 \\
-% Lefebvre & Mathilde & 23 mai 1988 \\
-% Vanesse & Stephany & 30 octobre 1994 \\
-% Dupont & Chantal & 15 janvier 1998 \\
-% \bottomrule
-% \end{NiceTabular}
-% \end{center}
 %
 % \section{The width of the columns}
 % \label{width}
@@ -2353,9 +2306,7 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % For the legibility of the code, an alternative syntax is provided: it's
 % possible to give the instructions of the |\code-after| at the end of the
 % environment, after the keyword |\CodeAfter| (for an example, cf.
-% p.~\pageref{example-CodeAfter}). \colorbox{yellow!30}{New 5.5}\enskip
-% Before the version 5.5, it was necessary, in some circonstancies, to put the
-% keyword |\omit| before |\CodeAfter|. Since version~5.5, one must never put~|\omit|.
+% p.~\pageref{example-CodeAfter}). 
 %
 % 
 % 
@@ -3016,7 +2967,6 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % \textbf{Caution} : By default, no node is created in a empty cell.
 %
 % \smallskip
-% \colorbox{yellow!30}{New 5.6}\enskip 
 % However, it's possible to impose the creation of a node with the command |\NotEmpty|.
 % \footnote{One should note that, with that command, the cell is considered as
 % non-empty, which has consequencies for the continuous dotted lines (cf.
@@ -5797,7 +5747,7 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % contain an integer (which represents the number of the row to which align the
 % array). 
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\str_new:N \l_@@_baseline_tl 
+\tl_new:N \l_@@_baseline_tl 
 \tl_set:Nn \l_@@_baseline_tl c
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % 
@@ -6005,6 +5955,12 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
     cell-space-top-limit .value_required:n = true ,
     cell-space-bottom-limit .dim_set:N = \l_@@_cell_space_bottom_limit_dim ,
     cell-space-bottom-limit .value_required:n = true ,
+    cell-space-limits .code:n = 
+      {
+        \dim_set:Nn \l_@@_cell_space_bottom_limit_dim { #1 }
+        \dim_set:Nn \l_@@_cell_space_top_limit_dim { #1 }
+      } ,
+    cell-spaces-limits .value_required:n = true ,
     xdots .code:n = \keys_set:nn { NiceMatrix / xdots } { #1 } , 
     max-delimiter-width .bool_set:N = \l_@@_max_delimiter_width_bool ,
     light-syntax .bool_set:N = \l_@@_light_syntax_bool ,
@@ -7282,7 +7238,9 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % by the user between instructions in the |code-before|.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
               \bool_if:NT \l_@@_NiceTabular_bool \c_math_toggle_token
+              \seq_clear_new:N \l_@@_colors_seq
               \l_@@_code_before_tl 
+              \@@_actually_color:
               \bool_if:NT \l_@@_NiceTabular_bool \c_math_toggle_token
             \group_end:
           }
@@ -8329,9 +8287,9 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
     \tl_if_empty:nT { #1 } { \@@_fatal:n { empty~environment } }
     \tl_map_inline:nn { #1 } 
       {
-        \tl_if_eq:nnT { ##1 } { & }
+        \str_if_eq:nnT { ##1 } { & }
           { \@@_fatal:n { ampersand~in~light-syntax } }
-        \tl_if_eq:nnT { ##1 } { \\ }
+        \str_if_eq:nnT { ##1 } { \\ }
           { \@@_fatal:n { double-backslash~in~light-syntax } }
       }
 %    \end{macrocode}
@@ -10012,59 +9970,6 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_draw_line:
   {
-    \pgfrememberpicturepositiononpagetrue
-    \pgf@relevantforpicturesizefalse
-    \tl_if_eq:NNTF \l_@@_xdots_line_style_tl \c_@@_standard_tl
-      \@@_draw_standard_dotted_line:
-      \@@_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:
-  }
-%    \end{macrocode}
-% 
-% \medskip
-% We have to do a special construction with |\exp_args:NV| to be able to put in
-% the list of options in the correct place in the Tikz instruction.
-%    \begin{macrocode}
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:
-  { 
-    \begin { scope }
-    \exp_args:No \@@_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:n 
-      { \l_@@_xdots_line_style_tl , \l_@@_xdots_color_tl } 
-  }
-%    \end{macrocode}
-% We have used the fact that, in \textsc{pgf}, un color name can be put directly
-% in a list of options (that's why we have put diredtly |\l_@@_xdots_color_tl|).
-%
-% \smallskip
-% The argument of |\@@_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:n| is, in fact, the list of options.
-%    \begin{macrocode}
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:n #1
-  {
-    \draw 
-      [ 
-        #1 , 
-        shorten~> = \l_@@_xdots_shorten_dim , 
-        shorten~< = \l_@@_xdots_shorten_dim , 
-      ]
-          ( \l_@@_x_initial_dim , \l_@@_y_initial_dim )
-       -- node [ sloped , above ] 
-            { \c_math_toggle_token \scriptstyle \l_@@_xdots_up_tl \c_math_toggle_token } 
-          node [ sloped , below ] 
-            { 
-              \c_math_toggle_token 
-              \scriptstyle \l_@@_xdots_down_tl
-              \c_math_toggle_token 
-            } 
-          ( \l_@@_x_final_dim , \l_@@_y_final_dim ) ;
-    \end { scope }
-  }
-%    \end{macrocode}
-% 
-% \bigskip
-% The command |\@@_draw_standard_dotted_line:| draws the line with our system of points
-% (which give a dotted line with real round points).
-%    \begin{macrocode}
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_draw_standard_dotted_line: 
-  { 
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %  First, we put the labels.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
@@ -10114,6 +10019,50 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
       }
     \pgfrememberpicturepositiononpagetrue
     \pgf@relevantforpicturesizefalse
+    \tl_if_eq:NNTF \l_@@_xdots_line_style_tl \c_@@_standard_tl
+      \@@_draw_standard_dotted_line:
+      \@@_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% 
+% \medskip
+% We have to do a special construction with |\exp_args:NV| to be able to put in
+% the list of options in the correct place in the Tikz instruction.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:
+  { 
+    \begin { scope }
+    \exp_args:No \@@_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:n 
+      { \l_@@_xdots_line_style_tl , \l_@@_xdots_color_tl } 
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% We have used the fact that, in \textsc{pgf}, un color name can be put directly
+% in a list of options (that's why we have put diredtly |\l_@@_xdots_color_tl|).
+%
+% \smallskip
+% The argument of |\@@_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:n| is, in fact, the list of options.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:n #1
+  {
+    \draw 
+      [ 
+        #1 , 
+        shorten~> = \l_@@_xdots_shorten_dim , 
+        shorten~< = \l_@@_xdots_shorten_dim , 
+      ]
+          ( \l_@@_x_initial_dim , \l_@@_y_initial_dim )
+       -- 
+          ( \l_@@_x_final_dim , \l_@@_y_final_dim ) ;
+    \end { scope }
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% 
+% \bigskip
+% The command |\@@_draw_standard_dotted_line:| draws the line with our system of points
+% (which give a dotted line with real round points).
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_draw_standard_dotted_line: 
+  { 
     \group_begin:
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % The dimension |\l_@@_l_dim| is the length $\ell$ of the line to draw. We use
@@ -10832,73 +10781,88 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % \bigskip
 % \subsection*{Colors of cells, rows and columns}
 %
-% In the beginning of the |code-before|, the command |\@@_rowcolor:nn| will be
-% linked to |\rowcolor| and the command |\@@_columncolor:nn| to |\columncolor|.
+% We want to avoid the thin white lines that are shown in some \textsc{pdf}
+% viewers (eg: with the engine MuPDF used by SumatraPDF). That's why we try to
+% draw rectangles of the same color in the same instruction |\pgfusepathqfill|
+% (and they will be in the same instruction |fill|---coded |f|--- in the
+% resulting \textsc{pdf}).
+%
+% The commands |\@@_rowcolor|, |\@@_columncolor| and |\@@_rectanglecolor|
+% (which are linked to |\rowcolor|, |\columncolor| and |\rectanglecolor| before
+% the execution of the |code-before|) don't directly draw the corresponding
+% rectangles. Instead, they store their instructions color by color:
+% \begin{itemize}
+% \item A sequence |\l_@@_colors_seq| will be built containing all the colors
+% used by at least one of these instructions. Each \emph{color} may be prefixed
+% by it color model (eg: |[gray]{0.5}|).
+% \item For the color whose index in |\l_@@_colors_seq| is equal to~$i$, a list of
+% instructions which use that color will be constructed in the token list
+% |\l_@@_color_|$i$|_tl|. In that token list, the instructions will
+% |\@@_rowcolor:n|, |\@@_columncolor:n| and |\@@_rectanglecolor:nn|
+% (corresponding of |\@@_rowcolor|, |\@@_columncolor| and |\@@_rectanglecolor|). 
+% \end{itemize}
+%
 % 
+% bigskip
+% |#1| is the color and |#2| is an instruction using that color. Despite its
+% name, the command |\@@_add_to_color_seq| doesn't only add a color to
+% |\l_@@_colors_seq|: it also updates the corresponding token list
+% |\l_@@_color_|$i$|_tl|. 
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\cs_set_protected:Npn \@@_cut_on_hyphen:w #1-#2\q_stop
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_add_to_colors_seq:nn #1 #2
   {
-    \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { #1 }
-    \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpb_tl { #2 }
-  }
 %    \end{macrocode}
-%
-% \bigskip
-% The following command uses two implicit arguments : |\l_@@_rows_tl| and
-% |\l_@@_cols_tl| which are specifications for a set of row and a set of
-% columns. The cartesian product is filled with the current color.
+% Firt, we look for the number of the color and, if it's found, we store it in
+% |\l_tmpa_int|. If the color is not present in |\l_@@_colors_seq|,
+% |\l_tmpa_int| will remain equal to $0$.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_cartesian_fill:
-  { 
+    \int_zero:N \l_tmpa_int
+    \seq_map_indexed_inline:Nn \l_@@_colors_seq
+      { \tl_if_eq:nnT { #1 } { ##2 } { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpa_int { ##1 } } }
+    \int_compare:nNnTF \l_tmpa_int = \c_zero_int
 %    \end{macrocode}
-% We begin the loop over the columns.
+% First, the case where the color is a \emph{new} color (not in the sequence).
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-    \clist_map_inline:Nn \l_@@_cols_tl
       {
-        \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { ##1 }
-        \tl_if_in:NnTF \l_tmpa_tl { - } 
-          { \@@_cut_on_hyphen:w ##1 \q_stop }  
-          { \@@_cut_on_hyphen:w ##1 - ##1 \q_stop }  
-        \tl_if_empty:NT \l_tmpa_tl { \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { 1 } }  
-        \tl_if_empty:NT \l_tmpb_tl
-          { \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl { \int_use:N \c@jCol } }
-        \int_compare:nNnT \l_tmpb_tl > \c@jCol
-          { \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl { \int_use:N \c@jCol } }
-        \@@_qpoint:n { col - \l_tmpa_tl }
-        \bool_lazy_and:nnTF
-          { \str_if_eq_p:Vn \l_tmpa_tl 0 }
-          { \int_compare_p:nNn \l_@@_first_col_int > 0 }
-          { \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpc_dim { \pgf@x - 0.5 \arrayrulewidth } }
-          { \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpc_dim { \pgf@x + 0.5 \arrayrulewidth } }
-        \@@_qpoint:n { col - \@@_succ:n \l_tmpb_tl }
-        \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpa_dim { \pgf@x + 0.5 \arrayrulewidth }
+        \seq_put_right:Nn \l_@@_colors_seq { #1 }
+        \tl_set:cn { l_@@_color _ \seq_count:N \l_@@_colors_seq _ tl } { #2 }
+      }
 %    \end{macrocode}
-% We begin the loop over the rows
+% Now, the case where the color is \emph{not} a new color (the color is in the
+% sequence at the position |\l_tmpa_int|).
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-        \clist_map_inline:Nn \l_@@_rows_tl
-          { 
-            \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { ####1 }
-            \tl_if_in:NnTF \l_tmpa_tl { - } 
-              { \@@_cut_on_hyphen:w ####1 \q_stop }  
-              { \@@_cut_on_hyphen:w ####1 - ####1 \q_stop }  
-            \tl_if_empty:NT \l_tmpa_tl { \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { 1 } }  
-            \tl_if_empty:NT \l_tmpb_tl
-              { \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl { \int_use:N \c@iRow } }
-            \int_compare:nNnT \l_tmpb_tl > \c@iRow
-              { \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl { \int_use:N \c@iRow } }
+     { \tl_put_right:cn { l_@@_color _ \int_use:N \l_tmpa_int _tl } { #2 } }
+  }
 %    \end{macrocode}
-% Now, the numbers of both rows are in |\l_tmpa_tl| and |\l_tmpb_tl|.
+%
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-            \@@_qpoint:n { row - \@@_succ:n \l_tmpb_tl }
-            \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpb_dim { \pgf@y + 0.5 \arrayrulewidth }
-            \@@_qpoint:n { row - \l_tmpa_tl }
-            \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpd_dim { \pgf@y + 0.5 \arrayrulewidth }
-            \pgfpathrectanglecorners
-              { \pgfpoint \l_tmpc_dim \l_tmpd_dim }
-              { \pgfpoint \l_tmpa_dim \l_tmpb_dim } 
-          }
+\cs_generate_variant:Nn \@@_add_to_colors_seq:nn { x n }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \bigskip
+% The macro |\@@_actually_color:| will actually fill all the rectangles, color by
+% color (using the sequence |\l_@@_colors_seq| and all the token lists of the
+% form |\l_@@_color_|$i$|_tl|). 
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_actually_color:
+  {
+    \pgfpicture
+    \pgf@relevantforpicturesizefalse
+    \seq_map_indexed_inline:Nn \l_@@_colors_seq
+      {
+        \color ##2
+        \use:c { l_@@_color _ ##1 _tl }
+        \pgfusepathqfill
       }
-    \pgfusepathqfill
+    \endpgfpicture
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% 
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\cs_set_protected:Npn \@@_cut_on_hyphen:w #1-#2\q_stop
+  {
+    \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { #1 }
+    \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpb_tl { #2 }
   }
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
@@ -10910,18 +10874,23 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
   { 
     \tl_if_blank:nF { #2 }
       {
-        \pgfpicture
-        \pgf@relevantforpicturesizefalse
-        \tl_if_empty:nTF { #1 } \color { \color [ #1 ] } { #2 } 
-        \tl_set:Nn \l_@@_rows_tl { #3 }
-        \tl_set:Nn \l_@@_cols_tl { - }
+        \@@_add_to_colors_seq:xn 
+          { \tl_if_blank:nF { #1 } { [ #1 ] } { #2 } }
+          { \@@_rowcolor:n { #3 } }
+      }
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_rowcolor:n #1
+  {
+    \tl_set:Nn \l_@@_rows_tl { #1 }
+    \tl_set:Nn \l_@@_cols_tl { - }
 %    \end{macrocode}
-% The command |\@@_cartesian_fill:| takes in two implicit arguments:
+% The command |\@@_cartesian_path:| takes in two implicit arguments:
 % |\l_@@_cols_tl| and |\l_@@_row_tl|.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-        \@@_cartesian_fill:
-        \endpgfpicture
-      }
+     \@@_cartesian_path:
   }
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % 
@@ -10933,18 +10902,22 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
   { 
     \tl_if_blank:nF { #2 }
       {
-        \pgfpicture
-        \pgf@relevantforpicturesizefalse
-        \tl_if_empty:nTF { #1 } \color { \color [ #1 ] } { #2 } 
-        \tl_set:Nn \l_@@_rows_tl { - }
-        \tl_set:Nn \l_@@_cols_tl { #3 }
+        \@@_add_to_colors_seq:xn 
+          { \tl_if_blank:nF { #1 } { [ #1 ] } { #2 } }
+          { \@@_columncolor:n { #3 } }
+      }
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_columncolor:n #1
+  {
+    \tl_set:Nn \l_@@_rows_tl { - }
+    \tl_set:Nn \l_@@_cols_tl { #1 }
 %    \end{macrocode}
-% The command |\@@_cartesian_fill:| takes in two implicit arguments:
+% The command |\@@_cartesian_path:| takes in two implicit arguments:
 % |\l_@@_cols_tl| and |\l_@@_row_tl|.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-        \@@_cartesian_fill:
-        \endpgfpicture
-     }
+    \@@_cartesian_path:
   }
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
@@ -10955,19 +10928,17 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 \NewDocumentCommand \@@_rectanglecolor { O { } m m m }
   {
     \tl_if_blank:nF { #2 }
-      {
-        \pgfpicture
-        \pgf@relevantforpicturesizefalse
-        \tl_if_empty:nTF { #1 } \color { \color [ #1 ] } { #2 } 
-        \@@_rectanglecolor_i:nn { #3 } { #4 }
-        \endpgfpicture
+      { 
+        \@@_add_to_colors_seq:xn 
+          { \tl_if_blank:nF { #1 } { [ #1 ] } { #2 } }
+          { \@@_rectanglecolor:nn { #3 } { #4 } } 
       }
   }
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
 % \bigskip
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_rectanglecolor_i:nn #1 #2
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_rectanglecolor:nn #1 #2
   {
     \@@_cut_on_hyphen:w #1 \q_stop
     \tl_clear_new:N \l_tmpc_tl
@@ -10978,10 +10949,10 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
     \tl_set:Nx \l_@@_rows_tl { \l_tmpc_tl - \l_tmpa_tl }
     \tl_set:Nx \l_@@_cols_tl { \l_tmpd_tl - \l_tmpb_tl }
 %    \end{macrocode}
-% The command |\@@_cartesian_fill:| takes in two implicit arguments:
+% The command |\@@_cartesian_path:| takes in two implicit arguments:
 % |\l_@@_cols_tl| and |\l_@@_row_tl|.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-    \@@_cartesian_fill:
+    \@@_cartesian_path:
   }
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
@@ -10991,18 +10962,28 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \NewDocumentCommand \@@_cellcolor { O { } m m }
   {
-    \tl_if_blank:nF { #2 }
+    \clist_map_inline:nn { #3 } 
+      { \@@_rectanglecolor [ #1 ] { #2 } { ##1 } { ##1 } }
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \bigskip
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\NewDocumentCommand \@@_chessboardcolors { O { } m m  }
+  {
+    \int_step_inline:nn { \int_use:N \c@iRow }
       {
-        \pgfpicture
-        \pgf@relevantforpicturesizefalse
-        \tl_if_empty:nTF { #1 } \color { \color [ #1 ] } { #2 } 
-        \clist_map_inline:nn { #3 } 
-          { \@@_rectanglecolor_i:nn { ##1 } { ##1 } }
-        \pgfusepathqfill
-        \endpgfpicture
-      }
+        \int_step_inline:nn { \int_use:N \c@jCol }
+          {
+            \int_if_even:nTF { ####1 + ##1 }
+              { \@@_cellcolor [ #1 ] { #2 } }
+              { \@@_cellcolor [ #1 ] { #3 } }
+            { ##1 - ####1 }
+          }
+      } 
   }
 %    \end{macrocode}
+%
 % 
 % \bigskip
 %    \begin{macrocode}
@@ -11112,10 +11093,11 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
                       { \color [ #1 ] } 
                       { #3 }
 %    \end{macrocode}
-% The command |\@@_cartesian_fill:| takes in two implicit arguments:
+% The command |\@@_cartesian_path:| takes in two implicit arguments:
 % |\l_@@_cols_tl| and |\l_@@_row_tl|.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-                    \@@_cartesian_fill:
+                    \@@_cartesian_path:
+                    \pgfusepathqfill
                   }
                 \bool_set_false:N \l_tmpa_bool
               }
@@ -11127,10 +11109,11 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
                       { \color [ #1 ] } 
                       { #4 }
 %    \end{macrocode}
-% The command |\@@_cartesian_fill:| takes in two implicit arguments:
+% The command |\@@_cartesian_path:| takes in two implicit arguments:
 % |\l_@@_cols_tl| and |\l_@@_row_tl|.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-                    \@@_cartesian_fill:
+                    \@@_cartesian_path:
+                    \pgfusepathqfill
                   }
                 \bool_set_true:N \l_tmpa_bool
               }
@@ -11182,23 +11165,65 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
 %
+%
 % \bigskip
+% The following command uses two implicit arguments : |\l_@@_rows_tl| and
+% |\l_@@_cols_tl| which are specifications for a set of rows and a set of
+% columns. It creates a path but does \emph{not} fill it. It must be filled by
+% another command after.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\NewDocumentCommand \@@_chessboardcolors { O { } m m  }
-  {
-    \int_step_inline:nn { \int_use:N \c@iRow }
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_cartesian_path:
+  { 
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% We begin the loop over the columns.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+    \clist_map_inline:Nn \l_@@_cols_tl
       {
-        \int_step_inline:nn { \int_use:N \c@jCol }
-          {
-            \int_if_even:nTF { ####1 + ##1 }
-              { \@@_cellcolor [ #1 ] { #2 } }
-              { \@@_cellcolor [ #1 ] { #3 } }
-            { ##1 - ####1 }
+        \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { ##1 }
+        \tl_if_in:NnTF \l_tmpa_tl { - } 
+          { \@@_cut_on_hyphen:w ##1 \q_stop }  
+          { \@@_cut_on_hyphen:w ##1 - ##1 \q_stop }  
+        \tl_if_empty:NT \l_tmpa_tl { \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { 1 } }  
+        \tl_if_empty:NT \l_tmpb_tl
+          { \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl { \int_use:N \c@jCol } }
+        \int_compare:nNnT \l_tmpb_tl > \c@jCol
+          { \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl { \int_use:N \c@jCol } }
+        \@@_qpoint:n { col - \l_tmpa_tl }
+        \int_compare:nNnTF \l_@@_first_col_int = \l_tmpa_tl
+          { \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpc_dim { \pgf@x - 0.5 \arrayrulewidth } }
+          { \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpc_dim { \pgf@x + 0.5 \arrayrulewidth } }
+        \@@_qpoint:n { col - \@@_succ:n \l_tmpb_tl }
+        \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpa_dim { \pgf@x + 0.5 \arrayrulewidth }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% We begin the loop over the rows
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+        \clist_map_inline:Nn \l_@@_rows_tl
+          { 
+            \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { ####1 }
+            \tl_if_in:NnTF \l_tmpa_tl { - } 
+              { \@@_cut_on_hyphen:w ####1 \q_stop }  
+              { \@@_cut_on_hyphen:w ####1 - ####1 \q_stop }  
+            \tl_if_empty:NT \l_tmpa_tl { \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { 1 } }  
+            \tl_if_empty:NT \l_tmpb_tl
+              { \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl { \int_use:N \c@iRow } }
+            \int_compare:nNnT \l_tmpb_tl > \c@iRow
+              { \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl { \int_use:N \c@iRow } }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% Now, the numbers of both rows are in |\l_tmpa_tl| and |\l_tmpb_tl|.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+            \@@_qpoint:n { row - \@@_succ:n \l_tmpb_tl }
+            \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpb_dim { \pgf@y + 0.5 \arrayrulewidth }
+            \@@_qpoint:n { row - \l_tmpa_tl }
+            \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpd_dim { \pgf@y + 0.5 \arrayrulewidth }
+            \pgfpathrectanglecorners
+              { \pgfpoint \l_tmpc_dim \l_tmpd_dim }
+              { \pgfpoint \l_tmpa_dim \l_tmpb_dim } 
           }
-      } 
+      }
   }
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
+%
 % \bigskip
 % When the user uses the key |colortbl-like|, the following command will
 % be linked to |\cellcolor| in the tabular.
@@ -11211,7 +11236,7 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % 
 % \bigskip
-% When the user uses the key |rowcolor-in-tabular|, the following command will
+% When the user uses the key |colortbll-like|, the following command will
 % be linked to |\rowcolor| in the tabular.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \NewDocumentCommand \@@_rowcolor_tabular { O { } m }
@@ -12646,8 +12671,27 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
   {
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
+% \medskip
+% We recall that |#1| and |#2| have been extracted from the first mandatory
+% argument of |\Block| (which is of the syntax $i$|-|$j$). However, the user is
+% allowed to omit $i$ or $j$ (or both). We detect that situation by replacing a
+% missing value by 100 (it's a convention: when the block will actually be drawn
+% these values will be detected and interpreted as \emph{maximal possible value}).
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+    \bool_lazy_or:nnTF
+      { \tl_if_blank_p:n { #1 } }
+      { \str_if_eq_p:nn { #1 } { * } }
+      { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpa_int { 100 } }
+      { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpa_int { #1 } }
+    \bool_lazy_or:nnTF
+      { \tl_if_blank_p:n { #2 } }
+      { \str_if_eq_p:nn { #2 } { * } }
+      { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpb_int { 100 } }
+      { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpb_int { #2 } }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-    \int_compare:nNnTF { #2 } = 1
+    \int_compare:nNnTF \l_tmpb_int = 1
       {
         \tl_if_empty:NTF \l_@@_cell_type_tl
           { \tl_set:Nn \l_@@_pos_of_block_tl c }
@@ -12661,20 +12705,6 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
     \keys_set_known:nn { NiceMatrix / Block / FirstPass } { #3 } 
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % 
-% \medskip
-% We recall that |#1| and |#2| have been extracted from the first mandatory
-% argument of |\Block| (which is of the syntax $i$|-|$j$). However, the user is
-% allowed to omit $i$ or $j$ (or both). We detect that situation by replacing a
-% missing value by 100 (it's a convention: when the block will actually be drawn
-% these values will be detected and interpreted as \emph{maximal possible value}).
-%    \begin{macrocode}
-    \tl_if_empty:nTF { #1 } 
-      { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpa_int { 100 } }
-      { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpa_int { #1 } }
-    \tl_if_empty:nTF { #2 } 
-      { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpb_int { 100 } }
-      { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpb_int { #2 } }
-%    \end{macrocode}
 %
 %    \begin{macrocode}
     \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpa_tl
@@ -12693,14 +12723,14 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 %
 % \medskip
 % If the block is mono-column or mono-row, we have a special treatment. That's
-% why we have two macros: |\@@_Block_iii:nnnnn| and |\@@_Block_iv:nnnnn| (the five
+% why we have two macros: |\@@_Block_iv:nnnnn| and |\@@_Block_v:nnnnn| (the five
 % arguments of those macros are provided by curryfication).
 %    \begin{macrocode}
     \bool_lazy_or:nnTF 
       { \int_compare_p:nNn { \l_tmpa_int } = 1 }
       { \int_compare_p:nNn { \l_tmpb_int } = 1 }
-      { \exp_args:Nxx \@@_Block_iii:nnnnn }
       { \exp_args:Nxx \@@_Block_iv:nnnnn }
+      { \exp_args:Nxx \@@_Block_v:nnnnn }
     { \l_tmpa_int } { \l_tmpb_int } { #3 } { #4 } { #5 } 
   }
 %    \end{macrocode}
@@ -12714,7 +12744,7 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % current row). However, that box will be put in the array \emph{after the
 % construction of the array} (by using \textsc{pgf}).
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_Block_iii:nnnnn #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_Block_iv:nnnnn #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
   {  
     \int_gincr:N \g_@@_block_box_int
     \cs_set_protected_nopar:Npn \diagbox ##1 ##2
@@ -12847,7 +12877,7 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 % composed right now in a box. The composition in a box will be done further,
 % just after the construction of the array.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_Block_iv:nnnnn #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_Block_v:nnnnn #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
   {
     \seq_gput_right:Nx \g_@@_blocks_seq
       {   
@@ -12941,13 +12971,14 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 \cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_draw_blocks:
   { 
     \cs_set_eq:NN \ialign \@@_old_ialign:
-    \seq_map_inline:Nn \g_@@_blocks_seq { \@@_Block_iii:nnnnnn ##1 } 
+    \seq_map_inline:Nn \g_@@_blocks_seq { \@@_Block_iv:nnnnnn ##1 } 
   }
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_Block_iii:nnnnnn #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_Block_iv:nnnnnn #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
   {
+%    \end{macrocode}
 % The integer |\l_@@_last_row_int| will be the last row of the block and
 % |\l_@@_last_col_int| its last column.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
@@ -12985,12 +13016,12 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
           }
           { \msg_error:nnnn { nicematrix } { Block~too~large~1 } { #1 } { #2 } } 
       }
-      { \@@_Block_iv:nnnnnn { #1 } { #2 } { #3 } { #4 } { #5 } { #6 } }
+      { \@@_Block_v:nnnnnn { #1 } { #2 } { #3 } { #4 } { #5 } { #6 } }
   }
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % 
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_Block_iv:nnnnnn #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_Block_v:nnnnnn #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
   { 
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % The sequence of the positions of the blocks will be used when drawing the rules
@@ -13950,7 +13981,7 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \@@_msg_new:nn { ampersand~in~light-syntax }
   {
-    You~can't~use~an~ampersand~(\token_to_str &)~to~separate~columns~because
+    You~can't~use~an~ampersand~(\token_to_str:N &)~to~separate~columns~because~
     ~you~have~used~the~key~'light-syntax'.~This~error~is~fatal.
   }
 %    \end{macrocode}
@@ -14187,6 +14218,7 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
     The~available~keys~are~(in~alphabetic~order):~
     allow-duplicate-names,~
     cell-space-bottom-limit,~
+    cell-space-limits,~
     cell-space-top-limit,~
     code-for-first-col,~
     code-for-first-row,~
@@ -14235,6 +14267,7 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
     baseline,~
     c,~
     cell-space-bottom-limit,~
+    cell-space-limits,~
     cell-space-top-limit,~
     code-after,~
     code-for-first-col,~
@@ -14293,6 +14326,7 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
     baseline,~
     c,~
     cell-space-bottom-limit,~
+    cell-space-limits,~
     cell-space-top-limit,~
     code-after,~
     code-for-first-col,~
@@ -14347,6 +14381,7 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
     baseline,~
     c,~
     cell-space-bottom-limit,~
+    cell-space-limits,~
     cell-space-top-limit,~
     code-after,~
     code-for-first-col,~
@@ -14818,6 +14853,14 @@ version 2005/12/01 or later.
 %
 % Better error messages for the command |\Block|.
 %
+% \subsection*{Changes between versions 5.8 and 5.9}
+%
+% Correction of a bug: in the previous versions, it was not possible to use the
+% key |line-style| for the continuous dotted lines when the Tikz library |babel|
+% was loaded.
+% 
+% New key |cell-space-limits|.
+%
 % \PrintIndex
 % 
 % \tableofcontents
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix.ins b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix.ins
index 7c31f665795..b6fbed12ca8 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix.ins
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix.ins
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %%
-%% Copyright (C) 2018-2020 by F. Pantigny
+%% Copyright (C) 2018-2021 by F. Pantigny
 %%
 %%
 %% This file may be distributed and/or modified under the
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 \usedir{tex/latex/nicematrix}
 \preamble
 
-Copyright (C) 2018-2020 by F. Pantigny
+Copyright (C) 2018-2021 by F. Pantigny
 
 This file may be distributed and/or modified under the
 conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix.sty b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix.sty
index e43f82a0591..8e8cb2bc878 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix.sty
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix.sty
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 %%
 %% nicematrix.dtx  (with options: `package')
 %% 
-%% Copyright (C) 2018-2020 by F. Pantigny
+%% Copyright (C) 2018-2021 by F. Pantigny
 %% 
 %% This file may be distributed and/or modified under the
 %% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 %% and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of
 %% LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.
 %% 
-\def\myfileversion{5.8}
-\def\myfiledate{2021/01/01}
+\def\myfileversion{5.9}
+\def\myfiledate{2021/01/08}
 \RequirePackage{pgfcore}
 \usepgfmodule{shapes}
 \RequirePackage{l3keys2e}
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@
 \tl_const:Nn \c__nicematrix_standard_tl { standard }
 \tl_set_eq:NN \l__nicematrix_xdots_line_style_tl \c__nicematrix_standard_tl
 \bool_new:N \l__nicematrix_light_syntax_bool
-\str_new:N \l__nicematrix_baseline_tl
+\tl_new:N \l__nicematrix_baseline_tl
 \tl_set:Nn \l__nicematrix_baseline_tl c
 \bool_new:N \l__nicematrix_exterior_arraycolsep_bool
 \bool_new:N \l__nicematrix_parallelize_diags_bool
@@ -511,6 +511,12 @@
     cell-space-top-limit .value_required:n = true ,
     cell-space-bottom-limit .dim_set:N = \l__nicematrix_cell_space_bottom_limit_dim ,
     cell-space-bottom-limit .value_required:n = true ,
+    cell-space-limits .code:n =
+      {
+        \dim_set:Nn \l__nicematrix_cell_space_bottom_limit_dim { #1 }
+        \dim_set:Nn \l__nicematrix_cell_space_top_limit_dim { #1 }
+      } ,
+    cell-spaces-limits .value_required:n = true ,
     xdots .code:n = \keys_set:nn { NiceMatrix / xdots } { #1 } ,
     max-delimiter-width .bool_set:N = \l__nicematrix_max_delimiter_width_bool ,
     light-syntax .bool_set:N = \l__nicematrix_light_syntax_bool ,
@@ -1216,7 +1222,9 @@
               \cs_set_eq:NN \columncolor \__nicematrix_columncolor
               \cs_set_eq:NN \chessboardcolors \__nicematrix_chessboardcolors
               \bool_if:NT \l__nicematrix_NiceTabular_bool \c_math_toggle_token
+              \seq_clear_new:N \l__nicematrix_colors_seq
               \l__nicematrix_code_before_tl
+              \__nicematrix_actually_color:
               \bool_if:NT \l__nicematrix_NiceTabular_bool \c_math_toggle_token
             \group_end:
           }
@@ -1805,9 +1813,9 @@
     \tl_if_empty:nT { #1 } { \__nicematrix_fatal:n { empty~environment } }
     \tl_map_inline:nn { #1 }
       {
-        \tl_if_eq:nnT { ##1 } { & }
+        \str_if_eq:nnT { ##1 } { & }
           { \__nicematrix_fatal:n { ampersand~in~light-syntax } }
-        \tl_if_eq:nnT { ##1 } { \\ }
+        \str_if_eq:nnT { ##1 } { \\ }
           { \__nicematrix_fatal:n { double-backslash~in~light-syntax } }
       }
     \__nicematrix_light_syntax_i #1 \CodeAfter \q_stop
@@ -2798,40 +2806,6 @@
   }
 \cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_draw_line:
   {
-    \pgfrememberpicturepositiononpagetrue
-    \pgf@relevantforpicturesizefalse
-    \tl_if_eq:NNTF \l__nicematrix_xdots_line_style_tl \c__nicematrix_standard_tl
-      \__nicematrix_draw_standard_dotted_line:
-      \__nicematrix_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:
-  }
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:
-  {
-    \begin { scope }
-    \exp_args:No \__nicematrix_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:n
-      { \l__nicematrix_xdots_line_style_tl , \l__nicematrix_xdots_color_tl }
-  }
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:n #1
-  {
-    \draw
-      [
-        #1 ,
-        shorten~> = \l__nicematrix_xdots_shorten_dim ,
-        shorten~< = \l__nicematrix_xdots_shorten_dim ,
-      ]
-          ( \l__nicematrix_x_initial_dim , \l__nicematrix_y_initial_dim )
-       -- node [ sloped , above ]
-            { \c_math_toggle_token \scriptstyle \l__nicematrix_xdots_up_tl \c_math_toggle_token }
-          node [ sloped , below ]
-            {
-              \c_math_toggle_token
-              \scriptstyle \l__nicematrix_xdots_down_tl
-              \c_math_toggle_token
-            }
-          ( \l__nicematrix_x_final_dim , \l__nicematrix_y_final_dim ) ;
-    \end { scope }
-  }
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_draw_standard_dotted_line:
-  {
     \bool_lazy_and:nnF
       { \tl_if_empty_p:N \l__nicematrix_xdots_up_tl }
       { \tl_if_empty_p:N \l__nicematrix_xdots_down_tl }
@@ -2878,6 +2852,31 @@
       }
     \pgfrememberpicturepositiononpagetrue
     \pgf@relevantforpicturesizefalse
+    \tl_if_eq:NNTF \l__nicematrix_xdots_line_style_tl \c__nicematrix_standard_tl
+      \__nicematrix_draw_standard_dotted_line:
+      \__nicematrix_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:
+  }
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:
+  {
+    \begin { scope }
+    \exp_args:No \__nicematrix_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:n
+      { \l__nicematrix_xdots_line_style_tl , \l__nicematrix_xdots_color_tl }
+  }
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_draw_non_standard_dotted_line:n #1
+  {
+    \draw
+      [
+        #1 ,
+        shorten~> = \l__nicematrix_xdots_shorten_dim ,
+        shorten~< = \l__nicematrix_xdots_shorten_dim ,
+      ]
+          ( \l__nicematrix_x_initial_dim , \l__nicematrix_y_initial_dim )
+       --
+          ( \l__nicematrix_x_final_dim , \l__nicematrix_y_final_dim ) ;
+    \end { scope }
+  }
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_draw_standard_dotted_line:
+  {
     \group_begin:
       \dim_zero_new:N \l__nicematrix_l_dim
       \dim_set:Nn \l__nicematrix_l_dim
@@ -3355,92 +3354,76 @@
     \dim_set_eq:NN \l__nicematrix_y_final_dim \pgf@y
     \__nicematrix_draw_line:
   }
-\cs_set_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_cut_on_hyphen:w #1-#2\q_stop
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_add_to_colors_seq:nn #1 #2
   {
-    \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { #1 }
-    \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpb_tl { #2 }
+    \int_zero:N \l_tmpa_int
+    \seq_map_indexed_inline:Nn \l__nicematrix_colors_seq
+      { \tl_if_eq:nnT { #1 } { ##2 } { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpa_int { ##1 } } }
+    \int_compare:nNnTF \l_tmpa_int = \c_zero_int
+      {
+        \seq_put_right:Nn \l__nicematrix_colors_seq { #1 }
+        \tl_set:cn { l__nicematrix_color _ \seq_count:N \l__nicematrix_colors_seq _ tl } { #2 }
+      }
+     { \tl_put_right:cn { l__nicematrix_color _ \int_use:N \l_tmpa_int _tl } { #2 } }
   }
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_cartesian_fill:
+\cs_generate_variant:Nn \__nicematrix_add_to_colors_seq:nn { x n }
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_actually_color:
   {
-    \clist_map_inline:Nn \l__nicematrix_cols_tl
+    \pgfpicture
+    \pgf@relevantforpicturesizefalse
+    \seq_map_indexed_inline:Nn \l__nicematrix_colors_seq
       {
-        \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { ##1 }
-        \tl_if_in:NnTF \l_tmpa_tl { - }
-          { \__nicematrix_cut_on_hyphen:w ##1 \q_stop }
-          { \__nicematrix_cut_on_hyphen:w ##1 - ##1 \q_stop }
-        \tl_if_empty:NT \l_tmpa_tl { \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { 1 } }
-        \tl_if_empty:NT \l_tmpb_tl
-          { \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl { \int_use:N \c@jCol } }
-        \int_compare:nNnT \l_tmpb_tl > \c@jCol
-          { \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl { \int_use:N \c@jCol } }
-        \__nicematrix_qpoint:n { col - \l_tmpa_tl }
-        \bool_lazy_and:nnTF
-          { \str_if_eq_p:Vn \l_tmpa_tl 0 }
-          { \int_compare_p:nNn \l__nicematrix_first_col_int > 0 }
-          { \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpc_dim { \pgf@x - 0.5 \arrayrulewidth } }
-          { \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpc_dim { \pgf@x + 0.5 \arrayrulewidth } }
-        \__nicematrix_qpoint:n { col - \__nicematrix_succ:n \l_tmpb_tl }
-        \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpa_dim { \pgf@x + 0.5 \arrayrulewidth }
-        \clist_map_inline:Nn \l__nicematrix_rows_tl
-          {
-            \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { ####1 }
-            \tl_if_in:NnTF \l_tmpa_tl { - }
-              { \__nicematrix_cut_on_hyphen:w ####1 \q_stop }
-              { \__nicematrix_cut_on_hyphen:w ####1 - ####1 \q_stop }
-            \tl_if_empty:NT \l_tmpa_tl { \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { 1 } }
-            \tl_if_empty:NT \l_tmpb_tl
-              { \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl { \int_use:N \c@iRow } }
-            \int_compare:nNnT \l_tmpb_tl > \c@iRow
-              { \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl { \int_use:N \c@iRow } }
-            \__nicematrix_qpoint:n { row - \__nicematrix_succ:n \l_tmpb_tl }
-            \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpb_dim { \pgf@y + 0.5 \arrayrulewidth }
-            \__nicematrix_qpoint:n { row - \l_tmpa_tl }
-            \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpd_dim { \pgf@y + 0.5 \arrayrulewidth }
-            \pgfpathrectanglecorners
-              { \pgfpoint \l_tmpc_dim \l_tmpd_dim }
-              { \pgfpoint \l_tmpa_dim \l_tmpb_dim }
-          }
+        \color ##2
+        \use:c { l__nicematrix_color _ ##1 _tl }
+        \pgfusepathqfill
       }
-    \pgfusepathqfill
+    \endpgfpicture
+  }
+\cs_set_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_cut_on_hyphen:w #1-#2\q_stop
+  {
+    \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { #1 }
+    \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpb_tl { #2 }
   }
 \NewDocumentCommand \__nicematrix_rowcolor { O { } m m }
   {
     \tl_if_blank:nF { #2 }
       {
-        \pgfpicture
-        \pgf@relevantforpicturesizefalse
-        \tl_if_empty:nTF { #1 } \color { \color [ #1 ] } { #2 }
-        \tl_set:Nn \l__nicematrix_rows_tl { #3 }
-        \tl_set:Nn \l__nicematrix_cols_tl { - }
-        \__nicematrix_cartesian_fill:
-        \endpgfpicture
+        \__nicematrix_add_to_colors_seq:xn
+          { \tl_if_blank:nF { #1 } { [ #1 ] } { #2 } }
+          { \__nicematrix_rowcolor:n { #3 } }
       }
   }
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_rowcolor:n #1
+  {
+    \tl_set:Nn \l__nicematrix_rows_tl { #1 }
+    \tl_set:Nn \l__nicematrix_cols_tl { - }
+     \__nicematrix_cartesian_path:
+  }
 \NewDocumentCommand \__nicematrix_columncolor { O { } m m }
   {
     \tl_if_blank:nF { #2 }
       {
-        \pgfpicture
-        \pgf@relevantforpicturesizefalse
-        \tl_if_empty:nTF { #1 } \color { \color [ #1 ] } { #2 }
-        \tl_set:Nn \l__nicematrix_rows_tl { - }
-        \tl_set:Nn \l__nicematrix_cols_tl { #3 }
-        \__nicematrix_cartesian_fill:
-        \endpgfpicture
-     }
+        \__nicematrix_add_to_colors_seq:xn
+          { \tl_if_blank:nF { #1 } { [ #1 ] } { #2 } }
+          { \__nicematrix_columncolor:n { #3 } }
+      }
+  }
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_columncolor:n #1
+  {
+    \tl_set:Nn \l__nicematrix_rows_tl { - }
+    \tl_set:Nn \l__nicematrix_cols_tl { #1 }
+    \__nicematrix_cartesian_path:
   }
 \NewDocumentCommand \__nicematrix_rectanglecolor { O { } m m m }
   {
     \tl_if_blank:nF { #2 }
       {
-        \pgfpicture
-        \pgf@relevantforpicturesizefalse
-        \tl_if_empty:nTF { #1 } \color { \color [ #1 ] } { #2 }
-        \__nicematrix_rectanglecolor_i:nn { #3 } { #4 }
-        \endpgfpicture
+        \__nicematrix_add_to_colors_seq:xn
+          { \tl_if_blank:nF { #1 } { [ #1 ] } { #2 } }
+          { \__nicematrix_rectanglecolor:nn { #3 } { #4 } }
       }
   }
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_rectanglecolor_i:nn #1 #2
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_rectanglecolor:nn #1 #2
   {
     \__nicematrix_cut_on_hyphen:w #1 \q_stop
     \tl_clear_new:N \l_tmpc_tl
@@ -3450,19 +3433,24 @@
     \__nicematrix_cut_on_hyphen:w #2 \q_stop
     \tl_set:Nx \l__nicematrix_rows_tl { \l_tmpc_tl - \l_tmpa_tl }
     \tl_set:Nx \l__nicematrix_cols_tl { \l_tmpd_tl - \l_tmpb_tl }
-    \__nicematrix_cartesian_fill:
+    \__nicematrix_cartesian_path:
   }
 \NewDocumentCommand \__nicematrix_cellcolor { O { } m m }
   {
-    \tl_if_blank:nF { #2 }
+    \clist_map_inline:nn { #3 }
+      { \__nicematrix_rectanglecolor [ #1 ] { #2 } { ##1 } { ##1 } }
+  }
+\NewDocumentCommand \__nicematrix_chessboardcolors { O { } m m  }
+  {
+    \int_step_inline:nn { \int_use:N \c@iRow }
       {
-        \pgfpicture
-        \pgf@relevantforpicturesizefalse
-        \tl_if_empty:nTF { #1 } \color { \color [ #1 ] } { #2 }
-        \clist_map_inline:nn { #3 }
-          { \__nicematrix_rectanglecolor_i:nn { ##1 } { ##1 } }
-        \pgfusepathqfill
-        \endpgfpicture
+        \int_step_inline:nn { \int_use:N \c@jCol }
+          {
+            \int_if_even:nTF { ####1 + ##1 }
+              { \__nicematrix_cellcolor [ #1 ] { #2 } }
+              { \__nicematrix_cellcolor [ #1 ] { #3 } }
+            { ##1 - ####1 }
+          }
       }
   }
 \keys_define:nn { NiceMatrix / rowcolors }
@@ -3530,7 +3518,8 @@
                       \color
                       { \color [ #1 ] }
                       { #3 }
-                    \__nicematrix_cartesian_fill:
+                    \__nicematrix_cartesian_path:
+                    \pgfusepathqfill
                   }
                 \bool_set_false:N \l_tmpa_bool
               }
@@ -3541,7 +3530,8 @@
                       \color
                       { \color [ #1 ] }
                       { #4 }
-                    \__nicematrix_cartesian_fill:
+                    \__nicematrix_cartesian_path:
+                    \pgfusepathqfill
                   }
                 \bool_set_true:N \l_tmpa_bool
               }
@@ -3575,16 +3565,43 @@
       \prg_return_true:
       \prg_return_false:
   }
-\NewDocumentCommand \__nicematrix_chessboardcolors { O { } m m  }
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_cartesian_path:
   {
-    \int_step_inline:nn { \int_use:N \c@iRow }
+    \clist_map_inline:Nn \l__nicematrix_cols_tl
       {
-        \int_step_inline:nn { \int_use:N \c@jCol }
+        \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { ##1 }
+        \tl_if_in:NnTF \l_tmpa_tl { - }
+          { \__nicematrix_cut_on_hyphen:w ##1 \q_stop }
+          { \__nicematrix_cut_on_hyphen:w ##1 - ##1 \q_stop }
+        \tl_if_empty:NT \l_tmpa_tl { \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { 1 } }
+        \tl_if_empty:NT \l_tmpb_tl
+          { \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl { \int_use:N \c@jCol } }
+        \int_compare:nNnT \l_tmpb_tl > \c@jCol
+          { \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl { \int_use:N \c@jCol } }
+        \__nicematrix_qpoint:n { col - \l_tmpa_tl }
+        \int_compare:nNnTF \l__nicematrix_first_col_int = \l_tmpa_tl
+          { \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpc_dim { \pgf@x - 0.5 \arrayrulewidth } }
+          { \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpc_dim { \pgf@x + 0.5 \arrayrulewidth } }
+        \__nicematrix_qpoint:n { col - \__nicematrix_succ:n \l_tmpb_tl }
+        \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpa_dim { \pgf@x + 0.5 \arrayrulewidth }
+        \clist_map_inline:Nn \l__nicematrix_rows_tl
           {
-            \int_if_even:nTF { ####1 + ##1 }
-              { \__nicematrix_cellcolor [ #1 ] { #2 } }
-              { \__nicematrix_cellcolor [ #1 ] { #3 } }
-            { ##1 - ####1 }
+            \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { ####1 }
+            \tl_if_in:NnTF \l_tmpa_tl { - }
+              { \__nicematrix_cut_on_hyphen:w ####1 \q_stop }
+              { \__nicematrix_cut_on_hyphen:w ####1 - ####1 \q_stop }
+            \tl_if_empty:NT \l_tmpa_tl { \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpa_tl { 1 } }
+            \tl_if_empty:NT \l_tmpb_tl
+              { \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl { \int_use:N \c@iRow } }
+            \int_compare:nNnT \l_tmpb_tl > \c@iRow
+              { \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl { \int_use:N \c@iRow } }
+            \__nicematrix_qpoint:n { row - \__nicematrix_succ:n \l_tmpb_tl }
+            \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpb_dim { \pgf@y + 0.5 \arrayrulewidth }
+            \__nicematrix_qpoint:n { row - \l_tmpa_tl }
+            \dim_set:Nn \l_tmpd_dim { \pgf@y + 0.5 \arrayrulewidth }
+            \pgfpathrectanglecorners
+              { \pgfpoint \l_tmpc_dim \l_tmpd_dim }
+              { \pgfpoint \l_tmpa_dim \l_tmpb_dim }
           }
       }
   }
@@ -4371,7 +4388,17 @@
 \cs_new:Npn \__nicematrix_Block_i #1-#2 \q_stop { \__nicematrix_Block_ii:nnnnn { #1 } { #2 } }
 \cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_Block_ii:nnnnn #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
   {
-    \int_compare:nNnTF { #2 } = 1
+    \bool_lazy_or:nnTF
+      { \tl_if_blank_p:n { #1 } }
+      { \str_if_eq_p:nn { #1 } { * } }
+      { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpa_int { 100 } }
+      { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpa_int { #1 } }
+    \bool_lazy_or:nnTF
+      { \tl_if_blank_p:n { #2 } }
+      { \str_if_eq_p:nn { #2 } { * } }
+      { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpb_int { 100 } }
+      { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpb_int { #2 } }
+    \int_compare:nNnTF \l_tmpb_int = 1
       {
         \tl_if_empty:NTF \l__nicematrix_cell_type_tl
           { \tl_set:Nn \l__nicematrix_pos_of_block_tl c }
@@ -4379,12 +4406,6 @@
       }
       { \tl_set:Nn \l__nicematrix_pos_of_block_tl c }
     \keys_set_known:nn { NiceMatrix / Block / FirstPass } { #3 }
-    \tl_if_empty:nTF { #1 }
-      { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpa_int { 100 } }
-      { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpa_int { #1 } }
-    \tl_if_empty:nTF { #2 }
-      { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpb_int { 100 } }
-      { \int_set:Nn \l_tmpb_int { #2 } }
     \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpa_tl
       {
         { \int_use:N \c@iRow }
@@ -4395,11 +4416,11 @@
     \bool_lazy_or:nnTF
       { \int_compare_p:nNn { \l_tmpa_int } = 1 }
       { \int_compare_p:nNn { \l_tmpb_int } = 1 }
-      { \exp_args:Nxx \__nicematrix_Block_iii:nnnnn }
       { \exp_args:Nxx \__nicematrix_Block_iv:nnnnn }
+      { \exp_args:Nxx \__nicematrix_Block_v:nnnnn }
     { \l_tmpa_int } { \l_tmpb_int } { #3 } { #4 } { #5 }
   }
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_Block_iii:nnnnn #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_Block_iv:nnnnn #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
   {
     \int_gincr:N \g__nicematrix_block_box_int
     \cs_set_protected_nopar:Npn \diagbox ##1 ##2
@@ -4494,7 +4515,7 @@
         }
       }
   }
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_Block_iv:nnnnn #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_Block_v:nnnnn #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
   {
     \seq_gput_right:Nx \g__nicematrix_blocks_seq
       {
@@ -4558,9 +4579,9 @@
 \cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_draw_blocks:
   {
     \cs_set_eq:NN \ialign \__nicematrix_old_ialign:
-    \seq_map_inline:Nn \g__nicematrix_blocks_seq { \__nicematrix_Block_iii:nnnnnn ##1 }
+    \seq_map_inline:Nn \g__nicematrix_blocks_seq { \__nicematrix_Block_iv:nnnnnn ##1 }
   }
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_Block_iii:nnnnnn #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_Block_iv:nnnnnn #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
   {
     \int_zero_new:N \l__nicematrix_last_row_int
     \int_zero_new:N \l__nicematrix_last_col_int
@@ -4586,9 +4607,9 @@
           }
           { \msg_error:nnnn { nicematrix } { Block~too~large~1 } { #1 } { #2 } }
       }
-      { \__nicematrix_Block_iv:nnnnnn { #1 } { #2 } { #3 } { #4 } { #5 } { #6 } }
+      { \__nicematrix_Block_v:nnnnnn { #1 } { #2 } { #3 } { #4 } { #5 } { #6 } }
   }
-\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_Block_iv:nnnnnn #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
+\cs_new_protected:Npn \__nicematrix_Block_v:nnnnnn #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
   {
     \seq_gput_left:Nn \g__nicematrix_pos_of_blocks_seq { { #1 } { #2 } { #3 } { #4 } }
     \group_begin:
@@ -5147,7 +5168,7 @@
   }
 \__nicematrix_msg_new:nn { ampersand~in~light-syntax }
   {
-    You~can't~use~an~ampersand~(\token_to_str &)~to~separate~columns~because
+    You~can't~use~an~ampersand~(\token_to_str:N &)~to~separate~columns~because~
     ~you~have~used~the~key~'light-syntax'.~This~error~is~fatal.
   }
 \__nicematrix_msg_new:nn { double-backslash~in~light-syntax }
@@ -5309,6 +5330,7 @@
     The~available~keys~are~(in~alphabetic~order):~
     allow-duplicate-names,~
     cell-space-bottom-limit,~
+    cell-space-limits,~
     cell-space-top-limit,~
     code-for-first-col,~
     code-for-first-row,~
@@ -5354,6 +5376,7 @@
     baseline,~
     c,~
     cell-space-bottom-limit,~
+    cell-space-limits,~
     cell-space-top-limit,~
     code-after,~
     code-for-first-col,~
@@ -5405,6 +5428,7 @@
     baseline,~
     c,~
     cell-space-bottom-limit,~
+    cell-space-limits,~
     cell-space-top-limit,~
     code-after,~
     code-for-first-col,~
@@ -5456,6 +5480,7 @@
     baseline,~
     c,~
     cell-space-bottom-limit,~
+    cell-space-limits,~
     cell-space-top-limit,~
     code-after,~
     code-for-first-col,~