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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/plain/cellular/origin b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/plain/cellular/origin new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..89d309c957c --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/plain/cellular/origin @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +Date: Wed, 9 Nov 88 13:33:46 CST +From: J E PITTMAN <JEPTEX@venus.tamu.edu> +Subject: TeX Inputs cellular.tex (table-generating macros) +Keywords: macros + +Several months ago, someone sent in a request for macros that allow vertical +and horizontal spans within a ruled table. There have also been questions +about `nubs' and `gaps' within ruled tables. + +After thinking about the problem for a while, I realized that a solution was to +abandon the \halign primitive and start from scratch. + +I have finished my first attempt at a set of table generating macros, which I +have chosen to call Cellular.TeX. These macros allow for both vertical and +horizontal spans and take steps to prevent `nubs' and `gaps' when rules are +used. + +They are, unfortunately, very slow and I have not been able to increase their +speed without sacrificing memory conservation and generality. + +I am sending the macros under separate cover since there are nearly 1,000 lines +of code involved, divided into five files. Detailed comments are available in +the file TeX Inputs cellular.doc. + +J E Pittman Bitnet: JEPTeX@TAMVenus +User Services Group Internet: JEPTeX@Venus.TAMU.Edu +Computing Services Center +Texas A&M University |