Re: BUG: org-table: table option “:missing” not working (in ob-gnuplot.el)

[Ihor Radchenko]

Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr> writes:

>> At this point, third-party code is likely to rely on the existing logic,
>> so I do not see any reason to insist on changing org-table.
>
> If you think it is overall an improvement, feel free to discuss it. I'm
> merely pointing out what was the initial intent, not necessarily how it
> should be.

I feel that it would be more consistent, though not necessary an
improvement.  Special formatting for empty cells is probably a rare
need---much more rare compared to skipping them.  I am fine with current
behaviour if it is documented.  It's just that it caught me by surprise
while fixing the current bug report.

>> To avoid confusion, can we change the docstring explicitly saying that
>> empty cells are ignored? (see the attached)

> Sure. Thanks.

Applied as 60365a164 on main.

Best,
Ihor