Re: Making table structure based on values in numeric array

[Heime]

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On Sunday, November 6th, 2022 at 6:57 AM, Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> wrote:


> * Heime heimeborgia@protonmail.com [2022-11-06 07:57]:
> 
> > I want to make a table structure in the following manner.
> > 
> > (setq my-table
> > '(("Feature" "" "" "") ; header
> > ("icomplt-horz" "xxxxx" "xxxxx" "xxxx")
> > ("icompt-vert" "xxxxx" "xxxxx" "")
> > ("ivy" "xxxxx" "xxxxx" "")
> > ("vertico" "xxxxx" "" "")
> > ("helm" "" "" "")))
> > 
> > But the number of "xxxxx" sections depends on an array "(setq selecrt [3 2 
> > 2 1 0])".
> > each number associated with the completion framework starting with 
> > "icomplt-horz".
> > 
> > 3 means three sets of "xxxxx", 2 means two sets of "xxxxx", and so on.
> 
> 
> I gave you full set of functions on the Org mailing list.  

Right.  I liked it very much.

I want to do something more sophisticated with it.  One of these 
sophistications 
is  to make a row depend on some parameters (on an array in one case).

> The above i can't understand.

I have three columns after the description in each of the first column.
 
> The number "xxxxx" is number as string?

No, it is just something to fill the cell.  Can be "######", "----------", or
any other cell filler. 
 
> How does "xxxxx" depend on array?

First array number means fill first row.  Then use number to fill number of 
cells in row.
Second array number means fill second row. Then use number to fill number of 
cells in row.

For instance (setq selectr [3 2 2 1 0]) means

On first row, fill three cells with "xxxxx" to get

("icomplt-horz" "xxxxx" "xxxxx" "xxxx")  ; using (nth 0 selectr)

On second row, fill two cells with "xxxxx" to get

("icompt-vert" "xxxxx" "xxxxx" "")    ; using (nth 1 selectr)


> Sorry, for me, I can't understand the above.
> 
> --
> Jean
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