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# 29-Feb-96 ianc    SDF 2.000
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H1: Table Styles

H2: The style Attribute

The look of a table is controlled by the {{style}} attribute.
For example:

E:!block table; style="rows"
E:Name   Phone
E:Bill   123 4567
E:Joe    789 1234
E:Mary   584 3333
E:!endblock

The result is:

!block table; style="rows"
Name    Phone
Bill    123 4567
Joe     789 1234
Mary    584 3333
!endblock

The other styles available are shown below.

H2: columns

!block table; style="columns"
Name    Phone
Bill    123 4567
Joe     789 1234
Mary    584 3333
!endblock

H2: plain

!block table; style="plain"
Name    Phone
Bill    123 4567
Joe     789 1234
Mary    584 3333
!endblock

H2: grid

!block table; style="grid"
Name    Phone
Bill    123 4567
Joe     789 1234
Mary    584 3333
!endblock

H2: shade

!block table; style="shade"
Name    Phone
Bill    123 4567
Joe     789 1234
Mary    584 3333
!endblock

H2: Changing the Default Table Style

The default style is {{columns}}. This can be changed via the
{{VAR:DEFAULT_TABLE_STYLE}} variable. For example:

E:  !define DEFAULT_TABLE_STYLE "grid"
E:  # the default table style is now grid ...

H2: Creating New Table Styles

New table styles can be defined.
See {{Extending SDF}} in the {{DOC:SDF Guru Guide}} for details.