[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 101349] Default set of table styles

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101349

--- Comment #19 from andreas_k <kainz.a at gmail.com> ---
I'd like to separate the table styles into two areas

1. Printout documents
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if you have a look at printed tables the best styled tables you will find in
LaTeX and I found two documents why LaTeX produce nice tables [1] [2]:
- never use vertical lines
- avoid "boxing up" cells, usually 3 horizontal lines are enough (above, below
and after heading)
- avoid double lines
- enough space between rows
- if in doubt, align left

2. screen documents
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This type of documents are styled for the screen OR for high-quality press
documents. Therefor I'd like to look to webdesign and annual reports.
Here are some rules for webdesigners [3]:
- Tables love space. Set the width of tables carefully, according to the
content. If you don’t know the perfect width, simply set the width of the table
to 100%. Tables look nicer when they have “overwidth”, and when it comes to
tables too much width is definitely better than too little width.
- Cells need some padding. Sure, each table cell relates to each other. But it
doesn’t mean that we have to pull them too close, right? Define some space
between the cells, crammed up table cells are so much harder to read
- Treat tables the way you treat content. Tables are read similarly to the way
we read text — except it’s harder and it takes more time to read a table. So be
careful with the amount of contrast you are giving to your table. Use soft
colors — it’s easier for the eyes. Don’t treat your table like it’s a graphical
decoration. Make sure that the style you apply to it makes the content more
readable, not the other way around.

I will make some design examples for printout and screen documents and hope you
like them.

[1] https://www.inf.ethz.ch/personal/markusp/teaching/guides/guide-tables.pdf
[2] https://www.tug.org/pracjourn/2007-1/mori/mori.pdf
[3] https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/top-10-css-table-designs/

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