Glossary

Glossary#

rcsv-table#: Table directive for CSV-formatted data whose cells are parsed as reStructuredText. See rcsv-table.
mcsv-table#: Table directive for CSV-formatted data whose cells are parsed as MyST Markdown. See mcsv-table.
rlist-table#: Table directive that builds a table from a uniform two-level reStructuredText bullet list, preserving rich parsed reStructuredText cell content without CSV quoting. See rlist-table.
merge marker#: A plain-text < or ^ value in a cell that merges it with the cell to its left or above it, producing colspan/rowspan in the rendered table. Quoting (CSV) or an inline literal (rlist-table) displays the character literally instead. See Merging Cells.
header rows#: The number of top rows, set with :header-rows:, moved into the table header. Header rows may themselves contain merged cells.
stub column#: A leftmost column, set with :stub-columns:, marked as semantic row -label content in the rendered table. Supported by rlist-table.
leaf column#: A logical column identified after horizontal header merges are resolved. Sorting operates on leaf columns rather than on merged spanning headers.
sticky header#: A header row (or rows) that remains visible while a long table scrolls, enabled with :sticky-header: and offset with :sticky-offset:.
sortable#: The :sortable: option, which enables interactive single-column sorting by clicking a header: ascending, then descending, then original source order.
sort-types#: The :sort-types: option, which assigns an explicit sort type to one or more columns for interactive sorting, overriding automatic detection.
initial-sort#: The :initial-sort: option, which defines the row order applied once in the browser when the page first loads, independently of interactive :sort-types:.
search#: The :search: option, which adds a search field and visible-row count above a table and hides non-matching body rows as the user types.
strict mode#: The :strict: option, which converts conditions that would otherwise produce a build warning (ragged rows, malformed CSV, invalid merges, missing files) into build errors.
formula#: A cell value beginning with = that is evaluated by the sphinx-tabular formula engine instead of being rendered as literal text. Formula arguments are separated by semicolons rather than commas.
cell reference#: A spreadsheet-style coordinate such as A2, made of one or more column letters followed by one or more row numbers, used to point at another cell’s value within a formula.
range reference#: A CELL1:CELL2 pair of cell reference values that selects a rectangular block of cells, resolved row by row from the top-left to the bottom-right cell. See Range References.
absolute reference#: A range or cell reference using a spreadsheet-style $ prefix ($A$1, A$1, $A1) to anchor a column, a row, or both.
STATUS()#: Formula function that renders a colored status pill from a label and a color name. See Status.
ICON()#: Formula function that renders a class-based icon span for a Font Awesome or Bootstrap Icons name. See Icons.
ALIGN()#: Formula function (with HALIGN() and VALIGN()) that sets a cell’s horizontal and vertical text alignment.
BG()#: Formula function that sets a cell’s background color from a named color, hex color, or CSS custom property.
FG()#: Formula function that sets a cell’s text color from a named color, hex color, or CSS custom property.
SUM()#: Formula function that adds the numeric values in a range reference.
CONCAT()#: Formula function that flattens a range reference into a single comma-separated (or explicitly separated) text value.
#CYCLE!#: Error value displayed when two or more cells derive their values from each other, forming a circular reference. See #CYCLE!.
#VALUE!#: Error value displayed when a formula receives a non-numeric operand it requires to be numeric, such as division by zero or an empty numeric aggregate. See #VALUE!.