]> git.lyx.org Git - lyx.git/blobdiff - src/tabular.C
remerge
[lyx.git] / src / tabular.C
index bc3a9264a835d66da556d4d6622fd51a84112717..519813af97d027e70e8f2a7fbc2a7b85fdc184d2 100644 (file)
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 /* This file is part of
- * ====================================================== 
- * 
+ * ======================================================
+ *
  *           LyX, The Document Processor
- *      
- *           Copyright 2000 The LyX Team.
+ *
+ *           Copyright 2000-2002 The LyX Team.
  *
  *           @author: Jürgen Vigna
  *
- * ====================================================== 
+ * ======================================================
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
 #pragma implementation
 #endif
 
-#include <algorithm>
-#include <cstdlib>
+// temporary until verified (08/08/2001 Jug)
+#define SPECIAL_COLUM_HANDLING 1
 
 #include "tabular.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "vspace.h"
 #include "layout.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
 #include "buffer.h"
 #include "BufferView.h"
-#include "Painter.h"
+#include "frontends/Painter.h"
 #include "LaTeXFeatures.h"
-#include "support/lstrings.h"
-#include "support/lyxmanip.h"
 #include "insets/insettabular.h"
 #include "insets/insettext.h"
+#include "support/lstrings.h"
+#include "support/lyxmanip.h"
+#include "support/LAssert.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
+#include "tabular_funcs.h"
+#include "lyxlex.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+using std::abs;
 using std::ostream;
 using std::istream;
 using std::getline;
@@ -41,6 +48,10 @@ using std::max;
 using std::endl;
 using std::vector;
 
+#ifndef CXX_GLOBAL_CSTD
+using std::strlen;
+#endif
+
 namespace {
 
        int const WIDTH_OF_LINE = 5;
@@ -49,7 +60,8 @@ namespace {
 
 /// Define a few methods for the inner structs
 
-LyXTabular::cellstruct::cellstruct() 
+LyXTabular::cellstruct::cellstruct(BufferParams const & bg)
+       : inset(bg)
 {
        cellno = 0;
        width_of_cell = 0;
@@ -65,17 +77,21 @@ LyXTabular::cellstruct::cellstruct()
 }
 
 
-LyXTabular::rowstruct::rowstruct() 
+LyXTabular::rowstruct::rowstruct()
 {
        top_line = true;
        bottom_line = false;
        ascent_of_row = 0;
        descent_of_row = 0;
+       endhead = false;
+       endfirsthead = false;
+       endfoot = false;
+       endlastfoot = false;
        newpage = false;
 }
 
 
-LyXTabular::columnstruct::columnstruct() 
+LyXTabular::columnstruct::columnstruct()
 {
        left_line = true;
        right_line = false;
@@ -85,18 +101,42 @@ LyXTabular::columnstruct::columnstruct()
 }
 
 
+LyXTabular::lttype::lttype()
+{
+       topDL = false;
+       bottomDL = false;
+       empty = false;
+}
+
+
 /* konstruktor */
-LyXTabular::LyXTabular(InsetTabular * inset, int rows_arg, int columns_arg)
+LyXTabular::LyXTabular(BufferParams const & bp,
+                      InsetTabular * inset, int rows_arg, int columns_arg)
 {
        owner_ = inset;
-       Init(rows_arg, columns_arg);
+       cur_cell = -1;
+       Init(bp, rows_arg, columns_arg);
 }
 
 
-LyXTabular::LyXTabular(InsetTabular * inset, LyXTabular const & lt)
+LyXTabular::LyXTabular(BufferParams const & bp,
+                      InsetTabular * inset, LyXTabular const & lt,
+                      bool same_id)
 {
        owner_ = inset;
-       Init(lt.rows_, lt.columns_, &lt);
+       cur_cell = -1;
+       Init(bp, lt.rows_, lt.columns_, &lt);
+       // we really should change again to have InsetText as a pointer
+       // and allocate it then we would not have to do this stuff all
+       // double!
+       if (same_id) {
+               for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
+                       for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
+                               cell_info[i][j].inset.id(lt.cell_info[i][j].inset.id());
+                               cell_info[i][j].inset.setParagraphData(lt.cell_info[i][j].inset.paragraph(),true);
+                       }
+               }
+       }
 #if 0
 #ifdef WITH_WARNINGS
 #warning Jürgen, can you make it the other way round. So that copy assignment depends on the copy constructor and not the other way. (Lgb)
@@ -109,39 +149,40 @@ LyXTabular::LyXTabular(InsetTabular * inset, LyXTabular const & lt)
 LyXTabular::LyXTabular(Buffer const * buf, InsetTabular * inset, LyXLex & lex)
 {
        owner_ = inset;
+       cur_cell = -1;
        Read(buf, lex);
 }
 
 
 LyXTabular & LyXTabular::operator=(LyXTabular const & lt)
 {
+#if 0
+#warning This while method should look like this: (Lgb)
+
+               LyXTabular tmp(lt);
+               tmp.swap(*this);
+#else
        // If this and lt is not of the same size we have a serious bug
        // So then it is ok to throw an exception, or for now
        // call abort()
-       Assert(rows_ == lt.rows_ && columns_ == lt.columns_);
-
+       lyx::Assert(rows_ == lt.rows_ && columns_ == lt.columns_);
+       cur_cell = -1;
        cell_info = lt.cell_info;
        row_info = lt.row_info;
        column_info = lt.column_info;
-
-       // long tabular stuff
        SetLongTabular(lt.is_long_tabular);
-       endhead = lt.endhead;
-       endfoot = lt.endfoot;
-       endfirsthead = lt.endfirsthead;
-       endlastfoot = lt.endlastfoot;
-
        rotate = lt.rotate;
 
        Reinit();
-       
+#endif
        return *this;
 }
 
 
-LyXTabular * LyXTabular::Clone(InsetTabular * inset)
+LyXTabular * LyXTabular::clone(BufferParams const & bp,
+                              InsetTabular * inset, bool same_id)
 {
-       LyXTabular * result = new LyXTabular(inset, *this);
+       LyXTabular * result = new LyXTabular(bp, inset, *this, same_id);
 #if 0
        // don't know if this is good but I need to Clone also
        // the text-insets here, this is for the Undo-facility!
@@ -156,14 +197,15 @@ LyXTabular * LyXTabular::Clone(InsetTabular * inset)
 }
 
 
-/* activates all lines and sets all widths to 0 */ 
-void LyXTabular::Init(int rows_arg, int columns_arg, LyXTabular const * lt)
+/* activates all lines and sets all widths to 0 */
+void LyXTabular::Init(BufferParams const & bp,
+                     int rows_arg, int columns_arg, LyXTabular const * lt)
 {
        rows_ = rows_arg;
        columns_ = columns_arg;
        row_info = row_vector(rows_, rowstruct());
        column_info = column_vector(columns_, columnstruct());
-       cell_info = cell_vvector(rows_, cell_vector(columns_, cellstruct()));
+       cell_info = cell_vvector(rows_, cell_vector(columns_, cellstruct(bp)));
 
        if (lt) {
                operator=(*lt);
@@ -174,7 +216,7 @@ void LyXTabular::Init(int rows_arg, int columns_arg, LyXTabular const * lt)
        for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
                for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
                        cell_info[i][j].inset.setOwner(owner_);
-                       cell_info[i][j].inset.SetDrawFrame(0, InsetText::LOCKED);
+                       cell_info[i][j].inset.setDrawFrame(0, InsetText::LOCKED);
                        cell_info[i][j].cellno = cellno++;
                }
                cell_info[i].back().right_line = true;
@@ -186,7 +228,7 @@ void LyXTabular::Init(int rows_arg, int columns_arg, LyXTabular const * lt)
                calculate_width_of_column(i);
        }
        column_info.back().right_line = true;
-   
+
        calculate_width_of_tabular();
 
        rowofcell = vector<int>();
@@ -194,30 +236,26 @@ void LyXTabular::Init(int rows_arg, int columns_arg, LyXTabular const * lt)
        set_row_column_number_info();
        is_long_tabular = false;
        rotate = false;
-       endhead = 0;
-       endfirsthead = 0;
-       endfoot = 0;
-       endlastfoot = 0;
 }
 
 
-void LyXTabular::AppendRow(int cell)
+void LyXTabular::AppendRow(BufferParams const & bp, int cell)
 {
        ++rows_;
-   
+
        int row = row_of_cell(cell);
 
        row_vector::iterator rit = row_info.begin() + row;
        row_info.insert(rit, rowstruct());
        // now set the values of the row before
-       row_info[row] = row_info[row+1];
+       row_info[row] = row_info[row + 1];
 
 #if 0
        cell_vvector::iterator cit = cell_info.begin() + row;
-       cell_info.insert(cit, vector<cellstruct>(columns_, cellstruct()));
+       cell_info.insert(cit, vector<cellstruct>(columns_, cellstruct(bp)));
 #else
        cell_vvector c_info = cell_vvector(rows_, cell_vector(columns_,
-                                                                                                                 cellstruct()));
+                                                             cellstruct(bp)));
 
        for (int i = 0; i <= row; ++i) {
                for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
@@ -241,11 +279,8 @@ void LyXTabular::AppendRow(int cell)
 
 void LyXTabular::DeleteRow(int row)
 {
-       // Why make it so hard? (Lgb)
-       //if (!(rows_ - 1))
-       //return;
        if (rows_ == 1) return; // Not allowed to delete last row
-       
+
        row_info.erase(row_info.begin() + row); //&row_info[row]);
        cell_info.erase(cell_info.begin() + row); //&cell_info[row]);
        --rows_;
@@ -253,17 +288,17 @@ void LyXTabular::DeleteRow(int row)
 }
 
 
-void LyXTabular::AppendColumn(int cell)
+void LyXTabular::AppendColumn(BufferParams const & bp, int cell)
 {
        ++columns_;
-   
+
        cell_vvector c_info = cell_vvector(rows_, cell_vector(columns_,
-                                                                                                                 cellstruct()));
+                                                             cellstruct(bp)));
        int const column = column_of_cell(cell);
        column_vector::iterator cit = column_info.begin() + column + 1;
        column_info.insert(cit, columnstruct());
        // set the column values of the column before
-       column_info[column+1] = column_info[column];
+       column_info[column + 1] = column_info[column];
 
        for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
                for (int j = 0; j <= column; ++j) {
@@ -273,12 +308,14 @@ void LyXTabular::AppendColumn(int cell)
                        c_info[i][j] = cell_info[i][j - 1];
                }
                // care about multicolumns
-               if (cell_info[i][column + 1].multicolumn==CELL_BEGIN_OF_MULTICOLUMN) {
-                       cell_info[i][column + 1].multicolumn = CELL_PART_OF_MULTICOLUMN;
+               if (c_info[i][column + 1].multicolumn==CELL_BEGIN_OF_MULTICOLUMN)
+               {
+                       c_info[i][column + 1].multicolumn = CELL_PART_OF_MULTICOLUMN;
                }
-               if ((column + 1) == columns_ ||
-                       cell_info[i][column + 2].multicolumn != CELL_PART_OF_MULTICOLUMN) {
-                       cell_info[i][column + 1].multicolumn = LyXTabular::CELL_NORMAL;
+               if ((column + 2) >= columns_ ||
+                       c_info[i][column + 2].multicolumn != CELL_PART_OF_MULTICOLUMN)
+               {
+                       c_info[i][column + 1].multicolumn = LyXTabular::CELL_NORMAL;
                }
        }
        cell_info = c_info;
@@ -297,7 +334,7 @@ void LyXTabular::DeleteColumn(int column)
        //if (!(columns_ - 1))
        //return;
        if (columns_ == 1) return; // Not allowed to delete last column
-        
+
        column_info.erase(column_info.begin() + column);
        for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
                cell_info[i].erase(cell_info[i].begin() + column);
@@ -307,15 +344,23 @@ void LyXTabular::DeleteColumn(int column)
 }
 
 
-void LyXTabular::Reinit()
-{   
-       for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
-               for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
-                       cell_info[i][j].width_of_cell = 0;
-                       cell_info[i][j].inset.setOwner(owner_);
+void LyXTabular::reinit()
+{
+       Reinit(false);
+}
+
+
+void LyXTabular::Reinit(bool reset_widths)
+{
+       if (reset_widths) {
+               for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
+                       for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
+                               cell_info[i][j].width_of_cell = 0;
+                               cell_info[i][j].inset.setOwner(owner_);
+                       }
                }
        }
-  
+
        for (int i = 0; i < columns_; ++i) {
                calculate_width_of_column(i);
        }
@@ -369,8 +414,8 @@ void LyXTabular::set_row_column_number_info(bool oldformat)
                                cell_info[row][column].right_line =
                                        cell_info[row][column+cn-1].right_line;
                        }
-                       cell_info[row][column].inset.SetAutoBreakRows(
-                               !GetPWidth(GetCellNumber(row, column)).empty());
+                       cell_info[row][column].inset.setAutoBreakRows(
+                               !GetPWidth(GetCellNumber(row, column)).zero());
                }
        }
 }
@@ -394,11 +439,11 @@ int LyXTabular::NumberOfCellsInRow(int cell) const
 }
 
 
-/* returns 1 if there is a topline, returns 0 if not */ 
+/* returns 1 if there is a topline, returns 0 if not */
 bool LyXTabular::TopLine(int cell, bool onlycolumn) const
 {
        int const row = row_of_cell(cell);
-       
+
        if (!onlycolumn && IsMultiColumn(cell))
                return cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->top_line;
        return row_info[row].top_line;
@@ -421,17 +466,47 @@ bool LyXTabular::BottomLine(int cell, bool onlycolumn) const
 
 bool LyXTabular::LeftLine(int cell, bool onlycolumn) const
 {
-       if (!onlycolumn && IsMultiColumn(cell))
+       if (!onlycolumn && IsMultiColumn(cell) &&
+               (IsFirstCellInRow(cell) || IsMultiColumn(cell-1)))
+       {
+#ifdef SPECIAL_COLUM_HANDLING
+               if (cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->align_special.empty())
+                       return cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->left_line;
+               return prefixIs(ltrim(cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->align_special), "|");
+#else
                return cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->left_line;
+#endif
+       }
+#ifdef SPECIAL_COLUM_HANDLING
+       if (column_info[column_of_cell(cell)].align_special.empty())
+               return column_info[column_of_cell(cell)].left_line;
+       return prefixIs(ltrim(column_info[column_of_cell(cell)].align_special), "|");
+#else
        return column_info[column_of_cell(cell)].left_line;
+#endif
 }
 
 
 bool LyXTabular::RightLine(int cell, bool onlycolumn) const
 {
-       if (!onlycolumn && IsMultiColumn(cell))
+       if (!onlycolumn && IsMultiColumn(cell) &&
+               (IsLastCellInRow(cell) || IsMultiColumn(cell+1)))
+       {
+#ifdef SPECIAL_COLUM_HANDLING
+               if (cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->align_special.empty())
+                       return cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->right_line;
+               return suffixIs(rtrim(cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->align_special), "|");
+#else
                return cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->right_line;
+#endif
+       }
+#ifdef SPECIAL_COLUM_HANDLING
+       if (column_info[column_of_cell(cell)].align_special.empty())
+               return column_info[right_column_of_cell(cell)].right_line;
+       return suffixIs(rtrim(column_info[column_of_cell(cell)].align_special), "|");
+#else
        return column_info[right_column_of_cell(cell)].right_line;
+#endif
 }
 
 
@@ -464,7 +539,11 @@ bool LyXTabular::LeftAlreadyDrawed(int cell) const
                                LyXTabular::CELL_PART_OF_MULTICOLUMN));
                if (GetAdditionalWidth(cell_info[row][column].cellno))
                        return false;
-               return column_info[column].right_line;
+#ifdef SPECIAL_COLUM_HANDLING
+               return RightLine(cell_info[row][column].cellno);
+#else
+               return RightLine(cell_info[row][column].cellno, true);
+#endif
        }
        return false;
 }
@@ -484,7 +563,7 @@ int LyXTabular::GetAdditionalHeight(int row) const
        bool top = true;
        bool bottom = true;
 
-       for (int column = 0; column < columns_ - 1 && bottom; ++column) {
+       for (int column = 0; column < columns_ && bottom; ++column) {
                switch (cell_info[row - 1][column].multicolumn) {
                case LyXTabular::CELL_BEGIN_OF_MULTICOLUMN:
                        bottom = cell_info[row - 1][column].bottom_line;
@@ -493,8 +572,8 @@ int LyXTabular::GetAdditionalHeight(int row) const
                        bottom = row_info[row - 1].bottom_line;
                }
        }
-       for (int column = 0; column < columns_ - 1 && top; ++column) {
-               switch (cell_info[row][column].multicolumn){
+       for (int column = 0; column < columns_ && top; ++column) {
+               switch (cell_info[row][column].multicolumn) {
                case LyXTabular::CELL_BEGIN_OF_MULTICOLUMN:
                        top = cell_info[row][column].top_line;
                        break;
@@ -513,15 +592,18 @@ int LyXTabular::GetAdditionalWidth(int cell) const
        // internally already set in SetWidthOfCell
        // used to get it back in text.C
        int const col = right_column_of_cell(cell);
-       if (col < columns_ - 1 && column_info[col].right_line &&
-               column_info[col+1].left_line)
+       int const row = row_of_cell(cell);
+       if (col < columns_ - 1 && RightLine(cell) &&
+               LeftLine(cell_info[row][col+1].cellno)) // column_info[col+1].left_line)
+       {
                return WIDTH_OF_LINE;
-       else
+       } else {
                return 0;
+       }
 }
 
 
-// returns the maximum over all rows 
+// returns the maximum over all rows
 int LyXTabular::GetWidthOfColumn(int cell) const
 {
        int const column1 = column_of_cell(cell);
@@ -540,15 +622,16 @@ int LyXTabular::GetWidthOfTabular() const
 }
 
 
-/* returns 1 if a complete update is necessary, otherwise 0 */ 
+/* returns 1 if a complete update is necessary, otherwise 0 */
 bool LyXTabular::SetWidthOfMulticolCell(int cell, int new_width)
 {
        if (!IsMultiColumn(cell))
                return false;
-       
+
        int const row = row_of_cell(cell);
        int const column1 = column_of_cell(cell);
        int const column2 = right_column_of_cell(cell);
+       int const old_val = cell_info[row][column2].width_of_cell;
 
        // first set columns to 0 so we can calculate the right width
        for (int i = column1; i <= column2; ++i) {
@@ -556,7 +639,6 @@ bool LyXTabular::SetWidthOfMulticolCell(int cell, int new_width)
        }
        // set the width to MAX_WIDTH until width > 0
        int width = (new_width + 2 * WIDTH_OF_LINE);
-
        int i = column1;
        for (; i < column2 && width > column_info[i].width_of_column; ++i) {
                cell_info[row][i].width_of_cell = column_info[i].width_of_column;
@@ -565,57 +647,76 @@ bool LyXTabular::SetWidthOfMulticolCell(int cell, int new_width)
        if (width > 0) {
                cell_info[row][i].width_of_cell = width;
        }
+       if (old_val != cell_info[row][column2].width_of_cell) {
+               // in this case we have to recalculate all multicolumn cells which
+               // have this column as one of theirs but not as last one
+               calculate_width_of_column_NMC(i);
+               recalculateMulticolumnsOfColumn(i);
+               calculate_width_of_column(i);
+       }
        return true;
 }
 
 
-void LyXTabular::recalculateMulticolCells(int cell, int new_width)
+void LyXTabular::recalculateMulticolumnsOfColumn(int column)
 {
-       int const row = row_of_cell(cell);
-       int const column1 = column_of_cell(cell);
-       int const column2 = right_column_of_cell(cell);
-
-       // first set columns to 0 so we can calculate the right width
-       int i = column1;
-       for (; i <= column2; ++i)
-               cell_info[row][i].width_of_cell = 0;
-       for (i = cell + 1; (i < numberofcells) && (!IsMultiColumn(i)); ++i)
-               ;
-       if (i < numberofcells)
-               recalculateMulticolCells(i, GetWidthOfCell(i) - (2 * WIDTH_OF_LINE));
-       SetWidthOfMulticolCell(cell, new_width);
+       // the last column does not have to be recalculated because all
+       // multicolumns will have here there last multicolumn cell which
+       // always will have the whole rest of the width of the cell.
+       if (column > (columns_ - 2))
+               return;
+       for(int row = 0; row < rows_; ++row) {
+               int mc = cell_info[row][column].multicolumn;
+               int nmc = cell_info[row][column+1].multicolumn;
+               // we only have to update multicolumns which do not have this
+               // column as their last column!
+               if (mc == CELL_BEGIN_OF_MULTICOLUMN ||
+                       ((mc == CELL_PART_OF_MULTICOLUMN) &&
+                        (nmc == CELL_PART_OF_MULTICOLUMN)))
+               {
+                       int const cellno = cell_info[row][column].cellno;
+                       SetWidthOfMulticolCell(cellno,
+                                              GetWidthOfCell(cellno)-(2 * WIDTH_OF_LINE));
+               }
+       }
 }
 
 
-/* returns 1 if a complete update is necessary, otherwise 0 */ 
+/* returns 1 if a complete update is necessary, otherwise 0 */
 bool LyXTabular::SetWidthOfCell(int cell, int new_width)
 {
        int const row = row_of_cell(cell);
        int const column1 = column_of_cell(cell);
        bool tmp = false;
        int width = 0;
+       int add_width = 0;
 
-       if (GetWidthOfCell(cell) == (new_width+2*WIDTH_OF_LINE))
+#ifdef SPECIAL_COLUM_HANDLING
+       if (RightLine(cell_info[row][column1].cellno, true) &&
+               (column1 < columns_-1) &&
+               LeftLine(cell_info[row][column1+1].cellno, true))
+#else
+       if (column_info[column1].right_line && (column1 < columns_-1) &&
+               column_info[column1+1].left_line) // additional width
+#endif
+       {
+               // additional width
+               add_width = WIDTH_OF_LINE;
+       }
+       if (GetWidthOfCell(cell) == (new_width+2*WIDTH_OF_LINE+add_width)) {
                return false;
+       }
        if (IsMultiColumn(cell, true)) {
                tmp = SetWidthOfMulticolCell(cell, new_width);
        } else {
-               width = (new_width + 2*WIDTH_OF_LINE);
+               width = (new_width + 2*WIDTH_OF_LINE + add_width);
                cell_info[row][column1].width_of_cell = width;
-               if (column_info[column1].right_line && (column1 < columns_-1) &&
-                       column_info[column1+1].left_line) // additional width
-                       cell_info[row][column1].width_of_cell += WIDTH_OF_LINE;
                tmp = calculate_width_of_column_NMC(column1);
+               if (tmp)
+                       recalculateMulticolumnsOfColumn(column1);
        }
        if (tmp) {
-               int i = 0;
-               for (; i<columns_; ++i)
-                       calculate_width_of_column_NMC(i);
-               for (i = 0; (i < numberofcells) && !IsMultiColumn(i); ++i)
-                       ;
-               if (i < numberofcells)
-                       recalculateMulticolCells(i, GetWidthOfCell(i)-(2 * WIDTH_OF_LINE));
-               for (i = 0; i < columns_; ++i)
+               for (int i = 0; i < columns_; ++i)
                        calculate_width_of_column(i);
                calculate_width_of_tabular();
                return true;
@@ -644,30 +745,31 @@ bool LyXTabular::SetVAlignment(int cell, VAlignment align, bool onlycolumn)
 }
 
 
-bool LyXTabular::SetColumnPWidth(int cell, string const & width)
+bool LyXTabular::SetColumnPWidth(int cell, LyXLength const & width)
 {
-       bool flag = !width.empty();
+       bool flag = !width.zero();
        int const j = column_of_cell(cell);
 
        column_info[j].p_width = width;
-       if (flag) // do this only if there is a width
-               SetAlignment(cell, LYX_ALIGN_LEFT);
+       // This should not ne necessary anymore
+       //      if (flag) // do this only if there is a width
+       //      SetAlignment(cell, LYX_ALIGN_LEFT);
        for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
                int c = GetCellNumber(i, j);
-               flag = !GetPWidth(c).empty(); // because of multicolumns!
-               GetCellInset(c)->SetAutoBreakRows(flag);
+               flag = !GetPWidth(c).zero(); // because of multicolumns!
+               GetCellInset(c)->setAutoBreakRows(flag);
        }
        return true;
 }
 
 
-bool LyXTabular::SetMColumnPWidth(int cell, string const & width)
+bool LyXTabular::SetMColumnPWidth(int cell, LyXLength const & width)
 {
-       bool const flag = !width.empty();
+       bool const flag = !width.zero();
 
        cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->p_width = width;
        if (IsMultiColumn(cell)) {
-               GetCellInset(cell)->SetAutoBreakRows(flag);
+               GetCellInset(cell)->setAutoBreakRows(flag);
                return true;
        }
        return false;
@@ -675,7 +777,7 @@ bool LyXTabular::SetMColumnPWidth(int cell, string const & width)
 
 
 bool LyXTabular::SetAlignSpecial(int cell, string const & special,
-                                 LyXTabular::Feature what)
+                                LyXTabular::Feature what)
 {
        if (what == SET_SPECIAL_MULTI)
                cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->align_special = special;
@@ -756,7 +858,7 @@ LyXTabular::GetVAlignment(int cell, bool onlycolumn) const
 }
 
 
-string const LyXTabular::GetPWidth(int cell) const
+LyXLength const LyXTabular::GetPWidth(int cell) const
 {
        if (IsMultiColumn(cell))
                return cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->p_width;
@@ -764,17 +866,17 @@ string const LyXTabular::GetPWidth(int cell) const
 }
 
 
-string const LyXTabular::GetColumnPWidth(int cell) const
+LyXLength const LyXTabular::GetColumnPWidth(int cell) const
 {
        return column_info[column_of_cell(cell)].p_width;
 }
 
 
-string const LyXTabular::GetMColumnPWidth(int cell) const
+LyXLength const LyXTabular::GetMColumnPWidth(int cell) const
 {
        if (IsMultiColumn(cell))
                return cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->p_width;
-       return string();
+       return LyXLength();
 }
 
 
@@ -802,8 +904,8 @@ int LyXTabular::GetWidthOfCell(int cell) const
 int LyXTabular::GetBeginningOfTextInCell(int cell) const
 {
        int x = 0;
-   
-       switch (GetAlignment(cell)){
+
+       switch (GetAlignment(cell)) {
        case LYX_ALIGN_CENTER:
                x += (GetWidthOfColumn(cell) - GetWidthOfCell(cell)) / 2;
                break;
@@ -811,10 +913,10 @@ int LyXTabular::GetBeginningOfTextInCell(int cell) const
                x += GetWidthOfColumn(cell) - GetWidthOfCell(cell);
                // + GetAdditionalWidth(cell);
                break;
-       default: /* LYX_ALIGN_LEFT: nothing :-) */ 
+       default: /* LYX_ALIGN_LEFT: nothing :-) */
                break;
        }
-       
+
        // the LaTeX Way :-(
        x += WIDTH_OF_LINE;
        return x;
@@ -852,7 +954,7 @@ bool LyXTabular::calculate_width_of_column(int column)
 {
        int const old_column_width = column_info[column].width_of_column;
        int maximum = 0;
-       
+
        for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
                maximum = max(cell_info[i][column].width_of_cell, maximum);
        }
@@ -862,16 +964,21 @@ bool LyXTabular::calculate_width_of_column(int column)
 
 
 //
-// calculate the with of the column without regarding REAL MultiColumn
-// cells. This means MultiColumn-cells spanning more than 1 column.
+// Calculate the columns regarding ONLY the normal cells and if this
+// column is inside a multicolumn cell then use it only if its the last
+// column of this multicolumn cell as this gives an added with to the
+// column, all the rest should be adapted!
 //
 bool LyXTabular::calculate_width_of_column_NMC(int column)
 {
        int const old_column_width = column_info[column].width_of_column;
        int max = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
-               if (!IsMultiColumn(GetCellNumber(i, column), true) &&
-                       (cell_info[i][column].width_of_cell > max)) {
+               int cell = GetCellNumber(i, column);
+               bool ismulti = IsMultiColumn(cell, true);
+               if ((!ismulti || (column == right_column_of_cell(cell))) &&
+                       (cell_info[i][column].width_of_cell > max))
+               {
                        max = cell_info[i][column].width_of_cell;
                }
        }
@@ -920,152 +1027,65 @@ int LyXTabular::right_column_of_cell(int cell) const
 }
 
 
-// Perfect case for a template... (Lgb)
-#if 1
-template<class T>
-string const write_attribute(string const & name, T const & t)
-{
-       string str = " " + name + "=\"" + tostr(t) + "\"";
-       return str;
-}
-
-template <>
-string const write_attribute(string const & name, bool const & b)
-{
-       return write_attribute(name, int(b));
-}
-
-#else
-
-string const write_attribute(string const & name, int value)
-{
-       string str = " " + name + "=\"" + tostr(value) + "\"";
-       return str;
-}
-
-
-string const write_attribute(string const & name, string const & value)
-{
-       string str = " " + name + "=\"" + value + "\"";
-       return str;
-}
-
-
-string const write_attribute(string const & name, bool value)
-{
-       string str = " " + name + "=\"" + tostr(static_cast<int>(value)) + "\"";
-       return str;
-}
-#endif
-
-
-template<>
-inline
-string const tostr(LyXAlignment const & num)
-{
-       switch(num) {
-       case LYX_ALIGN_NONE:
-               return "none";
-       case LYX_ALIGN_BLOCK:
-               return "block";
-       case LYX_ALIGN_LEFT:
-               return "left";
-       case LYX_ALIGN_CENTER:
-               return "center";
-       case LYX_ALIGN_RIGHT:
-               return "right";
-       case LYX_ALIGN_LAYOUT:
-               return "layout";
-       case LYX_ALIGN_SPECIAL:
-               return "special";
-       }
-       return string();
-}
-
-
-template<>
-inline
-string const tostr(LyXTabular::VAlignment const & num)
-{
-       switch(num) {
-       case LyXTabular::LYX_VALIGN_TOP:
-               return "top";
-       case LyXTabular::LYX_VALIGN_CENTER:
-               return "center";
-       case LyXTabular::LYX_VALIGN_BOTTOM:
-               return "bottom";
-       }
-       return string();
-}
-
-
-template<>
-inline
-string const tostr(LyXTabular::BoxType const & num)
-{
-       switch(num) {
-       case LyXTabular::BOX_NONE:
-               return "none";
-       case LyXTabular::BOX_PARBOX:
-               return "parbox";
-       case LyXTabular::BOX_MINIPAGE:
-               return "minipage";
-       }
-       return string();
-}
-
-
 void LyXTabular::Write(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os) const
 {
        // header line
        os << "<lyxtabular"
-          << write_attribute("version", 2)
+          << write_attribute("version", 3)
           << write_attribute("rows", rows_)
           << write_attribute("columns", columns_)
           << ">\n";
        // global longtable options
        os << "<features"
-          << write_attribute("rotate", tostr(rotate))
-          << write_attribute("islongtable", tostr(is_long_tabular))
-          << write_attribute("endhead", endhead)
-          << write_attribute("endfirsthead", endfirsthead)
-          << write_attribute("endfoot", endfoot)
-          << write_attribute("endlastfoot", endlastfoot)
+          << write_attribute("rotate", rotate)
+          << write_attribute("islongtable", is_long_tabular)
+          << write_attribute("firstHeadTopDL", endfirsthead.topDL)
+          << write_attribute("firstHeadBottomDL", endfirsthead.bottomDL)
+          << write_attribute("firstHeadEmpty", endfirsthead.empty)
+          << write_attribute("headTopDL", endhead.topDL)
+          << write_attribute("headBottomDL", endhead.bottomDL)
+          << write_attribute("footTopDL", endfoot.topDL)
+          << write_attribute("footBottomDL", endfoot.bottomDL)
+          << write_attribute("lastFootTopDL", endlastfoot.topDL)
+          << write_attribute("lastFootBottomDL", endlastfoot.bottomDL)
+          << write_attribute("lastFootEmpty", endlastfoot.empty)
           << ">\n";
        for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
                os << "<column"
-                  << write_attribute("alignment", tostr(column_info[j].alignment))
-                  << write_attribute("valignment", tostr(column_info[j].valignment))
-                  << write_attribute("leftline", tostr(column_info[j].left_line))
-                  << write_attribute("rightline", tostr(column_info[j].right_line))
-                  << write_attribute("width",
-                                                         VSpace(column_info[j].p_width)
-                                                         .asLyXCommand())
+                  << write_attribute("alignment", column_info[j].alignment)
+                  << write_attribute("valignment", column_info[j].valignment)
+                  << write_attribute("leftline", column_info[j].left_line)
+                  << write_attribute("rightline", column_info[j].right_line)
+                  << write_attribute("width", column_info[j].p_width.asString())
                   << write_attribute("special", column_info[j].align_special)
                   << ">\n";
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
                os << "<row"
-                  << write_attribute("topline", tostr(row_info[i].top_line))
-                  << write_attribute("bottomline", tostr(row_info[i].bottom_line))
-                  << write_attribute("newpage", tostr(row_info[i].newpage))
+                  << write_attribute("topline", row_info[i].top_line)
+                  << write_attribute("bottomline", row_info[i].bottom_line)
+                  << write_attribute("endhead", row_info[i].endhead)
+                  << write_attribute("endfirsthead", row_info[i].endfirsthead)
+                  << write_attribute("endfoot", row_info[i].endfoot)
+                  << write_attribute("endlastfoot", row_info[i].endlastfoot)
+                  << write_attribute("newpage", row_info[i].newpage)
                   << ">\n";
                for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
                        os << "<cell"
                           << write_attribute("multicolumn", cell_info[i][j].multicolumn)
-                          << write_attribute("alignment", tostr(cell_info[i][j].alignment))
-                          << write_attribute("valignment", tostr(cell_info[i][j].valignment))
-                          << write_attribute("topline", tostr(cell_info[i][j].top_line))
-                          << write_attribute("bottomline", tostr(cell_info[i][j].bottom_line))
-                          << write_attribute("leftline", tostr(cell_info[i][j].left_line))
-                          << write_attribute("rightline", tostr(cell_info[i][j].right_line))
-                          << write_attribute("rotate", tostr(cell_info[i][j].rotate))
-                          << write_attribute("usebox", tostr(cell_info[i][j].usebox))
+                          << write_attribute("alignment", cell_info[i][j].alignment)
+                          << write_attribute("valignment", cell_info[i][j].valignment)
+                          << write_attribute("topline", cell_info[i][j].top_line)
+                          << write_attribute("bottomline", cell_info[i][j].bottom_line)
+                          << write_attribute("leftline", cell_info[i][j].left_line)
+                          << write_attribute("rightline", cell_info[i][j].right_line)
+                          << write_attribute("rotate", cell_info[i][j].rotate)
+                          << write_attribute("usebox", cell_info[i][j].usebox)
                           << write_attribute("width", cell_info[i][j].p_width)
                           << write_attribute("special", cell_info[i][j].align_special)
                           << ">\n";
                        os << "\\begin_inset ";
-                       cell_info[i][j].inset.Write(buf, os);
+                       cell_info[i][j].inset.write(buf, os);
                        os << "\n\\end_inset \n"
                           << "</cell>\n";
                }
@@ -1075,156 +1095,6 @@ void LyXTabular::Write(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os) const
 }
 
 
-namespace {
-
-// I would have liked a fromstr template a lot better. (Lgb)
-
-inline
-bool string2type(string const str, LyXAlignment & num)
-{
-       if (str == "none")
-               num = LYX_ALIGN_NONE;
-       else if (str == "block")
-               num = LYX_ALIGN_BLOCK;
-       else if (str == "left")
-               num = LYX_ALIGN_LEFT;
-       else if (str == "center")
-               num = LYX_ALIGN_CENTER;
-       else if (str == "right")
-               num = LYX_ALIGN_RIGHT;
-       else
-               return false;
-       return true;
-}
-
-
-inline
-bool string2type(string const str, LyXTabular::VAlignment & num)
-{
-       if (str == "top")
-               num = LyXTabular::LYX_VALIGN_TOP;
-       else if (str == "center")
-               num = LyXTabular::LYX_VALIGN_CENTER;
-       else if (str == "bottom")
-               num = LyXTabular::LYX_VALIGN_BOTTOM;
-       else
-               return false;
-       return true;
-}
-
-
-inline
-bool string2type(string const str, LyXTabular::BoxType & num)
-{
-       if (str == "none")
-               num = LyXTabular::BOX_NONE;
-       else if (str == "parbox")
-               num = LyXTabular::BOX_PARBOX;
-       else if (str == "minipage")
-               num = LyXTabular::BOX_MINIPAGE;
-       else
-               return false;
-       return true;
-}
-
-
-inline
-bool string2type(string const str, bool & num)
-{
-       if (str == "true")
-               num = true;
-       else if (str == "false")
-               num = false;
-       else
-               return false;
-       return true;
-}
-
-
-bool getTokenValue(string const & str, const char * token, string & ret)
-{
-       size_t token_length = strlen(token);
-       string::size_type pos = str.find(token);
-
-       if (pos == string::npos || pos+token_length+1 >= str.length()
-               || str[pos+token_length] != '=')
-               return false;
-       ret.erase();
-       pos += token_length + 1;
-       char ch = str[pos];
-       if ((ch != '"') && (ch != '\'')) { // only read till next space
-               ret += ch;
-               ch = ' ';
-       }
-       while((pos < str.length() - 1) && (str[++pos] != ch))
-               ret += str[pos];
-
-       return true;
-}
-
-
-bool getTokenValue(string const & str, const char * token, int & num)
-{
-       string tmp;
-       if (!getTokenValue(str, token, tmp))
-               return false;
-       num = strToInt(tmp);
-       return true;
-}
-
-
-bool getTokenValue(string const & str, const char * token, LyXAlignment & num)
-{
-       string tmp;
-       if (!getTokenValue(str, token, tmp))
-               return false;
-       return string2type(tmp, num);
-}
-
-
-bool getTokenValue(string const & str, const char * token,
-                                  LyXTabular::VAlignment & num)
-{
-       string tmp;
-       if (!getTokenValue(str, token, tmp))
-               return false;
-       return string2type(tmp, num);
-}
-
-
-bool getTokenValue(string const & str, const char * token,
-                                  LyXTabular::BoxType & num)
-{
-       string tmp;
-       if (!getTokenValue(str, token, tmp))
-               return false;
-       return string2type(tmp, num);
-}
-
-
-bool getTokenValue(string const & str, const char * token, bool & flag)
-{
-       string tmp;
-       if (!getTokenValue(str, token, tmp))
-               return false;
-       return string2type(tmp, flag);
-}    
-
-
-inline
-void l_getline(istream & is, string & str)
-{
-       str.erase();
-       while (str.empty()) {
-               getline(is, str);
-               if (!str.empty() && str[str.length() - 1] == '\r')
-                       str.erase(str.length() - 1);
-       }
-}
-
-} // namespace anon
-
-
 void LyXTabular::Read(Buffer const * buf, LyXLex & lex)
 {
        string line;
@@ -1233,7 +1103,7 @@ void LyXTabular::Read(Buffer const * buf, LyXLex & lex)
        l_getline(is, line);
        if (!prefixIs(line, "<lyxtabular ")
                && !prefixIs(line, "<LyXTabular ")) {
-               OldFormatRead(lex, line);
+               OldFormatRead(buf->params, lex, line);
                return;
        }
 
@@ -1242,13 +1112,89 @@ void LyXTabular::Read(Buffer const * buf, LyXLex & lex)
                return;
        if (version == 1)
                ReadOld(buf, is, lex, line);
-       else if (version == 2)
-               ReadNew(buf, is, lex, line);
+       else if (version >= 2)
+               ReadNew(buf, is, lex, line, version);
 }
 
+void LyXTabular::setHeaderFooterRows(int hr, int fhr, int fr, int lfr)
+{
+       // set header info
+       while(hr > 0) {
+               row_info[--hr].endhead = true;
+       }
+       // set firstheader info
+       if (fhr && (fhr < rows_)) {
+               if (row_info[fhr].endhead) {
+                       while(fhr > 0) {
+                               row_info[--fhr].endfirsthead = true;
+                               row_info[fhr].endhead = false;
+                       }
+               } else if (row_info[fhr - 1].endhead) {
+                       endfirsthead.empty = true;
+               } else {
+                       while((fhr > 0) && !row_info[--fhr].endhead) {
+                               row_info[fhr].endfirsthead = true;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+       // set footer info
+       if (fr && (fr < rows_)) {
+               if (row_info[fr].endhead && row_info[fr-1].endhead) {
+                       while((fr > 0) && !row_info[--fr].endhead) {
+                               row_info[fr].endfoot = true;
+                               row_info[fr].endhead = false;
+                       }
+               } else if (row_info[fr].endfirsthead && row_info[fr-1].endfirsthead) {
+                       while((fr > 0) && !row_info[--fr].endfirsthead) {
+                               row_info[fr].endfoot = true;
+                               row_info[fr].endfirsthead = false;
+                       }
+               } else if (!row_info[fr - 1].endhead && !row_info[fr - 1].endfirsthead) {
+                       while((fr > 0) && !row_info[--fr].endhead &&
+                                 !row_info[fr].endfirsthead)
+                       {
+                               row_info[fr].endfoot = true;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+       // set lastfooter info
+       if (lfr && (lfr < rows_)) {
+               if (row_info[lfr].endhead && row_info[lfr - 1].endhead) {
+                       while((lfr > 0) && !row_info[--lfr].endhead) {
+                               row_info[lfr].endlastfoot = true;
+                               row_info[lfr].endhead = false;
+                       }
+               } else if (row_info[lfr].endfirsthead &&
+                                  row_info[lfr - 1].endfirsthead)
+               {
+                       while((lfr > 0) && !row_info[--lfr].endfirsthead) {
+                               row_info[lfr].endlastfoot = true;
+                               row_info[lfr].endfirsthead = false;
+                       }
+               } else if (row_info[lfr].endfoot
+                          && row_info[lfr - 1].endfoot) {
+                       while((lfr > 0) && !row_info[--lfr].endfoot) {
+                               row_info[lfr].endlastfoot = true;
+                               row_info[lfr].endfoot = false;
+                       }
+               } else if (!row_info[fr - 1].endhead
+                          && !row_info[fr - 1].endfirsthead &&
+                                  !row_info[fr - 1].endfoot)
+               {
+                       while((lfr > 0) &&
+                                 !row_info[--lfr].endhead && !row_info[lfr].endfirsthead &&
+                                 !row_info[lfr].endfoot)
+                       {
+                               row_info[lfr].endlastfoot = true;
+                       }
+               } else if (haveLTFoot()) {
+                       endlastfoot.empty = true;
+               }
+       }
+}
 
 void LyXTabular::ReadNew(Buffer const * buf, istream & is,
-                                                LyXLex & lex, string const & l)
+                        LyXLex & lex, string const & l, int const version)
 {
        string line(l);
        int rows_arg;
@@ -1257,7 +1203,7 @@ void LyXTabular::ReadNew(Buffer const * buf, istream & is,
        int columns_arg;
        if (!getTokenValue(line, "columns", columns_arg))
                return;
-       Init(rows_arg, columns_arg);
+       Init(buf->params, rows_arg, columns_arg);
        l_getline(is, line);
        if (!prefixIs(line, "<features")) {
                lyxerr << "Wrong tabular format (expected <features ...> got" <<
@@ -1266,11 +1212,37 @@ void LyXTabular::ReadNew(Buffer const * buf, istream & is,
        }
        getTokenValue(line, "rotate", rotate);
        getTokenValue(line, "islongtable", is_long_tabular);
-       getTokenValue(line, "endhead", endhead);
-       getTokenValue(line, "endfirsthead", endfirsthead);
-       getTokenValue(line, "endfoot", endfoot);
-       getTokenValue(line, "endlastfoot", endlastfoot);
-
+       // compatibility read for old longtable options. Now we can make any
+       // row part of the header/footer type we want before it was strict
+       // sequential from the first row down (as LaTeX does it!). So now when
+       // we find a header/footer line we have to go up the rows and set it
+       // on all preceding rows till the first or one with already a h/f option
+       // set. If we find a firstheader on the same line as a header or a
+       // lastfooter on the same line as a footer then this should be set empty.
+       // (Jug 20011220)
+       if (version < 3) {
+               int hrow;
+               int fhrow;
+               int frow;
+               int lfrow;
+
+               getTokenValue(line, "endhead", hrow);
+               getTokenValue(line, "endfirsthead", fhrow);
+               getTokenValue(line, "endfoot", frow);
+               getTokenValue(line, "endlastfoot", lfrow);
+               setHeaderFooterRows(abs(hrow), abs(fhrow), abs(frow), abs(lfrow));
+       } else {
+          getTokenValue(line, "firstHeadTopDL", endfirsthead.topDL);
+          getTokenValue(line, "firstHeadBottomDL", endfirsthead.bottomDL);
+          getTokenValue(line, "firstHeadEmpty", endfirsthead.empty);
+          getTokenValue(line, "headTopDL", endhead.topDL);
+          getTokenValue(line, "headBottomDL", endhead.bottomDL);
+          getTokenValue(line, "footTopDL", endfoot.topDL);
+          getTokenValue(line, "footBottomDL", endfoot.bottomDL);
+          getTokenValue(line, "lastFootTopDL", endlastfoot.topDL);
+          getTokenValue(line, "lastFootBottomDL", endlastfoot.bottomDL);
+          getTokenValue(line, "lastFootEmpty", endlastfoot.empty);
+       }
        for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
                l_getline(is,line);
                if (!prefixIs(line,"<column")) {
@@ -1295,6 +1267,10 @@ void LyXTabular::ReadNew(Buffer const * buf, istream & is,
                }
                getTokenValue(line, "topline", row_info[i].top_line);
                getTokenValue(line, "bottomline", row_info[i].bottom_line);
+               getTokenValue(line, "endfirsthead", row_info[i].endfirsthead);
+               getTokenValue(line, "endhead", row_info[i].endhead);
+               getTokenValue(line, "endfoot", row_info[i].endfoot);
+               getTokenValue(line, "endlastfoot", row_info[i].endlastfoot);
                getTokenValue(line, "newpage", row_info[i].newpage);
                for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
                        l_getline(is, line);
@@ -1316,7 +1292,7 @@ void LyXTabular::ReadNew(Buffer const * buf, istream & is,
                        getTokenValue(line, "special", cell_info[i][j].align_special);
                        l_getline(is, line);
                        if (prefixIs(line, "\\begin_inset")) {
-                               cell_info[i][j].inset.Read(buf, lex);
+                               cell_info[i][j].inset.read(buf, lex);
                                l_getline(is, line);
                        }
                        if (!prefixIs(line, "</cell>")) {
@@ -1339,7 +1315,8 @@ void LyXTabular::ReadNew(Buffer const * buf, istream & is,
 }
 
 
-void LyXTabular::OldFormatRead(LyXLex & lex, string const & fl)
+void LyXTabular::OldFormatRead(BufferParams const & bp,
+                              LyXLex & lex, string const & fl)
 {
        int version;
        int i;
@@ -1355,7 +1332,7 @@ void LyXTabular::OldFormatRead(LyXLex & lex, string const & fl)
        int e = 0;
        int f = 0;
        int g = 0;
-       
+
        istream & is = lex.getStream();
        string s(fl);
        if (s.length() > 8)
@@ -1369,7 +1346,7 @@ void LyXTabular::OldFormatRead(LyXLex & lex, string const & fl)
                lyxerr << "Tabular format < 5 is not supported anymore\n"
                        "Get an older version of LyX (< 1.1.x) for conversion!"
                           << endl;
-               WriteAlert(_("Warning:"),
+               Alert::alert(_("Warning:"),
                                   _("Tabular format < 5 is not supported anymore\n"),
                                   _("Get an older version of LyX (< 1.1.x) for conversion!"));
                if (version > 2) {
@@ -1377,7 +1354,7 @@ void LyXTabular::OldFormatRead(LyXLex & lex, string const & fl)
                           >> rotate_arg >> a >> b >> c >> d;
                } else
                        is >> rows_arg >> columns_arg;
-               Init(rows_arg, columns_arg);
+               Init(bp, rows_arg, columns_arg);
                cont_row_info = vector<int>(rows_arg);
                SetLongTabular(is_long_tabular_arg);
                SetRotateTabular(rotate_arg);
@@ -1397,14 +1374,11 @@ void LyXTabular::OldFormatRead(LyXLex & lex, string const & fl)
        } else {
                is >> rows_arg >> columns_arg >> is_long_tabular_arg
                   >> rotate_arg >> a >> b >> c >> d;
-               Init(rows_arg, columns_arg);
+               Init(bp, rows_arg, columns_arg);
                cont_row_info = vector<int>(rows_arg);
                SetLongTabular(is_long_tabular_arg);
                SetRotateTabular(rotate_arg);
-               endhead = a + 1;
-               endfirsthead = b + 1;
-               endfoot = c + 1;
-               endlastfoot = d + 1;
+               setHeaderFooterRows(a+1, b+1 , c+1, d+1);
                for (i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
                        a = b = c = d = e = f = g = 0;
                        is >> a >> b >> c >> d;
@@ -1423,7 +1397,7 @@ void LyXTabular::OldFormatRead(LyXLex & lex, string const & fl)
 #else
                        // ignore is buggy but we will use it later (Lgb)
                        is.ignore(); // skip '"'
-#endif    
+#endif
                        getline(is, s1, '"');
 #if 1
                        is >> ch; // skip '"'
@@ -1435,7 +1409,7 @@ void LyXTabular::OldFormatRead(LyXLex & lex, string const & fl)
                        column_info[i].alignment = static_cast<LyXAlignment>(a);
                        column_info[i].left_line = b;
                        column_info[i].right_line = c;
-                       column_info[i].p_width = s1;
+                       column_info[i].p_width = LyXLength(s1);
                        column_info[i].align_special = s2;
                }
                for (i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
@@ -1467,46 +1441,40 @@ void LyXTabular::OldFormatRead(LyXLex & lex, string const & fl)
                                cell_info[i][j].rotate = static_cast<bool>(f);
                                cell_info[i][j].usebox = static_cast<BoxType>(g);
                                cell_info[i][j].align_special = s1;
-                               cell_info[i][j].p_width = s2;
+                               cell_info[i][j].p_width = LyXLength(s2);
                        }
                }
        }
        set_row_column_number_info(true);
 
-       LyXParagraph * par = new LyXParagraph;
-       LyXParagraph * return_par = 0;
-#ifndef NEW_INSETS
-       LyXParagraph::footnote_flag footnoteflag = LyXParagraph::NO_FOOTNOTE;
-       LyXParagraph::footnote_kind footnotekind = LyXParagraph::FOOTNOTE;
-#endif
+       Paragraph * par = new Paragraph;
+       Paragraph * return_par = 0;
+
+       par->layout(bp.getLyXTextClass().defaultLayout());
+
        string tmptok;
        int pos = 0;
-       char depth = 0;
+       Paragraph::depth_type depth = 0;
        LyXFont font(LyXFont::ALL_INHERIT);
-       font.setLanguage(owner_->BufferOwner()->GetLanguage());
+       font.setLanguage(owner_->bufferOwner()->getLanguage());
 
-       while (lex.IsOK()) {
+       while (lex.isOK()) {
                lex.nextToken();
-               string const token = lex.GetString();
+               string const token = lex.getString();
                if (token.empty())
                        continue;
                if (token == "\\layout"
-                       || token == "\\end_float"
-                       || token == "\\end_deeper") {
+                       || token == "\\end_float" // this should not exist anymore
+                       || token == "\\end_inset" // as it is substituted by this
+                       || token == "\\end_deeper")
+               {
                        lex.pushToken(token);
                        break;
                }
-               if (owner_->BufferOwner()->parseSingleLyXformat2Token(lex, par,
+               if (owner_->bufferOwner()->parseSingleLyXformat2Token(lex, par,
                                                                                                                          return_par,
                                                                                                                          token, pos,
-                                                                                                                         depth, font
-#ifndef NEW_INSETS
-                                                                                                                         ,
-                                                                                                                         footnoteflag,
-                                                                                                                         footnotekind
-#endif
-                                                                                                                         ))
-               {
+                                                                                                                         depth, font)) {
                        // the_end read
                        lex.pushToken(token);
                        break;
@@ -1524,15 +1492,10 @@ void LyXTabular::OldFormatRead(LyXLex & lex, string const & fl)
        InsetText * inset = GetCellInset(cell);
        int row;
 
-#ifndef NEW_INSETS
-       for (int i = 0; i < par->Last(); ++i)
-#else
-       for (int i = 0; i < par->size(); ++i)
-#endif
-       {
-               if (par->IsNewline(i)) {
+       for (int i = 0; i < par->size(); ++i) {
+               if (par->isNewline(i)) {
                        ++cell;
-                       if (cell > GetNumberOfCells()) {
+                       if (cell > numberofcells) {
                                lyxerr << "Some error in reading old table format occured!" <<
                                        endl << "Terminating when reading cell[" << cell << "]!" <<
                                        endl;
@@ -1543,7 +1506,7 @@ void LyXTabular::OldFormatRead(LyXLex & lex, string const & fl)
                        if (cont_row_info[row]) {
                                DeleteRow(row);
                                cont_row_info.erase(cont_row_info.begin() + row); //&cont_row_info[row]);
-                               while(!IsFirstCellInRow(--cell));
+                               while (!IsFirstCellInRow(--cell));
                        } else {
                                inset = GetCellInset(cell);
                                continue;
@@ -1553,16 +1516,12 @@ void LyXTabular::OldFormatRead(LyXLex & lex, string const & fl)
                        if (!cell_info[row_of_cell(cell)][column_of_cell(cell)].usebox)
                        {
                                // insert a space instead
-                               par->Erase(i);
-                               par->InsertChar(i, ' ');
+                               par->erase(i);
+                               par->insertChar(i, ' ');
                        }
                }
-               par->CopyIntoMinibuffer(*owner_->BufferOwner(), i);
-#ifndef NEW_INSETS
-               inset->par->InsertFromMinibuffer(inset->par->Last());
-#else
-               inset->par->InsertFromMinibuffer(inset->par->size());
-#endif
+               par->copyIntoMinibuffer(*owner_->bufferOwner(), i);
+               inset->paragraph()->insertFromMinibuffer(inset->paragraph()->size());
        }
        delete par;
        Reinit();
@@ -1584,15 +1543,25 @@ LyXTabular::cellstruct * LyXTabular::cellinfo_of_cell(int cell) const
 }
 
 
-void LyXTabular::SetMultiColumn(int cell, int number)
+void LyXTabular::SetMultiColumn(Buffer const * buffer, int cell, int number)
 {
        cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->multicolumn = CELL_BEGIN_OF_MULTICOLUMN;
        cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->alignment = column_info[column_of_cell(cell)].alignment;
        cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->top_line = row_info[row_of_cell(cell)].top_line;
        cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->bottom_line = row_info[row_of_cell(cell)].bottom_line;
+       cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->right_line = column_info[column_of_cell(cell+number-1)].right_line;
+#if 1
+       for (int i = 1; i < number; ++i) {
+               cellinfo_of_cell(cell+i)->multicolumn = CELL_PART_OF_MULTICOLUMN;
+               cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->inset.appendParagraphs(buffer->params,
+                       cellinfo_of_cell(cell+i)->inset.paragraph());
+               cellinfo_of_cell(cell+i)->inset.clear();
+       }
+#else
        for (number--; number > 0; --number) {
                cellinfo_of_cell(cell+number)->multicolumn = CELL_PART_OF_MULTICOLUMN;
        }
+#endif
        set_row_column_number_info();
 }
 
@@ -1617,9 +1586,9 @@ int LyXTabular::UnsetMultiColumn(int cell)
 {
        int const row = row_of_cell(cell);
        int column = column_of_cell(cell);
-       
+
        int result = 0;
-       
+
        if (cell_info[row][column].multicolumn == CELL_BEGIN_OF_MULTICOLUMN) {
                cell_info[row][column].multicolumn = CELL_NORMAL;
                ++column;
@@ -1688,7 +1657,7 @@ bool LyXTabular::NeedRotating() const
 
 bool LyXTabular::IsLastCell(int cell) const
 {
-       if ((cell + 1) < GetNumberOfCells())
+       if ((cell + 1) < numberofcells)
                return false;
        return true;
 }
@@ -1732,6 +1701,7 @@ int LyXTabular::GetLastCellBelow(int cell) const
 
 int LyXTabular::GetCellNumber(int row, int column) const
 {
+#if 0
        if (column >= columns_)
                column = columns_ - 1;
        else if (column < 0)
@@ -1740,7 +1710,9 @@ int LyXTabular::GetCellNumber(int row, int column) const
                row = rows_ - 1;
        else if (row < 0)
                row = 0;
-       
+#else
+       lyx::Assert(column >= 0 || column < columns_ || row >= 0 || row < rows_);
+#endif
        return cell_info[row][column].cellno;
 }
 
@@ -1753,8 +1725,8 @@ void LyXTabular::SetUsebox(int cell, BoxType type)
 
 LyXTabular::BoxType LyXTabular::GetUsebox(int cell) const
 {
-       if (column_info[column_of_cell(cell)].p_width.empty() &&
-               !(IsMultiColumn(cell) && !cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->p_width.empty()))
+       if (column_info[column_of_cell(cell)].p_width.zero() &&
+               !(IsMultiColumn(cell) && !cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->p_width.zero()))
                return BOX_NONE;
        if (cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->usebox > 1)
                return cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->usebox;
@@ -1762,92 +1734,127 @@ LyXTabular::BoxType LyXTabular::GetUsebox(int cell) const
 }
 
 
-void LyXTabular::SetLTHead(int cell, bool first)
+///
+//  This are functions used for the longtable support
+///
+void LyXTabular::SetLTHead(int row, bool flag, ltType const & hd, bool first)
 {
-       int const row = row_of_cell(cell);
-       int const val = (row + 1) * (column_of_cell(cell) ? 1 : -1);
-
        if (first) {
-               if (endfirsthead == val)
-                       endfirsthead = 0;
-               else
-                       endfirsthead = val;
+               endfirsthead = hd;
+               if (hd.set)
+                       row_info[row].endfirsthead = flag;
        } else {
-               if (endhead == val)
-                       endhead = 0;
-               else
-                       endhead = val;
+               endhead = hd;
+               if (hd.set)
+                       row_info[row].endhead = flag;
        }
 }
 
 
-bool LyXTabular::GetRowOfLTHead(int cell, int & row) const
+bool LyXTabular::GetRowOfLTHead(int row, ltType & hd) const
 {
-       row = endhead;
-       if (abs(endhead) > rows_)
-               return false;
-       return (row_of_cell(cell) == abs(endhead) - 1);
+       hd = endhead;
+       hd.set = haveLTHead();
+       return row_info[row].endhead;
 }
 
 
-bool LyXTabular::GetRowOfLTFirstHead(int cell, int & row) const
+bool LyXTabular::GetRowOfLTFirstHead(int row, ltType & hd) const
 {
-       row = endfirsthead;
-       if (abs(endfirsthead) > rows_)
-               return false;
-       return (row_of_cell(cell) == abs(endfirsthead) - 1);
+       hd = endfirsthead;
+       hd.set = haveLTFirstHead();
+       return row_info[row].endfirsthead;
 }
 
 
-void LyXTabular::SetLTFoot(int cell, bool last)
+void LyXTabular::SetLTFoot(int row, bool flag, ltType const & fd, bool last)
 {
-       int const row = row_of_cell(cell);
-       int const val = (row + 1) * (column_of_cell(cell) ? 1 : -1);
-
        if (last) {
-               if (endlastfoot == val)
-                       endlastfoot = 0;
-               else
-                       endlastfoot = val;
+               endlastfoot = fd;
+               if (fd.set)
+                       row_info[row].endlastfoot = flag;
        } else {
-               if (endfoot == val)
-                       endfoot = 0;
-               else
-                       endfoot = val;
+               endfoot = fd;
+               if (fd.set)
+                       row_info[row].endfoot = flag;
        }
 }
 
 
-bool LyXTabular::GetRowOfLTFoot(int cell, int & row) const
+bool LyXTabular::GetRowOfLTFoot(int row, ltType & fd) const
 {
-       row = endfoot;
-       if ((endfoot + 1) > rows_)
-               return false;
-       return (row_of_cell(cell) == abs(endfoot) - 1);
+       fd = endfoot;
+       fd.set = haveLTFoot();
+       return row_info[row].endfoot;
 }
 
 
-bool LyXTabular::GetRowOfLTLastFoot(int cell, int & row) const
+bool LyXTabular::GetRowOfLTLastFoot(int row, ltType & fd) const
 {
-       row = endlastfoot;
-       if (abs(endlastfoot) > rows_)
+       fd = endlastfoot;
+       fd.set = haveLTLastFoot();
+       return row_info[row].endlastfoot;
+}
+
+
+void LyXTabular::SetLTNewPage(int row, bool what)
+{
+       row_info[row].newpage = what;
+}
+
+
+bool LyXTabular::GetLTNewPage(int row) const
+{
+       return row_info[row].newpage;
+}
+
+
+bool LyXTabular::haveLTHead() const
+{
+       for(int i=0; i < rows_; ++i) {
+               if (row_info[i].endhead)
+                       return true;
+       }
+       return false;
+}
+
+
+bool LyXTabular::haveLTFirstHead() const
+{
+       if (endfirsthead.empty)
                return false;
-       return (row_of_cell(cell) == (abs(endlastfoot)-1));
+       for(int i=0; i < rows_; ++i) {
+               if (row_info[i].endfirsthead)
+                       return true;
+       }
+       return false;
 }
 
 
-void LyXTabular::SetLTNewPage(int cell, bool what)
+bool LyXTabular::haveLTFoot() const
 {
-       row_info[row_of_cell(cell)].newpage = what;
+       for(int i=0; i < rows_; ++i) {
+               if (row_info[i].endfoot)
+                       return true;
+       }
+       return false;
 }
 
 
-bool LyXTabular::GetLTNewPage(int cell) const
+bool LyXTabular::haveLTLastFoot() const
 {
-       return row_info[row_of_cell(cell)].newpage;
+       if (endlastfoot.empty)
+               return false;
+       for(int i=0; i < rows_; ++i) {
+               if (row_info[i].endlastfoot)
+                       return true;
+       }
+       return false;
 }
 
 
+// end longtable support functions
+
 bool LyXTabular::SetAscentOfRow(int row, int height)
 {
        if ((row >= rows_) || (row_info[row].ascent_of_row == height))
@@ -1914,7 +1921,7 @@ int LyXTabular::TeXTopHLine(ostream & os, int row) const
                if (TopLine(i))
                        ++tmp;
        }
-       if (tmp == (n - fcell)){
+       if (tmp == (n - fcell)) {
                os << "\\hline ";
        } else if (tmp) {
                for (int i = fcell; i < n; ++i) {
@@ -1947,7 +1954,7 @@ int LyXTabular::TeXBottomHLine(ostream & os, int row) const
                if (BottomLine(i))
                        ++tmp;
        }
-       if (tmp == (n-fcell)){
+       if (tmp == (n - fcell)) {
                os << "\\hline";
        } else if (tmp) {
                for (int i = fcell; i < n; ++i) {
@@ -1980,9 +1987,14 @@ int LyXTabular::TeXCellPreamble(ostream & os, int cell) const
                if (!cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->align_special.empty()) {
                        os << cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->align_special << "}{";
                } else {
-                       if (LeftLine(cell))
+                       if (LeftLine(cell) &&
+                               (IsFirstCellInRow(cell) ||
+                                (!IsMultiColumn(cell-1) && !LeftLine(cell, true) &&
+                                 !RightLine(cell-1, true))))
+                       {
                                os << '|';
-                       if (!GetPWidth(cell).empty()) {
+                       }
+                       if (!GetPWidth(cell).zero()) {
                                switch (GetVAlignment(cell)) {
                                case LYX_VALIGN_TOP:
                                        os << "p";
@@ -1994,7 +2006,7 @@ int LyXTabular::TeXCellPreamble(ostream & os, int cell) const
                                        os << "b";
                                        break;
                                }
-                               os << "{" << GetPWidth(cell) << '}';
+                               os << "{" << GetPWidth(cell).asLatexString() << '}';
                        } else {
                                switch (GetAlignment(cell)) {
                                case LYX_ALIGN_LEFT:
@@ -2029,7 +2041,7 @@ int LyXTabular::TeXCellPreamble(ostream & os, int cell) const
                        os << "b";
                        break;
                }
-               os << "]{" << GetPWidth(cell) << "}{";
+               os << "]{" << GetPWidth(cell).asLatexString() << "}{";
        } else if (GetUsebox(cell) == BOX_MINIPAGE) {
                os << "\\begin{minipage}[";
                switch (GetVAlignment(cell)) {
@@ -2043,7 +2055,7 @@ int LyXTabular::TeXCellPreamble(ostream & os, int cell) const
                        os << "b";
                        break;
                }
-               os << "]{" << GetPWidth(cell) << "}\n";
+               os << "]{" << GetPWidth(cell).asLatexString() << "}\n";
                ++ret;
        }
        return ret;
@@ -2061,7 +2073,7 @@ int LyXTabular::TeXCellPostamble(ostream & os, int cell) const
                os << "%\n\\end{minipage}";
                ret += 2;
        }
-       if (IsMultiColumn(cell)){
+       if (IsMultiColumn(cell)) {
                os << '}';
        }
        if (GetRotateCell(cell)) {
@@ -2072,11 +2084,146 @@ int LyXTabular::TeXCellPostamble(ostream & os, int cell) const
 }
 
 
-int LyXTabular::Latex(Buffer const * buf,
+int LyXTabular::TeXLongtableHeaderFooter(ostream & os, Buffer const * buf,
+                                        bool fragile, bool fp) const
+{
+       if (!is_long_tabular)
+               return 0;
+
+       int ret = 0;
+       // output header info
+       if (haveLTHead()) {
+               if (endhead.topDL) {
+                       os << "\\hline\n";
+                       ++ret;
+               }
+               for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
+                       if (row_info[i].endhead) {
+                               ret += TeXRow(os, i, buf, fragile, fp);
+                       }
+               }
+               if (endhead.bottomDL) {
+                       os << "\\hline\n";
+                       ++ret;
+               }
+               os << "\\endhead\n";
+               ++ret;
+               if (endfirsthead.empty) {
+                       os << "\\endfirsthead\n";
+                       ++ret;
+               }
+       }
+       // output firstheader info
+       if (haveLTFirstHead()) {
+               if (endfirsthead.topDL) {
+                       os << "\\hline\n";
+                       ++ret;
+               }
+               for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
+                       if (row_info[i].endfirsthead) {
+                               ret += TeXRow(os, i, buf, fragile, fp);
+                       }
+               }
+               if (endfirsthead.bottomDL) {
+                       os << "\\hline\n";
+                       ++ret;
+               }
+               os << "\\endfirsthead\n";
+               ++ret;
+       }
+       // output footer info
+       if (haveLTFoot()) {
+               if (endfoot.topDL) {
+                       os << "\\hline\n";
+                       ++ret;
+               }
+               for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
+                       if (row_info[i].endfoot) {
+                               ret += TeXRow(os, i, buf, fragile, fp);
+                       }
+               }
+               if (endfoot.bottomDL) {
+                       os << "\\hline\n";
+                       ++ret;
+               }
+               os << "\\endfoot\n";
+               ++ret;
+               if (endlastfoot.empty) {
+                       os << "\\endlastfoot\n";
+                       ++ret;
+               }
+       }
+       // output lastfooter info
+       if (haveLTLastFoot()) {
+               if (endlastfoot.topDL) {
+                       os << "\\hline\n";
+                       ++ret;
+               }
+               for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
+                       if (row_info[i].endlastfoot) {
+                               ret += TeXRow(os, i, buf, fragile, fp);
+                       }
+               }
+               if (endlastfoot.bottomDL) {
+                       os << "\\hline\n";
+                       ++ret;
+               }
+               os << "\\endlastfoot\n";
+               ++ret;
+       }
+       return ret;
+}
+
+
+bool LyXTabular::isValidRow(int const row) const
+{
+       if (!is_long_tabular)
+               return true;
+       return (!row_info[row].endhead && !row_info[row].endfirsthead &&
+                       !row_info[row].endfoot && !row_info[row].endlastfoot);
+}
+
+
+int LyXTabular::TeXRow(ostream & os, int const i, Buffer const * buf,
+                      bool fragile, bool fp) const
+{
+       int ret = 0;
+       int cell = GetCellNumber(i, 0);
+
+       ret += TeXTopHLine(os, i);
+       for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
+               if (IsPartOfMultiColumn(i,j))
+                       continue;
+               ret += TeXCellPreamble(os, cell);
+               InsetText * inset = GetCellInset(cell);
+
+               bool rtl = inset->paragraph()->isRightToLeftPar(buf->params) &&
+                       !inset->paragraph()->empty() && GetPWidth(cell).zero();
+
+               if (rtl)
+                       os << "\\R{";
+               ret += inset->latex(buf, os, fragile, fp);
+               if (rtl)
+                       os << "}";
+
+               ret += TeXCellPostamble(os, cell);
+               if (!IsLastCellInRow(cell)) { // not last cell in row
+                       os << "&\n";
+                       ++ret;
+               }
+               ++cell;
+       }
+       os << "\\tabularnewline\n";
+       ++ret;
+       ret += TeXBottomHLine(os, i);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+
+int LyXTabular::latex(Buffer const * buf,
                                          ostream & os, bool fragile, bool fp) const
 {
        int ret = 0;
-       int cell = 0;
 
        //+---------------------------------------------------------------------
        //+                      first the opening preamble                    +
@@ -2091,121 +2238,68 @@ int LyXTabular::Latex(Buffer const * buf,
        else
                os << "\\begin{tabular}{";
        for (int i = 0; i < columns_; ++i) {
-               if (column_info[i].left_line)
-                       os << '|';
                if (!column_info[i].align_special.empty()) {
                        os << column_info[i].align_special;
-               } else if (!column_info[i].p_width.empty()) {
-                       switch (column_info[i].valignment) {
-                       case LYX_VALIGN_TOP:
-                               os << "p";
-                               break;
-                       case LYX_VALIGN_CENTER:
-                               os << "m";
-                               break;
-                       case LYX_VALIGN_BOTTOM:
-                               os << "b";
-                               break;
-                       }
-                       os << "{"
-                          << column_info[i].p_width
-                          << '}';
                } else {
-                       switch (column_info[i].alignment) {
-                       case LYX_ALIGN_LEFT:
-                               os << 'l';
-                               break;
-                       case LYX_ALIGN_RIGHT:
+                       if (column_info[i].left_line)
+                               os << '|';
+                       if (!column_info[i].p_width.zero()) {
+                         switch (column_info[i].alignment) {
+                         case LYX_ALIGN_LEFT:
+                           os << ">{\\raggedright}";
+                           break;
+                         case LYX_ALIGN_RIGHT:
+                           os << ">{\\raggedleft}";
+                           break;
+                         case LYX_ALIGN_CENTER:
+                           os << ">{\\centering}";
+                           break;
+                         }
+                         
+                               switch (column_info[i].valignment) {
+                               case LYX_VALIGN_TOP:
+                                       os << "p";
+                                       break;
+                               case LYX_VALIGN_CENTER:
+                                       os << "m";
+                                       break;
+                               case LYX_VALIGN_BOTTOM:
+                                       os << "b";
+                                       break;
+                       }
+                               os << "{"
+                                  << column_info[i].p_width.asLatexString()
+                                  << '}';
+                       } else {
+                               switch (column_info[i].alignment) {
+                               case LYX_ALIGN_LEFT:
+                                       os << 'l';
+                                       break;
+                               case LYX_ALIGN_RIGHT:
                                os << 'r';
                                break;
-                       default:
-                               os << 'c';
-                               break;
+                               default:
+                                       os << 'c';
+                                       break;
+                               }
                        }
+                       if (column_info[i].right_line)
+                               os << '|';
                }
-               if (column_info[i].right_line)
-                       os << '|';
        }
        os << "}\n";
        ++ret;
 
+       ret += TeXLongtableHeaderFooter(os, buf, fragile, fp);
+
        //+---------------------------------------------------------------------
        //+                      the single row and columns (cells)            +
        //+---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
-               ret += TeXTopHLine(os, i);
-               int bret = ret;
-               if (IsLongTabular()) {
-                       if ((endhead < 0) && (i == (abs(endhead)-1))) {
-                               os << "\\endhead\n";
-                               ++ret;
-                       }
-                       if ((endfirsthead < 0) && (i == (abs(endfirsthead)-1))) {
-                               os << "\\endfirsthead\n";
-                               ++ret;
-                       }
-                       if ((endfoot < 0) && (i == (abs(endfoot)-1))) {
-                               os << "\\endfoot\n";
-                               ++ret;
-                       }
-                       if ((endlastfoot < 0) && (i == (abs(endlastfoot)-1))) {
-                               os << "\\endlastfoot\n";
-                               ++ret;
-                       }
-               }
-               if (ret > bret) {
-                       ret += TeXBottomHLine(os, i-1);
-                       ret += TeXTopHLine(os, i);
-               }
-               for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
-                       if (IsPartOfMultiColumn(i,j))
-                               continue;
-                       ret += TeXCellPreamble(os, cell);
-                       InsetText * inset = GetCellInset(cell);
-
-                       bool rtl = inset->par->isRightToLeftPar(buf->params) &&
-#ifndef NEW_INSETS
-                               inset->par->Last() > 0 && GetPWidth(cell).empty();
-#else
-                       inset->par->size() > 0 && GetPWidth(cell).empty();
-#endif
-                       if (rtl)
-                               os << "\\R{";
-                       ret += inset->Latex(buf, os, fragile, fp);
-                       if (rtl)
-                               os << "}";
-
-                       ret += TeXCellPostamble(os, cell);
-                       if (!IsLastCellInRow(cell)) { // not last cell in row
-                               os << "&\n";
-                               ++ret;
-                       }
-                       ++cell;
-               }
-               os << "\\\\\n";
-               ret += TeXBottomHLine(os, i);
-               bret = ret;
-               if (IsLongTabular()) {
-                       if ((endhead > 0) && (i == (endhead - 1))) {
-                               os << "\\endhead\n";
-                               ++ret;
-                       }
-                       if ((endfirsthead > 0) && (i == (endfirsthead - 1))) {
-                               os << "\\endfirsthead\n";
-                               ++ret;
-                       }
-                       if ((endfoot > 0) && (i == (endfoot - 1))) {
-                               os << "\\endfoot\n";
-                               ++ret;
-                       }
-                       if ((endlastfoot > 0) && (i == (endlastfoot - 1))) {
-                               os << "\\endlastfoot\n";
-                               ++ret;
-                       }
-//         if (ret > bret)
-//             ret += TeXBottomHLine(os, i);
-                       if (row_info[i].newpage) {
+               if (isValidRow(i)) {
+                       ret += TeXRow(os, i, buf, fragile, fp);
+                       if (is_long_tabular && row_info[i].newpage) {
                                os << "\\newpage\n";
                                ++ret;
                        }
@@ -2229,7 +2323,59 @@ int LyXTabular::Latex(Buffer const * buf,
 }
 
 
-int LyXTabular::DocBook(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os) const
+int LyXTabular::docbookRow(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os, int row) const
+{
+       int ret = 0;
+       int cell = GetFirstCellInRow(row);
+
+       os << "<row>\n";
+       for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
+               if (IsPartOfMultiColumn(row, j))
+                       continue;
+
+               os << "<entry align=\"";
+               switch (GetAlignment(cell)) {
+               case LYX_ALIGN_LEFT:
+                       os << "left";
+                       break;
+               case LYX_ALIGN_RIGHT:
+                       os << "right";
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       os << "center";
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               os << "\" valign=\"";
+               switch (GetVAlignment(cell)) {
+               case LYX_VALIGN_TOP:
+                       os << "top";
+                       break;
+               case LYX_VALIGN_BOTTOM:
+                       os << "bottom";
+                       break;
+               case LYX_VALIGN_CENTER:
+                       os << "middle";
+               }
+               os << "\"";
+
+               if (IsMultiColumn(cell)) {
+                       os << " namest=\"col" << j << "\" ";
+                       os << "nameend=\"col" << j + cells_in_multicolumn(cell) - 1<< "\"";
+               }
+
+               os << ">";
+               ret += GetCellInset(cell)->docbook(buf, os, true);
+               os << "</entry>\n";
+               ++cell;
+       }
+       os << "</row>\n";
+       return ret;
+}
+
+
+int LyXTabular::docbook(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os,
+                       bool /*mixcont*/) const
 {
        int ret = 0;
 
@@ -2239,7 +2385,7 @@ int LyXTabular::DocBook(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os) const
 
        os << "<tgroup cols=\"" << columns_
           << "\" colsep=\"1\" rowsep=\"1\">\n";
-       
+
        for (int i = 0; i < columns_; ++i) {
                os << "<colspec colname=\"col" << i << "\" align=\"";
                switch (column_info[i].alignment) {
@@ -2253,7 +2399,36 @@ int LyXTabular::DocBook(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os) const
                        os << "center";
                        break;
                }
-               os << "\"/>\n";
+               os << "\">\n";
+               ++ret;
+       }
+
+       //+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+       //+                      Long Tabular case                             +
+       //+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+       // output header info
+       if (haveLTHead() || haveLTFirstHead()) {
+               os << "<thead>\n";
+               ++ret;
+               for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
+                       if (row_info[i].endhead || row_info[i].endfirsthead) {
+                               ret += docbookRow(buf, os, i);
+                       }
+               }
+               os << "</thead>\n";
+               ++ret;
+       }
+       // output footer info
+       if (haveLTFoot() || haveLTLastFoot()) {
+               os << "<tfoot>\n";
+               ++ret;
+               for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
+                       if (row_info[i].endfoot || row_info[i].endlastfoot) {
+                               ret += docbookRow(buf, os, i);
+                       }
+               }
+               os << "</tfoot>\n";
                ++ret;
        }
 
@@ -2261,53 +2436,15 @@ int LyXTabular::DocBook(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os) const
        //+                      the single row and columns (cells)            +
        //+---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       int cell = 0;
        os << "<tbody>\n";
+       ++ret;
        for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
-               os << "<row>\n";
-               for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
-                       if (IsPartOfMultiColumn(i, j))
-                               continue;
-               
-                       os << "<entry align=\"";
-                       switch (GetAlignment(cell)) {
-                       case LYX_ALIGN_LEFT:
-                               os << "left";
-                               break;
-                       case LYX_ALIGN_RIGHT:
-                               os << "right";
-                               break;
-                       default:
-                               os << "center";
-                               break;
-                       }
-               
-                       os << "\" valign=\"";
-                       switch (GetVAlignment(cell)) {
-                       case LYX_VALIGN_TOP:
-                               os << "top";
-                               break;
-                       case LYX_VALIGN_BOTTOM:
-                               os << "bottom";
-                               break;
-                       case LYX_VALIGN_CENTER:
-                               os << "middle";
-                       }
-                       os << "\"";
-               
-                       if (IsMultiColumn(cell)) {
-                               os << " namest=\"col" << j << "\" ";
-                               os << "nameend=\"col" << j + cells_in_multicolumn(cell) - 1<< "\"";
-                       }
-               
-                       os << ">";
-                       ret += GetCellInset(cell)->DocBook(buf, os);
-                       os << "</entry>";
-                       ++cell;
+               if (isValidRow(i)) {
+                       ret += docbookRow(buf, os, i);
                }
-               os << "</row>\n";
        }
        os << "</tbody>\n";
+       ++ret;
        //+---------------------------------------------------------------------
        //+                      the closing of the tabular                    +
        //+---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2318,20 +2455,11 @@ int LyXTabular::DocBook(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os) const
        return ret;
 }
 
-
-namespace {
-
-       inline
-       void print_n_chars(ostream & os, unsigned char ch, int n)
-       {
-               os << string(n, ch);
-       }
-
-} // namespace anon
-
-
-int LyXTabular::AsciiTopHLine(ostream & os, int row,
-                                                         vector<unsigned int> const & clen) const
+//--
+// ASCII export function and helpers
+//--
+int LyXTabular::asciiTopHLine(ostream & os, int row,
+                             vector<unsigned int> const & clen) const
 {
        int const fcell = GetFirstCellInRow(row);
        int const n = NumberOfCellsInRow(fcell) + fcell;
@@ -2360,9 +2488,9 @@ int LyXTabular::AsciiTopHLine(ostream & os, int row,
                }
                int column = column_of_cell(i);
                int len = clen[column];
-               while(IsPartOfMultiColumn(row, ++column))
+               while (IsPartOfMultiColumn(row, ++column))
                        len += clen[column] + 4;
-               print_n_chars(os, ch, len);
+               os << string(len, ch);
                if (TopLine(i)) {
                        if (RightLine(i))
                                os << "-+";
@@ -2377,8 +2505,8 @@ int LyXTabular::AsciiTopHLine(ostream & os, int row,
 }
 
 
-int LyXTabular::AsciiBottomHLine(ostream & os, int row,
-                                                                vector<unsigned int> const & clen) const
+int LyXTabular::asciiBottomHLine(ostream & os, int row,
+                                vector<unsigned int> const & clen) const
 {
        int const fcell = GetFirstCellInRow(row);
        int const n = NumberOfCellsInRow(fcell) + fcell;
@@ -2407,9 +2535,9 @@ int LyXTabular::AsciiBottomHLine(ostream & os, int row,
                }
                int column = column_of_cell(i);
                int len = clen[column];
-               while(IsPartOfMultiColumn(row, ++column))
+               while (IsPartOfMultiColumn(row, ++column))
                        len += clen[column] + 4;
-               print_n_chars(os, ch, len);
+               os << string(len, ch);
                if (BottomLine(i)) {
                        if (RightLine(i))
                                os << "-+";
@@ -2424,12 +2552,18 @@ int LyXTabular::AsciiBottomHLine(ostream & os, int row,
 }
 
 
-int LyXTabular::AsciiPrintCell(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os,
-                                                          int cell, int row, int column,
-                                                          vector<unsigned int> const & clen) const
+int LyXTabular::asciiPrintCell(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os,
+                              int cell, int row, int column,
+                              vector<unsigned int> const & clen,
+                              bool onlydata) const
 {
        ostringstream sstr;
-       int ret = GetCellInset(cell)->Ascii(buf, sstr, 0);
+       int ret = GetCellInset(cell)->ascii(buf, sstr, 0);
+
+       if (onlydata) {
+               os << sstr.str();
+               return ret;
+       }
 
        if (LeftLine(cell))
                os << "| ";
@@ -2438,7 +2572,7 @@ int LyXTabular::AsciiPrintCell(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os,
 
        unsigned int len1 = sstr.str().length();
        unsigned int len2 = clen[column];
-       while(IsPartOfMultiColumn(row, ++column))
+       while (IsPartOfMultiColumn(row, ++column))
                len2 += clen[column] + 4;
        len2 -= len1;
 
@@ -2471,7 +2605,8 @@ int LyXTabular::AsciiPrintCell(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os,
 }
 
 
-int LyXTabular::Ascii(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os) const
+int LyXTabular::ascii(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os, int const depth,
+                                         bool onlydata, unsigned char delim) const
 {
        int ret = 0;
 
@@ -2480,83 +2615,147 @@ int LyXTabular::Ascii(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os) const
        //+---------------------------------------------------------------------
        vector<unsigned int> clen(columns_);
 
-       // first all non (real) multicolumn cells!
-       for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
-               clen[j] = 0;
-               for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
-                       int cell = GetCellNumber(i, j);
-                       if (IsMultiColumn(cell, true))
-                               continue;
-                       ostringstream sstr;
-                       GetCellInset(cell)->Ascii(buf, sstr, 0);
-                       if (clen[j] < sstr.str().length())
-                               clen[j] = sstr.str().length();
+       if (!onlydata) {
+               // first all non (real) multicolumn cells!
+               for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
+                       clen[j] = 0;
+                       for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
+                               int cell = GetCellNumber(i, j);
+                               if (IsMultiColumn(cell, true))
+                                       continue;
+                               ostringstream sstr;
+                               GetCellInset(cell)->ascii(buf, sstr, 0);
+                               if (clen[j] < sstr.str().length())
+                                       clen[j] = sstr.str().length();
+                       }
                }
-       }
-       // then all (real) multicolumn cells!
-       for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
-               for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
-                       int cell = GetCellNumber(i, j);
-                       if (!IsMultiColumn(cell, true) || IsPartOfMultiColumn(i, j))
-                               continue;
-                       ostringstream sstr;
-                       GetCellInset(cell)->Ascii(buf, sstr, 0);
-                       int len = int(sstr.str().length());
-                       int const n = cells_in_multicolumn(cell);
-                       for (int k = j; (len > 0) && (k < (j + n - 1)); ++k)
-                               len -= clen[k];
-                       if (len > int(clen[j + n - 1]))
-                               clen[j + n - 1] = len;
+               // then all (real) multicolumn cells!
+               for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
+                       for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
+                               int cell = GetCellNumber(i, j);
+                               if (!IsMultiColumn(cell, true) || IsPartOfMultiColumn(i, j))
+                                       continue;
+                               ostringstream sstr;
+                               GetCellInset(cell)->ascii(buf, sstr, 0);
+                               int len = int(sstr.str().length());
+                               int const n = cells_in_multicolumn(cell);
+                               for (int k = j; (len > 0) && (k < (j + n - 1)); ++k)
+                                       len -= clen[k];
+                               if (len > int(clen[j + n - 1]))
+                                       clen[j + n - 1] = len;
+                       }
                }
        }
        int cell = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
-               AsciiTopHLine(os, i, clen);
+               if (!onlydata) {
+                       if (asciiTopHLine(os, i, clen)) {
+                               for (int j = 0; j < depth; ++j)
+                                       os << "  ";
+                       }
+               }
                for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
                        if (IsPartOfMultiColumn(i,j))
                                continue;
-                       ret += AsciiPrintCell(buf, os, cell, i, j, clen);
+                       if (onlydata && j > 0)
+                               os << delim;
+                       ret += asciiPrintCell(buf, os, cell, i, j, clen, onlydata);
                        ++cell;
                }
                os << endl;
-               AsciiBottomHLine(os, i, clen);
+               if (!onlydata) {
+                       for (int j = 0; j < depth; ++j)
+                               os << "  ";
+                       if (asciiBottomHLine(os, i, clen)) {
+                               for (int j = 0; j < depth; ++j)
+                                       os << "  ";
+                       }
+               }
        }
        return ret;
 }
+//--
+// end ascii export
+//--
 
 
 InsetText * LyXTabular::GetCellInset(int cell) const
 {
+       cur_cell = cell;
        return & cell_info[row_of_cell(cell)][column_of_cell(cell)].inset;
 }
 
 
 InsetText * LyXTabular::GetCellInset(int row, int column) const
 {
-       return GetCellInset(GetCellNumber(row, column));
+       cur_cell = GetCellNumber(row, column);
+       return & cell_info[row][column].inset;
+}
+
+
+int LyXTabular::GetCellFromInset(Inset const * inset, int maybe_cell) const
+{
+       // is this inset part of the tabular?
+       if (!inset || inset->owner() != owner_) {
+               lyxerr[Debug::INSETTEXT]
+                       << "this is not a cell of the tabular!" << endl;
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       const int save_cur_cell = cur_cell;
+       int cell = cur_cell;
+       if (GetCellInset(cell) != inset) {
+               cell = maybe_cell;
+               if (cell == -1 || GetCellInset(cell) != inset) {
+                       cell = -1;
+               }
+       }
+
+       if (cell == -1) {
+               for (cell = GetNumberOfCells(); cell >= 0; --cell) {
+                       if (GetCellInset(cell) == inset)
+                               break;
+               }
+               lyxerr[Debug::INSETTEXT]
+                        << "LyXTabular::GetCellFromInset: "
+                                   << "cell=" << cell
+                                   << ", cur_cell=" << save_cur_cell
+                                   << ", maybe_cell=" << maybe_cell
+                                   << endl;
+               // We should have found a cell at this point
+               if (cell == -1) {
+                       lyxerr << "LyXTabular::GetCellFromInset: "
+                              << "Cell not found!" << endl;
+               }
+       }
+
+       return cell;
 }
 
 
 void LyXTabular::Validate(LaTeXFeatures & features) const
 {
+        features.require("NeedTabularnewline");
        if (IsLongTabular())
-               features.longtable = true;
+               features.require("longtable");
        if (NeedRotating())
-               features.rotating = true;
-       for (int cell = 0; !features.array && (cell < numberofcells); ++cell) {
-               if (GetVAlignment(cell) != LYX_VALIGN_TOP)
-                       features.array = true;
-               GetCellInset(cell)->Validate(features);
+               features.require("rotating");
+       for (int cell = 0; cell < numberofcells; ++cell) {
+               if ( (GetVAlignment(cell) != LYX_VALIGN_TOP) ||
+                    ( !(GetPWidth(cell).zero())&&!(IsMultiColumn(cell)) )
+                  )
+                       features.require("array");
+               GetCellInset(cell)->validate(features);
        }
 }
 
 
-std::vector<string> const LyXTabular::getLabelList() const
+vector<string> const LyXTabular::getLabelList() const
 {
-       std::vector<string> label_list;
+       vector<string> label_list;
        for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i)
                for (int j = 0; j < columns_; ++j) {
-                       std::vector<string> const l =
+                       vector<string> const l =
                                GetCellInset(i, j)->getLabelList();
                        label_list.insert(label_list.end(),
                                          l.begin(), l.end());
@@ -2564,37 +2763,16 @@ std::vector<string> const LyXTabular::getLabelList() const
        return label_list;
 }
 
-                       
-#ifndef NEW_INSETS
-LyXTabular::BoxType LyXTabular::UseParbox(int cell) const
-{
-       LyXParagraph * par = GetCellInset(cell)->par;
 
-       for (; par; par = par->next_) {
-               for (int i = 0; i < par->Last(); ++i) {
-                       if (par->GetChar(i)     == LyXParagraph::META_NEWLINE)
-                               return BOX_PARBOX;
-               }
-       }
-       return BOX_NONE;
-}
-#else
 LyXTabular::BoxType LyXTabular::UseParbox(int cell) const
 {
-       LyXParagraph * par = GetCellInset(cell)->par;
+       Paragraph * par = GetCellInset(cell)->paragraph();
 
        for (; par; par = par->next()) {
                for (int i = 0; i < par->size(); ++i) {
-                       if (par->GetChar(i)     == LyXParagraph::META_NEWLINE)
+                       if (par->getChar(i) == Paragraph::META_NEWLINE)
                                return BOX_PARBOX;
                }
        }
        return BOX_NONE;
 }
-#endif
-/* Emacs:
- * Local variables:
- * tab-width: 4
- * End:
- * vi:set tabstop=4:
- */