]> git.lyx.org Git - lyx.git/blobdiff - src/tabular.C
fix typo that put too many include paths for most people
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index 0c201c501ac683d896a3486532a13cda2c518e75..7f05319dbdf454f72bca1bde9462e9287e1c771e 100644 (file)
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 /* This file is part of
- * ====================================================== 
- * 
+ * ======================================================
+ *
  *           LyX, The Document Processor
- *      
- *           Copyright 2000-2001 The LyX Team.
+ *
+ *           Copyright 2000-2002 The LyX Team.
  *
  *           @author: Jürgen Vigna
  *
- * ====================================================== 
+ * ======================================================
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
 // temporary until verified (08/08/2001 Jug)
 #define SPECIAL_COLUM_HANDLING 1
 
-#include <algorithm>
-#include <cstdlib>
-
 #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 "LaTeXFeatures.h"
+#include "insets/insettabular.h"
+#include "insets/insettext.h"
 #include "support/lstrings.h"
 #include "support/lyxmanip.h"
 #include "support/LAssert.h"
-#include "insets/insettabular.h"
-#include "insets/insettext.h"
+#include "frontends/Alert.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
+#include "tabular_funcs.h"
+#include "lyxtextclasslist.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cstdlib>
 
 using std::ostream;
 using std::istream;
@@ -57,7 +59,8 @@ 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;
@@ -73,17 +76,21 @@ 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;
@@ -95,26 +102,40 @@ LyXTabular::columnstruct::columnstruct()
 
 LyXTabular::lttype::lttype()
 {
-       row = 0;
        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;
        cur_cell = -1;
-       Init(rows_arg, columns_arg);
+       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;
        cur_cell = -1;
-       Init(lt.rows_, lt.columns_, &lt);
+       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)
@@ -148,14 +169,7 @@ LyXTabular & LyXTabular::operator=(LyXTabular const & lt)
        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();
@@ -164,9 +178,10 @@ LyXTabular & LyXTabular::operator=(LyXTabular const & lt)
 }
 
 
-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!
@@ -181,14 +196,15 @@ 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);
@@ -211,7 +227,7 @@ 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>();
@@ -219,30 +235,26 @@ void LyXTabular::Init(int rows_arg, int columns_arg, LyXTabular const * lt)
        set_row_column_number_info();
        is_long_tabular = false;
        rotate = false;
-       endhead.row = 0;
-       endfirsthead.row = 0;
-       endfoot.row = 0;
-       endlastfoot.row = 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) {
@@ -266,11 +278,8 @@ 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_;
@@ -278,17 +287,17 @@ 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) {
@@ -298,12 +307,14 @@ 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;
@@ -322,7 +333,7 @@ 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);
@@ -332,15 +343,23 @@ 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);
        }
@@ -395,7 +414,7 @@ void LyXTabular::set_row_column_number_info(bool oldformat)
                                        cell_info[row][column+cn-1].right_line;
                        }
                        cell_info[row][column].inset.setAutoBreakRows(
-                               !GetPWidth(GetCellNumber(row, column)).empty());
+                               !GetPWidth(GetCellNumber(row, column)).zero());
                }
        }
 }
@@ -419,11 +438,11 @@ 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;
@@ -446,7 +465,9 @@ 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;
@@ -467,7 +488,9 @@ bool LyXTabular::LeftLine(int cell, bool onlycolumn) const
 
 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;
@@ -516,7 +539,7 @@ bool LyXTabular::LeftAlreadyDrawed(int cell) const
                if (GetAdditionalWidth(cell_info[row][column].cellno))
                        return false;
 #ifdef SPECIAL_COLUM_HANDLING
-               return column_info[column].right_line;
+               return RightLine(cell_info[row][column].cellno);
 #else
                return RightLine(cell_info[row][column].cellno, true);
 #endif
@@ -539,7 +562,7 @@ 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;
@@ -548,8 +571,8 @@ 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;
@@ -569,8 +592,8 @@ int LyXTabular::GetAdditionalWidth(int cell) const
        // used to get it back in text.C
        int const col = right_column_of_cell(cell);
        int const row = row_of_cell(cell);
-       if (col < columns_ - 1 && RightLine(cell, true) &&
-               LeftLine(cell_info[row][col+1].cellno, true)) // column_info[col+1].left_line)
+       if (col < columns_ - 1 && RightLine(cell) &&
+               LeftLine(cell_info[row][col+1].cellno)) // column_info[col+1].left_line)
        {
                return WIDTH_OF_LINE;
        } else {
@@ -579,7 +602,7 @@ int LyXTabular::GetAdditionalWidth(int cell) const
 }
 
 
-// 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);
@@ -598,15 +621,16 @@ 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) {
@@ -614,7 +638,6 @@ 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;
@@ -623,29 +646,42 @@ 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);
@@ -675,16 +711,11 @@ bool LyXTabular::SetWidthOfCell(int cell, int new_width)
                width = (new_width + 2*WIDTH_OF_LINE + add_width);
                cell_info[row][column1].width_of_cell = width;
                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;
@@ -713,9 +744,9 @@ 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;
@@ -723,16 +754,16 @@ bool LyXTabular::SetColumnPWidth(int cell, string const & 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!
+               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)) {
@@ -744,7 +775,7 @@ 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;
@@ -825,7 +856,7 @@ 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;
@@ -833,17 +864,17 @@ 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();
 }
 
 
@@ -871,8 +902,8 @@ 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;
@@ -880,10 +911,10 @@ 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;
@@ -921,7 +952,7 @@ 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);
        }
@@ -931,16 +962,21 @@ 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;
                }
        }
@@ -989,148 +1025,60 @@ int LyXTabular::right_column_of_cell(int cell) const
 }
 
 
-// Perfect case for a template... (Lgb)
-// or perhaps not...
-#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.row)
-          << write_attribute("endfirsthead", endfirsthead.row)
-          << write_attribute("endfoot", endfoot.row)
-          << write_attribute("endlastfoot", endlastfoot.row)
+          << 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";
@@ -1145,156 +1093,6 @@ 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;
@@ -1303,7 +1101,7 @@ 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;
        }
 
@@ -1312,13 +1110,89 @@ 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;
@@ -1327,7 +1201,7 @@ 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" <<
@@ -1336,14 +1210,37 @@ void LyXTabular::ReadNew(Buffer const * buf, istream & is,
        }
        getTokenValue(line, "rotate", rotate);
        getTokenValue(line, "islongtable", is_long_tabular);
-       getTokenValue(line, "endhead", endhead.row);
-       getTokenValue(line, "endfirsthead", endfirsthead.row);
-       getTokenValue(line, "endfoot", endfoot.row);
-       getTokenValue(line, "endlastfoot", endlastfoot.row);
-       endhead.row = abs(endhead.row);
-       endfirsthead.row = abs(endfirsthead.row);
-       endfoot.row = abs(endfoot.row);
-       endlastfoot.row = abs(endlastfoot.row);
+       // 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")) {
@@ -1368,6 +1265,10 @@ 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);
@@ -1412,7 +1313,8 @@ 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;
@@ -1428,7 +1330,7 @@ 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)
@@ -1442,7 +1344,7 @@ 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) {
@@ -1450,7 +1352,7 @@ 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);
@@ -1470,14 +1372,11 @@ 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.row = a + 1;
-               endfirsthead.row = b + 1;
-               endfoot.row = c + 1;
-               endlastfoot.row = 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;
@@ -1496,7 +1395,7 @@ 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 '"'
@@ -1508,7 +1407,7 @@ 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) {
@@ -1540,7 +1439,7 @@ 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);
                        }
                }
        }
@@ -1549,6 +1448,7 @@ void LyXTabular::OldFormatRead(LyXLex & lex, string const & fl)
        Paragraph * par = new Paragraph;
        Paragraph * return_par = 0;
 
+       par->layout(textclasslist[bp.textclass].defaultLayoutName());
        string tmptok;
        int pos = 0;
        Paragraph::depth_type depth = 0;
@@ -1562,15 +1462,22 @@ void LyXTabular::OldFormatRead(LyXLex & lex, string const & fl)
                        continue;
                if (token == "\\layout"
                        || token == "\\end_float"
-                       || token == "\\end_deeper") {
+                       || token == "\\end_deeper")
+               {
                        lex.pushToken(token);
 #ifndef NO_COMPABILITY
                        // Here we need to insert the inset_ert_contents into the last
                        // cell of the tabular.
-                       owner_->bufferOwner()->insertErtContents(par, pos, font);
+                       owner_->bufferOwner()->insertErtContents(par, pos);
 #endif
                        break;
                }
+#ifndef NO_COMPABILITY
+               if (token == "\\newline")
+                       // Here we need to insert the inset_ert_contents into the last
+                       // cell of the tabular.
+                       owner_->bufferOwner()->insertErtContents(par, pos, false);
+#endif
                if (owner_->bufferOwner()->parseSingleLyXformat2Token(lex, par,
                                                                                                                          return_par,
                                                                                                                          token, pos,
@@ -1606,7 +1513,7 @@ 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;
@@ -1643,15 +1550,25 @@ 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();
 }
 
@@ -1676,9 +1593,9 @@ 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;
@@ -1815,28 +1732,28 @@ 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;
        return UseParbox(cell);
 }
 
-bool LyXTabular::checkLTType(int row, ltType const & ltt) const
-{
-       if (!ltt.row || (ltt.row > rows_))
-               return false;
-       return (row == (ltt.row - 1));
-}
 
-
-void LyXTabular::SetLTHead(ltType const & hd, bool first)
+///
+//  This are functions used for the longtable support
+///
+void LyXTabular::SetLTHead(int row, bool flag, ltType const & hd, bool first)
 {
        if (first) {
                endfirsthead = hd;
+               if (hd.set)
+                       row_info[row].endfirsthead = flag;
        } else {
                endhead = hd;
+               if (hd.set)
+                       row_info[row].endhead = flag;
        }
 }
 
@@ -1844,23 +1761,29 @@ void LyXTabular::SetLTHead(ltType const & hd, bool first)
 bool LyXTabular::GetRowOfLTHead(int row, ltType & hd) const
 {
        hd = endhead;
-       return checkLTType(row, hd);
+       hd.set = haveLTHead();
+       return row_info[row].endhead;
 }
 
 
 bool LyXTabular::GetRowOfLTFirstHead(int row, ltType & hd) const
 {
        hd = endfirsthead;
-       return checkLTType(row, hd);
+       hd.set = haveLTFirstHead();
+       return row_info[row].endfirsthead;
 }
 
 
-void LyXTabular::SetLTFoot(ltType const & fd, bool last)
+void LyXTabular::SetLTFoot(int row, bool flag, ltType const & fd, bool last)
 {
        if (last) {
                endlastfoot = fd;
+               if (fd.set)
+                       row_info[row].endlastfoot = flag;
        } else {
                endfoot = fd;
+               if (fd.set)
+                       row_info[row].endfoot = flag;
        }
 }
 
@@ -1868,29 +1791,77 @@ void LyXTabular::SetLTFoot(ltType const & fd, bool last)
 bool LyXTabular::GetRowOfLTFoot(int row, ltType & fd) const
 {
        fd = endfoot;
-       return checkLTType(row, fd);
+       fd.set = haveLTFoot();
+       return row_info[row].endfoot;
 }
 
 
 bool LyXTabular::GetRowOfLTLastFoot(int row, ltType & fd) const
 {
        fd = endlastfoot;
-       return checkLTType(row, fd);
+       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;
 }
 
 
-void LyXTabular::SetLTNewPage(int cell, bool what)
+bool LyXTabular::haveLTFirstHead() const
 {
-       row_info[row_of_cell(cell)].newpage = what;
+       if (endfirsthead.empty)
+               return false;
+       for(int i=0; i < rows_; ++i) {
+               if (row_info[i].endfirsthead)
+                       return true;
+       }
+       return false;
+}
+
+
+bool LyXTabular::haveLTFoot() const
+{
+       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))
@@ -1957,7 +1928,7 @@ 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) {
@@ -1990,7 +1961,7 @@ 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) {
@@ -2024,13 +1995,13 @@ int LyXTabular::TeXCellPreamble(ostream & os, int cell) const
                        os << cellinfo_of_cell(cell)->align_special << "}{";
                } else {
                        if (LeftLine(cell) &&
-                               (IsFirstCellInRow(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";
@@ -2042,7 +2013,7 @@ 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:
@@ -2077,7 +2048,7 @@ 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)) {
@@ -2091,7 +2062,7 @@ int LyXTabular::TeXCellPreamble(ostream & os, int cell) const
                        os << "b";
                        break;
                }
-               os << "]{" << GetPWidth(cell) << "}\n";
+               os << "]{" << GetPWidth(cell).asLatexString() << "}\n";
                ++ret;
        }
        return ret;
@@ -2109,7 +2080,7 @@ int LyXTabular::TeXCellPostamble(ostream & os, int cell) const
                os << "%\n\\end{minipage}";
                ret += 2;
        }
-       if (IsMultiColumn(cell)){
+       if (IsMultiColumn(cell)) {
                os << '}';
        }
        if (GetRotateCell(cell)) {
@@ -2120,11 +2091,146 @@ 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()->size() > 0 && 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 << "\\\\\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                    +
@@ -2141,10 +2247,10 @@ int LyXTabular::Latex(Buffer const * buf,
        for (int i = 0; i < columns_; ++i) {
                if (!column_info[i].align_special.empty()) {
                        os << column_info[i].align_special;
-               } else { 
+               } else {
                        if (column_info[i].left_line)
                                os << '|';
-                       if (!column_info[i].p_width.empty()) {
+                       if (!column_info[i].p_width.zero()) {
                                switch (column_info[i].valignment) {
                                case LYX_VALIGN_TOP:
                                        os << "p";
@@ -2157,7 +2263,7 @@ int LyXTabular::Latex(Buffer const * buf,
                                        break;
                        }
                                os << "{"
-                                  << column_info[i].p_width
+                                  << column_info[i].p_width.asLatexString()
                                   << '}';
                        } else {
                                switch (column_info[i].alignment) {
@@ -2179,69 +2285,16 @@ int LyXTabular::Latex(Buffer const * buf,
        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);
-#warning Implement top double lines for LT Header/Footers
-#if 0
-               if (ret > bret) {
-                       ret += TeXBottomHLine(os, i-1);
-                       ret += TeXTopHLine(os, i);
-               }
-#endif
-               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()->size() > 0 && GetPWidth(cell).empty();
-
-                       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);
-               if (IsLongTabular()) {
-                       if (i == (endhead.row - 1)) {
-                               if (endhead.bottomDL)
-                                       ret += TeXBottomHLine(os, i);
-                               os << "\\endhead\n";
-                               ++ret;
-                       }
-                       if (i == (endfirsthead.row - 1)) {
-                               if (endfirsthead.bottomDL)
-                                       ret += TeXBottomHLine(os, i);
-                               os << "\\endfirsthead\n";
-                               ++ret;
-                       }
-                       if (i == (endfoot.row - 1)) {
-                               if (endfoot.bottomDL)
-                                       ret += TeXBottomHLine(os, i);
-                               os << "\\endfoot\n";
-                               ++ret;
-                       }
-                       if (i == (endlastfoot.row - 1)) {
-                               if (endlastfoot.bottomDL)
-                                       ret += TeXBottomHLine(os, i);
-                               os << "\\endlastfoot\n";
-                               ++ret;
-                       }
-                       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;
                        }
@@ -2269,7 +2322,7 @@ 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))
@@ -2313,10 +2366,10 @@ int LyXTabular::docbookRow(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os, int row) const
        }
        os << "</row>\n";
        return ret;
-}      
+}
 
 
-int LyXTabular::DocBook(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os) const
+int LyXTabular::docBook(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os) const
 {
        int ret = 0;
 
@@ -2326,7 +2379,7 @@ 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) {
@@ -2348,44 +2401,44 @@ int LyXTabular::DocBook(Buffer const * buf, ostream & os) const
        //+                      Long Tabular case                             +
        //+---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       if ( IsLongTabular() ) {
-               // Header
-               if( endhead.row || endfirsthead.row ) {
-                       os << "<thead>\n";
-                       if( endfirsthead.row ) {
-                               docbookRow( buf, os, endfirsthead.row - 1);
-                       }
-                       if( endhead.row && endhead.row != endfirsthead.row) {
-                               docbookRow(buf, os, endhead.row - 1);
+       // 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";
                }
-
-               // Footer
-               if( endfoot.row || endlastfoot.row ) {
-                       os << "<tfoot>\n";
-                       if( endfoot.row ) {
-                               docbookRow( buf, os, endfoot.row - 1);
-                       }
-                       if( endlastfoot.row && endlastfoot.row != endfoot.row) {
-                               docbookRow( buf, os, endlastfoot.row - 1);
+               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";
                }
+               os << "</tfoot>\n";
+               ++ret;
        }
+
        //+---------------------------------------------------------------------
        //+                      the single row and columns (cells)            +
        //+---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        os << "<tbody>\n";
+       ++ret;
        for (int i = 0; i < rows_; ++i) {
-               if(!IsLongTabular() || (
-                  i != endhead.row - 1 && i != endfirsthead.row - 1 &&
-                  i != endfoot.row - 1 && i != endlastfoot.row - 1)) {
-                       docbookRow( buf, os, i);
+               if (isValidRow(i)) {
+                       ret += docbookRow(buf, os, i);
                }
        }
        os << "</tbody>\n";
+       ++ret;
        //+---------------------------------------------------------------------
        //+                      the closing of the tabular                    +
        //+---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2396,20 +2449,11 @@ 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;
@@ -2438,9 +2482,9 @@ 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 << "-+";
@@ -2455,8 +2499,8 @@ 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;
@@ -2485,9 +2529,9 @@ 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 << "-+";
@@ -2502,13 +2546,19 @@ 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);
 
+       if (onlydata) {
+               os << sstr.str();
+               return ret;
+       }
+
        if (LeftLine(cell))
                os << "| ";
        else
@@ -2516,7 +2566,7 @@ 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;
 
@@ -2549,7 +2599,8 @@ 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;
 
@@ -2558,49 +2609,68 @@ 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
@@ -2617,26 +2687,66 @@ InsetText * LyXTabular::GetCellInset(int row, int column) const
 }
 
 
+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
 {
        if (IsLongTabular())
-               features.longtable = true;
+               features.require("longtable");
        if (NeedRotating())
-               features.rotating = true;
-       for (int cell = 0; !features.array && (cell < numberofcells); ++cell) {
+               features.require("rotating");
+       for (int cell = 0; cell < numberofcells; ++cell) {
                if (GetVAlignment(cell) != LYX_VALIGN_TOP)
-                       features.array = true;
+                       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());
@@ -2644,23 +2754,16 @@ std::vector<string> const LyXTabular::getLabelList() const
        return label_list;
 }
 
-                       
+
 LyXTabular::BoxType LyXTabular::UseParbox(int cell) const
 {
        Paragraph * par = GetCellInset(cell)->paragraph();
 
        for (; par; par = par->next()) {
                for (int i = 0; i < par->size(); ++i) {
-                       if (par->getChar(i)     == Paragraph::META_NEWLINE)
+                       if (par->getChar(i) == Paragraph::META_NEWLINE)
                                return BOX_PARBOX;
                }
        }
        return BOX_NONE;
 }
-
-/* Emacs:
- * Local variables:
- * tab-width: 4
- * End:
- * vi:set tabstop=4:
- */