+
+ /*
+ * Increment the number of vertical spans in a data cell above,
+ * if this cell vertically extends one or more cells above.
+ * The iteration must be done over data rows,
+ * not over layout rows, because one layout row
+ * can be reused for more than one data row.
+ */
+
+ if (cp->pos == TBL_CELL_DOWN ||
+ (*pos - startpos == 2 &&
+ p[startpos] == '\\' && p[startpos + 1] == '^')) {
+ pdp = dp;
+ while ((pdp = pdp->prev) != NULL) {
+ pdat = pdp->first;
+ while (pdat != NULL &&
+ pdat->layout->col < dat->layout->col)
+ pdat = pdat->next;
+ if (pdat == NULL)
+ break;
+ if (pdat->layout->pos != TBL_CELL_DOWN &&
+ strcmp(pdat->string, "\\^") != 0) {
+ pdat->vspans++;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Count the number of horizontal spans to the right of this cell.
+ * This is purely a matter of the layout, independent of the data.
+ */
+