Padding
Add space inside table cells for better readability.
Novem is currently in closed alpha. This documentation is incomplete and subject to change.
Padding is the process of adding space on the inside of the cell. Novem supports adding padding in all the cardinal directions, top, down, left and right. The padding is provided as sizes between 1 and 5.
The instructions are similar to other novem plot with two slicers followed by direction and size. The direction codes are identical to the border direction codes and are as follows:
l -- add left padding to cell
r -- add right padding to cell
t -- add top padding to cell
b -- add bottom padding to cell
x -- add left and right padding to cell
y -- add top and bottom padding to cell
a -- add paddings to sides of the cell
The below table shows a table with no extra padding applied. This creates a compact, condensed look that works well when space is limited.
Adding extra padding between text and borders makes the table easier to read and gives the content room to breathe.
You can use left padding to emulate a hierarchy structure, making it visually clear which rows are sub-items of others.