+static struct table_cell *
+get_joined_cell (struct table *table, int x, int y)
+{
+ int index = x + y * table_nc (table);
+ unsigned short opt = table->ct[index];
+ struct table_cell *cell;
+
+ if (opt & TAB_JOIN)
+ cell = table->cc[index];
+ else
+ {
+ char *text = table->cc[index];
+
+ cell = add_joined_cell (table, x, y, x, y, table->ct[index]);
+ cell->text = text ? text : pool_strdup (table->container, "");
+ }
+ return cell;
+}
+
+/* Sets the subscripts for column X, row Y in TABLE. */
+void
+table_add_subscripts (struct table *table, int x, int y,
+ char **subscripts, size_t n_subscripts)
+{
+ struct table_cell *cell = get_joined_cell (table, x, y);
+
+ cell->n_subscripts = n_subscripts;
+ cell->subscripts = pool_nalloc (table->container, n_subscripts,
+ sizeof *cell->subscripts);
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < n_subscripts; i++)
+ cell->subscripts[i] = pool_strdup (table->container, subscripts[i]);
+}
+
+/* Sets the superscript for column X, row Y in TABLE. */
+void
+table_add_superscript (struct table *table, int x, int y,
+ const char *superscript)
+{
+ get_joined_cell (table, x, y)->superscript
+ = pool_strdup (table->container, superscript);
+}
+
+/* Create a footnote in TABLE with MARKER (e.g. "a") as its marker and CONTENT
+ as its content. The footnote will be styled as STYLE, which is mandatory.
+ IDX must uniquely identify the footnote within TABLE.
+
+ Returns the new footnote. The return value is the only way to get to the
+ footnote later, so it is important for the caller to remember it. */