M2 table formatting survey and option inventory

Problem

Research BI products and table libraries, then produce a normalized option inventory for column, row, and cell formatting and linking.

Context

• Dataface needs to know which table capabilities are table stakes versus product-specific stretch goals.
• The survey should normalize options across BI tools and table libraries rather than copy one product blindly.
• This inventory will feed the schema, docs, and implementation prioritization for M2 table work.

Possible Solutions

• A - Start designing the Dataface table API from internal intuition only: fast, but likely incomplete.
• B - Copy a single tools model and adapt later: efficient, but risks inheriting the wrong abstraction.
• C - Recommended: survey several relevant tools, normalize their option sets, and rank them by value, complexity, and fit for Dataface.

Plan

1. Select the comparison set of BI products and table libraries to study.
2. Extract and normalize their formatting, linking, and visual-encoding options.
3. Rank options by importance, implementation cost, and architectural fit.
4. Convert the survey into a decision input for the table schema and roadmap.

Implementation Progress

QA Exploration

• [ ] QA exploration completed (or N/A for non-UI tasks)

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