Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-tables] Allow 'order' on table columns (#7340)

My purpose for this discussion is two-folds:

1.   Is the existence of an improved table spec sufficient to reassure implementers to attempt changes to their table layout behavior in well-scoped scenarios?
    a. If the answer is no, then I will go ahead and shelve this type of issue for now (move to css-tables-4).

2. I think we all agree this sounds useful, but is this presentational?

3. If we agree on the idea, we should spec the details:

My proposal here is to find any group of columns that are tied together by spanning cells. These groups of columns act as one column for the purpose of reordering. They use the `order` value of the first column of that group (the value of other spanned columns of the group would be ignored).

One interesting question is the accessibility aspect. Is that a visual effect, or should it also change the a11y tree (for what benefit? clarity might be one, for partially sighted users for instance)

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