@cindex Tabulated List mode
Tabulated List mode is a major mode for displaying tabulated data,
-i.e., data consisting of @dfn{entries}, each entry occupying one row of
-text with its contents divided into columns. Tabulated List mode
+i.e., data consisting of @dfn{entries}, each entry occupying one row
+of text with its contents divided into columns. Tabulated List mode
provides facilities for pretty-printing rows and columns, and sorting
the rows according to the values in each column. It is derived from
Special mode (@pxref{Basic Major Modes}).
+@findex make-vtable
+@cindex variable pitch tables
+ Tabulated List mode is geared towards displaying text using
+monospaced fonts, using a single font and text size. If you want to
+display a table using variable pitch fonts or images,
+@code{make-vtable} can be used instead. vtable also support having
+more than a single table in a buffer, or having a buffer that contains
+both a table and additional text in it. @ref{Introduction,,, vtable}
+for more information.
+
Tabulated List mode is intended to be used as a parent mode by a more
specialized major mode. Examples include Process Menu mode
(@pxref{Process Information}) and Package Menu mode (@pxref{Package
("url" "Variable Index" "Function Index")
("vhdl" "(vhdl-mode)Variable Index" "(vhdl-mode)Command Index")
("viper" "Variable Index" "Function Index")
+ ("vtable" "Index")
("widget" "Index")
("wisent" "Index")
("woman" "Variable Index" "Command Index")))