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%% The LaTeX Companion, 3ed
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%% Example 6-9-4 on page I-501 in "Scattering table data across your document".
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%% Copyright (C) 2022 Frank Mittelbach
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\documentclass{tlc3exa}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setcounter{page}{6}
\setlength\textwidth{159.0pt}
%StartShownPreambleCommands
\usepackage{keyvaltable}
\NewKeyValTable[norowbg]{ToDo}{ prio: default=high;
text: head=comment }
\NewCollectedTable{notes}{ToDo}
\newcommand\note[2][]{\CollectRow[#1]{notes}{text=#2}}
%StopShownPreambleCommands
\begin{document}
\note{{A note, with comma}}
\note{one more with prio change, prio=low}
My notes: \ShowCollectedTable{notes} And more text.
\note[bg=blue!10]{and some afterthought}
\end{document}
