   if me[ p ]?
     return _record_fail me, 'µ5661', "unable to re-define #{p}"
   #.........................................................................................................
-  debug '37736', UNITS.parse_nonnegative_quantity text
-  me[ p ] = text
+  me[ p ] = UNITS.parse_nonnegative_quantity text
   return null
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@_walk_opening_events = ( me ) ->
  @_ensure_unitvector me
  layout_name = me.name
  yield tex "\n\n"
  yield tex "% ==========================================================================================================\n"
  yield tex "\\par% Beginning of MKTS Table (layout: #{rpr layout_name})\n"

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@_walk_pod_events = ( me, selectors_and_content_events ) ->
  for [ selector, content..., ] from @_walk_most_recent_field_designations me, selectors_and_content_events
    # debug '88733', selector, content if me.name is 'small-table'
    continue if content.length is 0
    d                 = me.pod_dimensions[ selector ]
    pod_height_txt    = UNITS.as_text me.unitheight,  '*', d.height
    pod_width_txt     = UNITS.as_text me.unitwidth,   '*', d.width
    if me._tmp_is_outermost then  valign_tex  = @_get_valign_tex me, me.valigns[ selector ] ? me.valigns[ '*' ] ? 'center'
    else                          valign_tex  = @_get_valign_tex me, 'top'
    halign_tex  = @_get_halign_tex me, me.haligns[ selector ] ? me.haligns[ '*' ] ? 'left'
