     throw new Error "(MKTS/TABLE µ1225) expected a text for fieldborder, got a #{rpr type}"
   unless ( groups = fieldborder.match /^(.+):(.+):(.*)$/ )?
     throw new Error "(MKTS/TABLE µ2582) expected a fieldborder like 'a1:left:sDashed,sThick', got #{rpr fieldborder}"
-  [ _, fieldhints, sides, style, ] = groups
-  #.........................................................................................................
-  sides = ( _.trim() for _ in sides.split ',' )
-  sides = [ 'top', 'left', 'bottom', 'right', ] if '*' in sides
+  [ _, fieldhints, edges, style, ] = groups
+  #.........................................................................................................
+  edges = ( _.trim() for _ in edges.split ',' )
+  edges = [ 'top', 'left', 'bottom', 'right', ] if '*' in edges
   #.........................................................................................................
   ### TAINT code duplication ###
   ### TAINT this will have to be changed to allow for named fields ###

@fieldborder = ( me, text ) ->
  d = @_parse_fieldborder me, text
  for field in d.fields
    for side in d.sides
      ( me.fieldborders[ field ]?= {} )[ side ] = d.style
  #.........................................................................................................
  return null


    express that meaning FTTB. ###
    if fieldhints.has 'table'
      fieldhints.delete 'table'
      for edge in edges
        fieldhints.add d.cellkey for d from IG.GRID.walk_edge_cellrefs me.grid, edge
    cellkeys    = ( fieldhint for fieldhint from fieldhints )
    fields      = @_fieldnames_from_cellkeys me, cellkeys
  #.........................................................................................................
  style = style.trim()
  style = null if style in [ 'none', '', ]
  #.........................................................................................................
  return { fields, edges, style, }


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