Horizontal rules or not horizontal rules in NiceTabular [closed]

Question

I am making a simple table with NiceTabular, one of its columns must occupy 6 rows, specifically of the second column. The problem is with the rules (is it possible?), and depend of options using the command \NiceMatrixOptions{rules/color=black, hvlines}

For example, the two possibilities were:

\begin{NiceTabular}{c|c|c}
        \large{\textbf{Temáticas}} & \large{Estrategias de enseñanza} & \large{Competencias promotoras}\\\toprule
        \parbox[l]{5cm}{Conocimiento y razonamiento. \textbf{blablabla}} & \Block[b]{6-1}{estrat} & otra\\\midrule
        \parbox[l]{5cm}{Surgimientos de la ciencia moderna. \textbf{blablabla}} & & \\\hline
        \parbox[l]{5cm}{Sucesión de teorías. \textbf{blablabla}} & & \\
        \parbox[l]{5cm}{Articulación entre teorías. \textbf{blablabla}} & & \\
        \parbox[l]{5cm}{Ciencias formales y ciencias fácticas. \textbf{blablabla}} & & \\
        \parbox[l]{5cm}{Ciencias sociales. \textbf{blablabla}} & & \\\bottomrule
    \end{NiceTabular}

without options, and

\NiceMatrixOptions{rules/color=black, hvlines}
\begin{NiceTabular}{c|c|c}
    \large{\textbf{Temáticas}} & \large{Estrategias de enseñanza} & \large{Competencias promotoras}\\\toprule
    \parbox[l]{5cm}{Conocimiento y razonamiento. \textbf{blablabla}} & \Block[b]{6-1}{estrat} & otra\\\midrule
    \parbox[l]{5cm}{Surgimientos de la ciencia moderna. \textbf{blablabla}} & & \\\hline
    \parbox[l]{5cm}{Sucesión de teorías. \textbf{blablabla}} & & \\
    \parbox[l]{5cm}{Articulación entre teorías. \textbf{blablabla}} & & \\
    \parbox[l]{5cm}{Ciencias formales y ciencias fácticas. \textbf{blablabla}} & & \\
    \parbox[l]{5cm}{Ciencias sociales. \textbf{blablabla}} & & \\\bottomrule
\end{NiceTabular}

with options.

The difference is:

Notice the horizontal lines in the last table, for the first and third columns; but not in the first table. However for the second column, in the last table, is how I want if I use NiceMatrixOptions. This is my doubt. Why?

Answer 1

I'm not very familiar with nicematrix package but I'm very sure that using it you can write your table without use of parboxes. For first column you only need to prescribe adequate type of column (for example X) which enable automatic breaking of longer text into several lines.

Using nicematrix package for writing of tables, you should be aware, that table get final form after several compilation.

With tabularray package, code for your table is simple and gives far nicer result. Assuming, that second image show, what you after, the code, which generate similar structured table, is:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{tabularray}
\UseTblrLibrary{booktabs}

\begin{document}
\begin{tblr}{hline{1,Z} = 0.8pt, hline{2} = 0.4pt, hline{3-Y} = 0.25pt,
             vlines,
             colspec = {Q[wd=42mm, cmd=\RaggedRight, m] c c},
             row{1}  = {font=\bfseries, cmd=\Centering},
             }
Temáticas   &   Estrategias de enseñanza    
                &   Competencias promotoras    \\
Conocimiento  razonamiento. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &   otra                        \\   %
Surgimientos de la ciencia moderna. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &                               \\
Sucesión de teorías. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   \SetCell[r=4]{f} estat
                &                               \\
Articulación entre teorías. \textbf{blablabla} 
            &   &                               \\
Ciencias formales y ciencias fácticas. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &                               \\
Ciencias sociales. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &                               \\
    \end{tblr}
\end{document}

For reproduce above result with nicematrix package, you should consult package documentation. I do this and I would write table using it as follows:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage{nicematrix}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{ragged2e}

\begin{document}
\NiceMatrixOptions{hvlines}
\begin{NiceTabular}{>{\RaggedRight}p{42mm} c c}
Temáticas   &   Estrategias de enseñanza    
                &   Competencias promotoras    \\
Conocimiento  razonamiento. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &   otra                        \\   %
Surgimientos de la ciencia moderna. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &                               \\
Sucesión de teorías. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   \Block[b]{4-1}{estrat}
                &                               \\
Articulación entre teorías. \textbf{blablabla} 
            &   &                               \\
Ciencias formales y ciencias fácticas. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &                               \\
Ciencias sociales. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &                               \\
    \end{NiceTabular}
\end{document}

After several compilations the table based on `nicematrix is:

Is this what you looking for?

Addendum: If I consider image showed in your answer, then possible solution with use tblr of tabularray package can be:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{geometry}

\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{tabularray}
\UseTblrLibrary{booktabs,
                varwidth}   % that lists work

\begin{document}
\begin{tblr}{hline{1,Z} = 0.8pt, hline{2} = 0.4pt, hline{3-Y} = 0.25pt,
             vlines,
             colspec = {Q[wd=42mm, cmd=\RaggedRight] X[c] Q[c, wd=0.25\linewidth]},
             row{1}  = {font=\bfseries, cmd=\Centering, m},
             stretch=-1,%<--- remove extra space above and below lists
                        % with nosep option; doc p.51 tabularray
             measure=vbox,  % for listrs
             }
Temáticas   &   Estrategias de enseñanza
                &   Competencias promotoras    \\
Conocimiento  razonamiento. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   \SetCell[r=6]{l, h}
                \begin{itemize}[nosep, leftmargin=*]
            \item   bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla
            \item   bla, bla
            \item   bla, bla
            \item   bla, bla
            \item   bla, bla
                \end{itemize}
                &   other                       \\   %
Surgimientos de la ciencia moderna. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &                               \\
Sucesión de teorías. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &                               \\
Articulación entre teorías. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &                               \\
Ciencias formales y ciencias fácticas. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &                               \\
Ciencias sociales. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &                               \\
    \end{tblr}
\end{document}

In the case, that you persist to use of nicematrix package for writing of table, the MWE is:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage{nicematrix}
\usepackage{booktabs, 
            varwidth}   % needed for lists in table
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{enumitem}

\begin{document}
\NiceMatrixOptions{hvlines}
\begin{NiceTabular}{>{\RaggedRight}p{42mm} >{\Centering}X c}
Temáticas   &   Estrategias de enseñanza
                &   Competencias promotoras    \\
Conocimiento  razonamiento. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   \Block[t]{6-1}{
                \begin{itemize}[nosep, leftmargin=*]    % you may liked to omit "nosep" option
            \item   bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla
            \item   bla, bla
            \item   bla, bla
            \item   bla, bla
            \item   bla, bla
                \end{itemize}   
                                }
                &   other                      \\   %
Surgimientos de la ciencia moderna. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &                               \\
Sucesión de teorías. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &                               \\
Articulación entre teorías. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &                               \\
Ciencias formales y ciencias fácticas. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &                               \\
Ciencias sociales. \textbf{blablabla}
            &   &                               \\
    \end{NiceTabular}
\end{document}

Result of three compilation is almost the same as before:

Answer 2

After think a bit time, I remembered the \cline command, that I used in tabular. I added at the end of line, \cline{1}\cline{3} and solved my question.

Regards, Darío

EDIT This is the MWE one that worked for me:

\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[a4paper,left=1cm, right=1cm, top=2cm, bottom=2cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{nicematrix,booktabs}
    
\begin{document}
\begin{table}
    \centering
    \begin{NiceTabular}{|c|c|c|}
        \toprule
        \large{\textbf{Contenidos}} & \textbf{\large{Estrategias de enseñanza}} & \parbox{.25\textwidth}{\textbf{\large{Competencias esperadas}}} \\\toprule
        \parbox[l]{7cm}{Conocimiento y razonamiento.} & \Block[T,l]{6-1}{\parbox[l]{.25\textwidth}{\begin{itemize}
            \item bla
            \item ble
            \item bli
            \item blo
        \end{itemize}}} & other\\\cline{1}\cline{3}
        \parbox[l]{7cm}{Surgimientos de la ciencia moderna.} & & \\\cline{1}\cline{3}
        \parbox[l]{7cm}{Sucesión de teorías.} & & \\\cline{1}\cline{3}
        \parbox[l]{7cm}{Articulación entre teorías.} & & \\\cline{1}\cline{3}
        \parbox[l]{7cm}{Ciencias formales y ciencias fácticas.} & & \\\cline{1}\cline{3}
        \parbox[l]{7cm}{Ciencias sociales.} & & \\\bottomrule
    \end{NiceTabular}
\end{table}
\end{document}

I use \parbox because it allows me to insert environments like itemize. This is a simple example relative to my doubt, after was updated aesteticly, but works for me.

Thanks for your response, I did not know how worked ragged2e package and it is fine. One observation, is \RaggedRight with second R capital letter, because it gave me an error.

Regards, Darío