-#define TBL_COL_LIST_INIT .first_column = -1, .last_column = -1
-#define TBL_COL_STR(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = "%s", .type = COL_TYPE_STR, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_INT(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = "%d", .type = COL_TYPE_INT, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_S64(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = "%lld", .type = COL_TYPE_S64, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_UINT(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = "%u", .type = COL_TYPE_UINT, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_U64(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = "%llu", .type = COL_TYPE_U64, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_INTMAX(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = "%jd", .type = COL_TYPE_INTMAX, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_UINTMAX(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = "%ju", .type = COL_TYPE_UINTMAX, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_HEXUINT(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = "0x%x", .type = COL_TYPE_UINT, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_DOUBLE(_name, _width, _prec) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = "%." #_prec "lf", .type = COL_TYPE_DOUBLE, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_BOOL(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = "%s", .type = COL_TYPE_BOOL, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_ANY(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = 0, .type = COL_TYPE_ANY, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-
-#define TBL_COL_STR_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type = COL_TYPE_STR, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_INT_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type = COL_TYPE_INT, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_S64_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type = COL_TYPE_S64, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_UINT_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type = COL_TYPE_UINT, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_U64_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type = COL_TYPE_U64, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_INTMAX_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type = COL_TYPE_INTMAX, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_UINTMAX_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type = COL_TYPE_UINTMAX, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_HEXUINT_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type = COL_TYPE_UINT, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-#define TBL_COL_BOOL_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type = COL_TYPE_BOOL, TBL_COL_LIST_INIT }
-
-#define TBL_COL_END { .name = 0, .width = 0, .fmt = 0, .type = COL_TYPE_LAST }
+#define TBL_COL_STR(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = XTYPE_FMT_DEFAULT, .type_def = &xt_str }
+#define TBL_COL_INT(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = XTYPE_FMT_DEFAULT, .type_def = &xt_int }
+#define TBL_COL_S64(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = XTYPE_FMT_DEFAULT, .type_def = &xt_s64 }
+#define TBL_COL_UINT(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = XTYPE_FMT_DEFAULT, .type_def = &xt_uint }
+#define TBL_COL_U64(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = XTYPE_FMT_DEFAULT, .type_def = &xt_u64 }
+#define TBL_COL_INTMAX(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = XTYPE_FMT_DEFAULT, .type_def = &xt_intmax }
+#define TBL_COL_UINTMAX(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = XTYPE_FMT_DEFAULT, .type_def = &xt_uintmax }
+#define TBL_COL_HEXUINT(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = XTYPE_FMT_DEFAULT, .type_def = &xt_uint }
+#define TBL_COL_DOUBLE(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = XTYPE_FMT_DEFAULT, .type_def = &xt_double }
+#define TBL_COL_BOOL(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = XTYPE_FMT_DEFAULT, .type_def = &xt_bool }
+#define TBL_COL_ANY(_name, _width) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = XTYPE_FMT_DEFAULT, .type_def = COL_TYPE_ANY }
+#define TBL_COL_CUSTOM(_name, _width, _xtype) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = XTYPE_FMT_DEFAULT, .type_def = _xtype }
+
+#define TBL_COL_STR_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type_def = &xt_str }
+#define TBL_COL_INT_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type_def = &xt_int }
+#define TBL_COL_S64_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type_def = &xt_s64 }
+#define TBL_COL_UINT_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type_def = &xt_uint }
+#define TBL_COL_U64_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type_def = &xt_u64 }
+#define TBL_COL_INTMAX_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type_def = &xt_intmax }
+#define TBL_COL_UINTMAX_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type_def = &xt_uintmax }
+#define TBL_COL_HEXUINT_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type_def = &xt_uint }
+#define TBL_COL_BOOL_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type_def = &xt_bool }
+#define TBL_COL_ANY_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type_def = COL_TYPE_ANY }
+#define TBL_COL_DOUBLE_FMT(_name, _width, _fmt) { .name = _name, .width = _width, .fmt = _fmt, .type_def = &xt_double }
+
+#define TBL_COL_END { .name = 0, .width = 0, .fmt = 0, .type_def = NULL }