Add description for 'Info' example

Adds support for rendering arbitrary data into columns.

Closes #67

README.md

@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ for Python.
    3.1. [Using the static API](#using-the-static-api)  
    3.2. [Creating a console](#creating-a-console)
 4. [Running examples](#running-examples)
-5. [Available styles](#available-styles)
-6. [Predefined colors](#predefined-colors)
 
 ## Features
 
@@ -122,281 +120,4 @@ And to run an example:
 │ Bonjour  │ le       │ monde! │
 │ Hej      │ Världen! │        │
 └──────────┴──────────┴────────┘
-```
+```
-
-## Available styles
-
-_NOTE: Not all styles are supported in every terminal._
-
-Name | Description
---- | ---
-`bold` | Bold text
-`dim` | Dim or faint text
-`italic` | Italic text
-`underline` | Underlined text
-`invert` | Swaps the foreground and background colors
-`conceal` | Hides the text
-`slowblink` | Makes text blink slowly
-`rapidblink` | Makes text blink
-`strikethrough` | Shows text with a horizontal line through the center
-
-## Predefined colors
-
-Number | Name | RGB | Hex | System.ConsoleColor
---- | --- | --- | --- | ---
-`0` | `black` | `0,0,0` | `#000000` | `Black`
-`1` | `maroon` | `128,0,0` | `#800000` | `DarkRed`
-`2` | `green` | `0,128,0` | `#008000` | `DarkGreen`
-`3` | `olive` | `128,128,0` | `#808000` | `DarkYellow`
-`4` | `navy` | `0,0,128` | `#000080` | `DarkBlue`
-`5` | `purple` | `128,0,128` | `#800080` | `DarkMagenta`
-`6` | `teal` | `0,128,128` | `#008080` | `DarkCyan`
-`7` | `silver` | `192,192,192` | `#c0c0c0` | `Gray`
-`8` | `grey` | `128,128,128` | `#808080` | `DarkGray`
-`9` | `red` | `255,0,0` | `#ff0000` | `Red`
-`10` | `lime` | `0,255,0` | `#00ff00` | `Green`
-`11` | `yellow` | `255,255,0` | `#ffff00` | `Yellow`
-`12` | `blue` | `0,0,255` | `#0000ff` | `Blue`
-`13` | `fuchsia` | `255,0,255` | `#ff00ff` | `Magenta`
-`14` | `aqua` | `0,255,255` | `#00ffff` | `Cyan`
-`15` | `white` | `255,255,255` | `#ffffff` | `White`
-`16` | `grey0` | `0,0,0` | `#000000`
-`17` | `navyblue` | `0,0,95` | `#00005f`
-`18` | `darkblue` | `0,0,135` | `#000087`
-`19` | `blue3` | `0,0,175` | `#0000af`
-`20` | `blue3_1` | `0,0,215` | `#0000d7`
-`21` | `blue1` | `0,0,255` | `#0000ff`
-`22` | `darkgreen` | `0,95,0` | `#005f00`
-`23` | `deepskyblue4` | `0,95,95` | `#005f5f`
-`24` | `deepskyblue4_1` | `0,95,135` | `#005f87`
-`25` | `deepskyblue4_2` | `0,95,175` | `#005faf`
-`26` | `dodgerblue3` | `0,95,215` | `#005fd7`
-`27` | `dodgerblue2` | `0,95,255` | `#005fff`
-`28` | `green4` | `0,135,0` | `#008700`
-`29` | `springgreen4` | `0,135,95` | `#00875f`
-`30` | `turquoise4` | `0,135,135` | `#008787`
-`31` | `deepskyblue3` | `0,135,175` | `#0087af`
-`32` | `deepskyblue3_1` | `0,135,215` | `#0087d7`
-`33` | `dodgerblue1` | `0,135,255` | `#0087ff`
-`34` | `green3` | `0,175,0` | `#00af00`
-`35` | `springgreen3` | `0,175,95` | `#00af5f`
-`36` | `darkcyan` | `0,175,135` | `#00af87`
-`37` | `lightseagreen` | `0,175,175` | `#00afaf`
-`38` | `deepskyblue2` | `0,175,215` | `#00afd7`
-`39` | `deepskyblue1` | `0,175,255` | `#00afff`
-`40` | `green3_1` | `0,215,0` | `#00d700`
-`41` | `springgreen3_1` | `0,215,95` | `#00d75f`
-`42` | `springgreen2` | `0,215,135` | `#00d787`
-`43` | `cyan3` | `0,215,175` | `#00d7af`
-`44` | `darkturquoise` | `0,215,215` | `#00d7d7`
-`45` | `turquoise2` | `0,215,255` | `#00d7ff`
-`46` | `green1` | `0,255,0` | `#00ff00`
-`47` | `springgreen2_1` | `0,255,95` | `#00ff5f`
-`48` | `springgreen1` | `0,255,135` | `#00ff87`
-`49` | `mediumspringgreen` | `0,255,175` | `#00ffaf`
-`50` | `cyan2` | `0,255,215` | `#00ffd7`
-`51` | `cyan1` | `0,255,255` | `#00ffff`
-`52` | `darkred` | `95,0,0` | `#5f0000`
-`53` | `deeppink4` | `95,0,95` | `#5f005f`
-`54` | `purple4` | `95,0,135` | `#5f0087`
-`55` | `purple4_1` | `95,0,175` | `#5f00af`
-`56` | `purple3` | `95,0,215` | `#5f00d7`
-`57` | `blueviolet` | `95,0,255` | `#5f00ff`
-`58` | `orange4` | `95,95,0` | `#5f5f00`
-`59` | `grey37` | `95,95,95` | `#5f5f5f`
-`60` | `mediumpurple4` | `95,95,135` | `#5f5f87`
-`61` | `slateblue3` | `95,95,175` | `#5f5faf`
-`62` | `slateblue3_1` | `95,95,215` | `#5f5fd7`
-`63` | `royalblue1` | `95,95,255` | `#5f5fff`
-`64` | `chartreuse4` | `95,135,0` | `#5f8700`
-`65` | `darkseagreen4` | `95,135,95` | `#5f875f`
-`66` | `paleturquoise4` | `95,135,135` | `#5f8787`
-`67` | `steelblue` | `95,135,175` | `#5f87af`
-`68` | `steelblue3` | `95,135,215` | `#5f87d7`
-`69` | `cornflowerblue` | `95,135,255` | `#5f87ff`
-`70` | `chartreuse3` | `95,175,0` | `#5faf00`
-`71` | `darkseagreen4_1` | `95,175,95` | `#5faf5f`
-`72` | `cadetblue` | `95,175,135` | `#5faf87`
-`73` | `cadetblue_1` | `95,175,175` | `#5fafaf`
-`74` | `skyblue3` | `95,175,215` | `#5fafd7`
-`75` | `steelblue1` | `95,175,255` | `#5fafff`
-`76` | `chartreuse3_1` | `95,215,0` | `#5fd700`
-`77` | `palegreen3` | `95,215,95` | `#5fd75f`
-`78` | `seagreen3` | `95,215,135` | `#5fd787`
-`79` | `aquamarine3` | `95,215,175` | `#5fd7af`
-`80` | `mediumturquoise` | `95,215,215` | `#5fd7d7`
-`81` | `steelblue1_1` | `95,215,255` | `#5fd7ff`
-`82` | `chartreuse2` | `95,255,0` | `#5fff00`
-`83` | `seagreen2` | `95,255,95` | `#5fff5f`
-`84` | `seagreen1` | `95,255,135` | `#5fff87`
-`85` | `seagreen1_1` | `95,255,175` | `#5fffaf`
-`86` | `aquamarine1` | `95,255,215` | `#5fffd7`
-`87` | `darkslategray2` | `95,255,255` | `#5fffff`
-`88` | `darkred_1` | `135,0,0` | `#870000`
-`89` | `deeppink4_1` | `135,0,95` | `#87005f`
-`90` | `darkmagenta` | `135,0,135` | `#870087`
-`91` | `darkmagenta_1` | `135,0,175` | `#8700af`
-`92` | `darkviolet` | `135,0,215` | `#8700d7`
-`93` | `purple_1` | `135,0,255` | `#8700ff`
-`94` | `orange4_1` | `135,95,0` | `#875f00`
-`95` | `lightpink4` | `135,95,95` | `#875f5f`
-`96` | `plum4` | `135,95,135` | `#875f87`
-`97` | `mediumpurple3` | `135,95,175` | `#875faf`
-`98` | `mediumpurple3_1` | `135,95,215` | `#875fd7`
-`99` | `slateblue1` | `135,95,255` | `#875fff`
-`100` | `yellow4` | `135,135,0` | `#878700`
-`101` | `wheat4` | `135,135,95` | `#87875f`
-`102` | `grey53` | `135,135,135` | `#878787`
-`103` | `lightslategrey` | `135,135,175` | `#8787af`
-`104` | `mediumpurple` | `135,135,215` | `#8787d7`
-`105` | `lightslateblue` | `135,135,255` | `#8787ff`
-`106` | `yellow4_1` | `135,175,0` | `#87af00`
-`107` | `darkolivegreen3` | `135,175,95` | `#87af5f`
-`108` | `darkseagreen` | `135,175,135` | `#87af87`
-`109` | `lightskyblue3` | `135,175,175` | `#87afaf`
-`110` | `lightskyblue3_1` | `135,175,215` | `#87afd7`
-`111` | `skyblue2` | `135,175,255` | `#87afff`
-`112` | `chartreuse2_1` | `135,215,0` | `#87d700`
-`113` | `darkolivegreen3_1` | `135,215,95` | `#87d75f`
-`114` | `palegreen3_1` | `135,215,135` | `#87d787`
-`115` | `darkseagreen3` | `135,215,175` | `#87d7af`
-`116` | `darkslategray3` | `135,215,215` | `#87d7d7`
-`117` | `skyblue1` | `135,215,255` | `#87d7ff`
-`118` | `chartreuse1` | `135,255,0` | `#87ff00`
-`119` | `lightgreen` | `135,255,95` | `#87ff5f`
-`120` | `lightgreen_1` | `135,255,135` | `#87ff87`
-`121` | `palegreen1` | `135,255,175` | `#87ffaf`
-`122` | `aquamarine1_1` | `135,255,215` | `#87ffd7`
-`123` | `darkslategray1` | `135,255,255` | `#87ffff`
-`124` | `red3` | `175,0,0` | `#af0000`
-`125` | `deeppink4_2` | `175,0,95` | `#af005f`
-`126` | `mediumvioletred` | `175,0,135` | `#af0087`
-`127` | `magenta3` | `175,0,175` | `#af00af`
-`128` | `darkviolet_1` | `175,0,215` | `#af00d7`
-`129` | `purple_2` | `175,0,255` | `#af00ff`
-`130` | `darkorange3` | `175,95,0` | `#af5f00`
-`131` | `indianred` | `175,95,95` | `#af5f5f`
-`132` | `hotpink3` | `175,95,135` | `#af5f87`
-`133` | `mediumorchid3` | `175,95,175` | `#af5faf`
-`134` | `mediumorchid` | `175,95,215` | `#af5fd7`
-`135` | `mediumpurple2` | `175,95,255` | `#af5fff`
-`136` | `darkgoldenrod` | `175,135,0` | `#af8700`
-`137` | `lightsalmon3` | `175,135,95` | `#af875f`
-`138` | `rosybrown` | `175,135,135` | `#af8787`
-`139` | `grey63` | `175,135,175` | `#af87af`
-`140` | `mediumpurple2_1` | `175,135,215` | `#af87d7`
-`141` | `mediumpurple1` | `175,135,255` | `#af87ff`
-`142` | `gold3` | `175,175,0` | `#afaf00`
-`143` | `darkkhaki` | `175,175,95` | `#afaf5f`
-`144` | `navajowhite3` | `175,175,135` | `#afaf87`
-`145` | `grey69` | `175,175,175` | `#afafaf`
-`146` | `lightsteelblue3` | `175,175,215` | `#afafd7`
-`147` | `lightsteelblue` | `175,175,255` | `#afafff`
-`148` | `yellow3` | `175,215,0` | `#afd700`
-`149` | `darkolivegreen3_2` | `175,215,95` | `#afd75f`
-`150` | `darkseagreen3_1` | `175,215,135` | `#afd787`
-`151` | `darkseagreen2` | `175,215,175` | `#afd7af`
-`152` | `lightcyan3` | `175,215,215` | `#afd7d7`
-`153` | `lightskyblue1` | `175,215,255` | `#afd7ff`
-`154` | `greenyellow` | `175,255,0` | `#afff00`
-`155` | `darkolivegreen2` | `175,255,95` | `#afff5f`
-`156` | `palegreen1_1` | `175,255,135` | `#afff87`
-`157` | `darkseagreen2_1` | `175,255,175` | `#afffaf`
-`158` | `darkseagreen1` | `175,255,215` | `#afffd7`
-`159` | `paleturquoise1` | `175,255,255` | `#afffff`
-`160` | `red3_1` | `215,0,0` | `#d70000`
-`161` | `deeppink3` | `215,0,95` | `#d7005f`
-`162` | `deeppink3_1` | `215,0,135` | `#d70087`
-`163` | `magenta3_1` | `215,0,175` | `#d700af`
-`164` | `magenta3_2` | `215,0,215` | `#d700d7`
-`165` | `magenta2` | `215,0,255` | `#d700ff`
-`166` | `darkorange3_1` | `215,95,0` | `#d75f00`
-`167` | `indianred_1` | `215,95,95` | `#d75f5f`
-`168` | `hotpink3_1` | `215,95,135` | `#d75f87`
-`169` | `hotpink2` | `215,95,175` | `#d75faf`
-`170` | `orchid` | `215,95,215` | `#d75fd7`
-`171` | `mediumorchid1` | `215,95,255` | `#d75fff`
-`172` | `orange3` | `215,135,0` | `#d78700`
-`173` | `lightsalmon3_1` | `215,135,95` | `#d7875f`
-`174` | `lightpink3` | `215,135,135` | `#d78787`
-`175` | `pink3` | `215,135,175` | `#d787af`
-`176` | `plum3` | `215,135,215` | `#d787d7`
-`177` | `violet` | `215,135,255` | `#d787ff`
-`178` | `gold3_1` | `215,175,0` | `#d7af00`
-`179` | `lightgoldenrod3` | `215,175,95` | `#d7af5f`
-`180` | `tan` | `215,175,135` | `#d7af87`
-`181` | `mistyrose3` | `215,175,175` | `#d7afaf`
-`182` | `thistle3` | `215,175,215` | `#d7afd7`
-`183` | `plum2` | `215,175,255` | `#d7afff`
-`184` | `yellow3_1` | `215,215,0` | `#d7d700`
-`185` | `khaki3` | `215,215,95` | `#d7d75f`
-`186` | `lightgoldenrod2` | `215,215,135` | `#d7d787`
-`187` | `lightyellow3` | `215,215,175` | `#d7d7af`
-`188` | `grey84` | `215,215,215` | `#d7d7d7`
-`189` | `lightsteelblue1` | `215,215,255` | `#d7d7ff`
-`190` | `yellow2` | `215,255,0` | `#d7ff00`
-`191` | `darkolivegreen1` | `215,255,95` | `#d7ff5f`
-`192` | `darkolivegreen1_1` | `215,255,135` | `#d7ff87`
-`193` | `darkseagreen1_1` | `215,255,175` | `#d7ffaf`
-`194` | `honeydew2` | `215,255,215` | `#d7ffd7`
-`195` | `lightcyan1` | `215,255,255` | `#d7ffff`
-`196` | `red1` | `255,0,0` | `#ff0000`
-`197` | `deeppink2` | `255,0,95` | `#ff005f`
-`198` | `deeppink1` | `255,0,135` | `#ff0087`
-`199` | `deeppink1_1` | `255,0,175` | `#ff00af`
-`200` | `magenta2_1` | `255,0,215` | `#ff00d7`
-`201` | `magenta1` | `255,0,255` | `#ff00ff`
-`202` | `orangered1` | `255,95,0` | `#ff5f00`
-`203` | `indianred1` | `255,95,95` | `#ff5f5f`
-`204` | `indianred1_1` | `255,95,135` | `#ff5f87`
-`205` | `hotpink` | `255,95,175` | `#ff5faf`
-`206` | `hotpink_1` | `255,95,215` | `#ff5fd7`
-`207` | `mediumorchid1_1` | `255,95,255` | `#ff5fff`
-`208` | `darkorange` | `255,135,0` | `#ff8700`
-`209` | `salmon1` | `255,135,95` | `#ff875f`
-`210` | `lightcoral` | `255,135,135` | `#ff8787`
-`211` | `palevioletred1` | `255,135,175` | `#ff87af`
-`212` | `orchid2` | `255,135,215` | `#ff87d7`
-`213` | `orchid1` | `255,135,255` | `#ff87ff`
-`214` | `orange1` | `255,175,0` | `#ffaf00`
-`215` | `sandybrown` | `255,175,95` | `#ffaf5f`
-`216` | `lightsalmon1` | `255,175,135` | `#ffaf87`
-`217` | `lightpink1` | `255,175,175` | `#ffafaf`
-`218` | `pink1` | `255,175,215` | `#ffafd7`
-`219` | `plum1` | `255,175,255` | `#ffafff`
-`220` | `gold1` | `255,215,0` | `#ffd700`
-`221` | `lightgoldenrod2_1` | `255,215,95` | `#ffd75f`
-`222` | `lightgoldenrod2_2` | `255,215,135` | `#ffd787`
-`223` | `navajowhite1` | `255,215,175` | `#ffd7af`
-`224` | `mistyrose1` | `255,215,215` | `#ffd7d7`
-`225` | `thistle1` | `255,215,255` | `#ffd7ff`
-`226` | `yellow1` | `255,255,0` | `#ffff00`
-`227` | `lightgoldenrod1` | `255,255,95` | `#ffff5f`
-`228` | `khaki1` | `255,255,135` | `#ffff87`
-`229` | `wheat1` | `255,255,175` | `#ffffaf`
-`230` | `cornsilk1` | `255,255,215` | `#ffffd7`
-`231` | `grey100` | `255,255,255` | `#ffffff`
-`232` | `grey3` | `8,8,8` | `#080808`
-`233` | `grey7` | `18,18,18` | `#121212`
-`234` | `grey11` | `28,28,28` | `#1c1c1c`
-`235` | `grey15` | `38,38,38` | `#262626`
-`236` | `grey19` | `48,48,48` | `#303030`
-`237` | `grey23` | `58,58,58` | `#3a3a3a`
-`238` | `grey27` | `68,68,68` | `#444444`
-`239` | `grey30` | `78,78,78` | `#4e4e4e`
-`240` | `grey35` | `88,88,88` | `#585858`
-`241` | `grey39` | `98,98,98` | `#626262`
-`242` | `grey42` | `108,108,108` | `#6c6c6c`
-`243` | `grey46` | `118,118,118` | `#767676`
-`244` | `grey50` | `128,128,128` | `#808080`
-`245` | `grey54` | `138,138,138` | `#8a8a8a`
-`246` | `grey58` | `148,148,148` | `#949494`
-`247` | `grey62` | `158,158,158` | `#9e9e9e`
-`248` | `grey66` | `168,168,168` | `#a8a8a8`
-`249` | `grey70` | `178,178,178` | `#b2b2b2`
-`250` | `grey74` | `188,188,188` | `#bcbcbc`
-`251` | `grey78` | `198,198,198` | `#c6c6c6`
-`252` | `grey82` | `208,208,208` | `#d0d0d0`
-`253` | `grey85` | `218,218,218` | `#dadada`
-`254` | `grey89` | `228,228,228` | `#e4e4e4`
-`255` | `grey93` | `238,238,238` | `#eeeeee`

examples/Colors/Program.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ namespace ColorExample
 {
     public static class Program
     {
-        public static void Main(string[] args)
+        public static void Main()
         {
             if (AnsiConsole.Capabilities.ColorSystem == ColorSystem.NoColors)
             {

examples/Columns/Columns.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+    <Description>Demonstrates how to render data into columns.</Description>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.3" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Spectre.Console\Spectre.Console.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

examples/Columns/Program.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using Spectre.Console;
+
+namespace ColumnsExample
+{
+    public static class Program
+    {
+        public static async Task Main()
+        {
+            // Download some random users
+            using var client = new HttpClient();
+            dynamic users = JObject.Parse(
+                await client.GetStringAsync("https://randomuser.me/api/?results=15"));
+
+            // Create a card for each user
+            var cards = new List<Panel>();
+            foreach(var user in users.results)
+            {
+                cards.Add(new Panel(GetCard(user))
+                    .SetHeader($"{user.location.country}")
+                    .RoundedBorder().Expand());
+            }
+
+            // Render all cards in columns
+            AnsiConsole.Render(new Columns(cards));
+        }
+
+        private static string GetCard(dynamic user)
+        {
+            var name = $"{user.name.first} {user.name.last}";
+            var country = $"{user.location.city}";
+
+            return $"[b]{name}[/]\n[yellow]{country}[/]";
+        }
+    }
+}

examples/Diagnostic/Program.cs

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using Spectre.Console;
-
-namespace Diagnostic
-{
-    public class Program
-    {
-        public static void Main(string[] args)
-        {
-            AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("Color system: [bold]{0}[/]", AnsiConsole.Capabilities.ColorSystem);
-            AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("Supports ansi? [bold]{0}[/]", AnsiConsole.Capabilities.SupportsAnsi);
-            AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("Legacy console? [bold]{0}[/]", AnsiConsole.Capabilities.LegacyConsole);
-            AnsiConsole.WriteLine();
-            AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("Buffer width: [bold]{0}[/]", AnsiConsole.Console.Width);
-            AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("Buffer height: [bold]{0}[/]", AnsiConsole.Console.Height);
-        }
-    }
-}

examples/Grid/Program.cs

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ using Spectre.Console;
 
 namespace GridExample
 {
-    public sealed class Program
+    public static class Program
     {
-        static void Main(string[] args)
+        public static void Main()
         {
             AnsiConsole.WriteLine();
             AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("Usage: [grey]dotnet [blue]run[/] [[options]] [[[[--]] <additional arguments>...]]]][/]");

examples/Info/Program.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using Spectre.Console;
+
+namespace Info
+{
+    public static class Program
+    {
+        public static void Main()
+        {
+            var grid = new Grid()
+                .AddColumn(new GridColumn().NoWrap().PadRight(4))
+                .AddColumn()
+                .AddRow("[b]Color system[/]", $"{AnsiConsole.Capabilities.ColorSystem}")
+                .AddRow("[b]Supports ansi?[/]", $"{AnsiConsole.Capabilities.SupportsAnsi}")
+                .AddRow("[b]Legacy console?[/]", $"{AnsiConsole.Capabilities.LegacyConsole}")
+                .AddRow("[b]Buffer width[/]", $"{AnsiConsole.Console.Width}")
+                .AddRow("[b]Buffer height[/]", $"{AnsiConsole.Console.Height}");
+
+            AnsiConsole.Render(
+                new Panel(grid)
+                    .SetHeader("Information"));
+        }
+    }
+}

examples/Panel/Program.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 using Spectre.Console;
+using Spectre.Console.Rendering;
 
 namespace PanelExample
 {
-    class Program
+    public static class Program
     {
-        static void Main(string[] args)
+        public static void Main()
         {
             var content = new Markup(
                 "[underline]I[/] heard [underline on blue]you[/] like panels\n\n\n\n" +
@@ -13,32 +14,28 @@ namespace PanelExample
             AnsiConsole.Render(
                 new Panel(
                     new Panel(content)
-                    {
+                        .SetBorderKind(BorderKind.Rounded)));
-                        Border = BorderKind.Rounded
-                    }));
 
             // Left adjusted panel with text
-            AnsiConsole.Render(new Panel(
+            AnsiConsole.Render(
-                new Text("Left adjusted\nLeft").LeftAligned())
+                new Panel(new Text("Left adjusted\nLeft").LeftAligned())
-            {
+                    .Expand()
-                Expand = true,
+                    .SquareBorder()
-            });
+                    .SetHeader("Left", Style.WithForeground(Color.Red)));
 
             // Centered ASCII panel with text
-            AnsiConsole.Render(new Panel(
+            AnsiConsole.Render(
-                new Text("Centered\nCenter").Centered())
+                new Panel(new Text("Centered\nCenter").Centered())
-            {
+                    .Expand()
-                Expand = true,
+                    .AsciiBorder()
-                Border = BorderKind.Ascii,
+                    .SetHeader("Center", Style.WithForeground(Color.Green), Justify.Center));
-            });
 
             // Right adjusted, rounded panel with text
-            AnsiConsole.Render(new Panel(
+            AnsiConsole.Render(
-                new Text("Right adjusted\nRight").RightAligned())
+                new Panel(new Text("Right adjusted\nRight").RightAligned())
-            {
+                    .Expand()
-                Expand = true,
+                    .RoundedBorder()
-                Border = BorderKind.Rounded,
+                    .SetHeader("Right", Style.WithForeground(Color.Blue), Justify.Right));
-            });
         }
     }
 }

examples/Table/Program.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 using Spectre.Console;
-using Spectre.Console.Rendering;
 
 namespace TableExample
 {
     public static class Program
     {
-        public static void Main(string[] args)
+        public static void Main()
         {
             // A simple table
             RenderSimpleTable();
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ namespace TableExample
         private static void RenderBigTable()
         {
             // Create the table.
-            var table = new Table().SetBorder(BorderKind.Rounded);
+            var table = new Table().SetBorderKind(BorderKind.Rounded);
             table.AddColumn("[red underline]Foo[/]");
             table.AddColumn(new TableColumn("[blue]Bar[/]") { Alignment = Justify.Right, NoWrap = true });
 
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ namespace TableExample
         private static void RenderNestedTable()
         {
             // Create simple table.
-            var simple = new Table().SetBorder(BorderKind.Rounded).SetBorderColor(Color.Red);
+            var simple = new Table().SetBorderKind(BorderKind.Rounded).SetBorderColor(Color.Red);
             simple.AddColumn(new TableColumn("[u]Foo[/]").Centered());
             simple.AddColumn(new TableColumn("[u]Bar[/]"));
             simple.AddColumn(new TableColumn("[u]Baz[/]"));
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ namespace TableExample
             simple.AddRow("[blue]Hej[/]", "[yellow]Världen![/]", "");
 
             // Create other table.
-            var second = new Table().SetBorder(BorderKind.Square).SetBorderColor(Color.Green);
+            var second = new Table().SetBorderKind(BorderKind.Square).SetBorderColor(Color.Green);
             second.AddColumn(new TableColumn("[u]Foo[/]"));
             second.AddColumn(new TableColumn("[u]Bar[/]"));
             second.AddColumn(new TableColumn("[u]Baz[/]"));
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ namespace TableExample
             second.AddRow(simple, new Text("Whaaat"), new Text("Lolz"));
             second.AddRow("[blue]Hej[/]", "[yellow]Världen![/]", "");
 
-            var table = new Table().SetBorder(BorderKind.Rounded);
+            var table = new Table().SetBorderKind(BorderKind.Rounded);
             table.AddColumn(new TableColumn(new Panel("[u]Foo[/]").SetBorderColor(Color.Red)));
             table.AddColumn(new TableColumn(new Panel("[u]Bar[/]").SetBorderColor(Color.Green)));
             table.AddColumn(new TableColumn(new Panel("[u]Baz[/]").SetBorderColor(Color.Blue)));

src/.editorconfig

@@ -82,5 +82,8 @@ dotnet_diagnostic.RCS1079.severity = warning
 # RCS1057: Add empty line between declarations.
 dotnet_diagnostic.RCS1057.severity = none
 
+# RCS1057: Validate arguments correctly
+dotnet_diagnostic.RCS1227.severity = none
+
 # IDE0004: Remove Unnecessary Cast
 dotnet_diagnostic.IDE0004.severity = warning

src/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/ColumnsTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Spectre.Console.Tests.Unit
+{
+    public sealed class ColumnsTests
+    {
+        private sealed class User
+        {
+            public string Name { get; set; }
+            public string Country { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Render_Columns_Correctly()
+        {
+            // Given
+            var console = new PlainConsole(width: 61);
+            var users = new[]
+            {
+                new User { Name = "Savannah Thompson", Country = "Australia" },
+                new User { Name = "Sophie Ramos", Country = "United States" },
+                new User { Name = "Katrin Goldberg", Country = "Germany" },
+            };
+
+            var cards = new List<Panel>();
+            foreach (var user in users)
+            {
+                cards.Add(
+                    new Panel($"[b]{user.Name}[/]\n[yellow]{user.Country}[/]")
+                        .RoundedBorder().Expand());
+            }
+
+            // When
+            console.Render(new Columns(cards));
+
+            // Then
+            console.Lines.Count.ShouldBe(4);
+            console.Lines[0].ShouldBe("╭────────────────────╮ ╭────────────────╮ ╭─────────────────╮");
+            console.Lines[1].ShouldBe("│ Savannah Thompson  │ │ Sophie Ramos   │ │ Katrin Goldberg │");
+            console.Lines[2].ShouldBe("│ Australia          │ │ United States  │ │ Germany         │");
+            console.Lines[3].ShouldBe("╰────────────────────╯ ╰────────────────╯ ╰─────────────────╯");
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/GridTests.cs

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Tests.Unit
             }
 
             [Fact]
-            public void Should_Throw_If_Row_Columns_Is_Less_Than_Number_Of_Columns()
+            public void Should_Add_Empty_Items_If_User_Provides_Less_Row_Items_Than_Columns()
             {
                 // Given
                 var grid = new Grid();
@@ -50,11 +50,10 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Tests.Unit
                 grid.AddColumn();
 
                 // When
-                var result = Record.Exception(() => grid.AddRow("Foo"));
+                grid.AddRow("Foo");
 
                 // Then
-                result.ShouldBeOfType<InvalidOperationException>();
+                grid.RowCount.ShouldBe(1);
-                result.Message.ShouldBe("The number of row columns are less than the number of grid columns.");
             }
 
             [Fact]

src/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/PanelTests.cs

@@ -40,6 +40,108 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Tests.Unit
             console.Lines[2].ShouldBe("└───────────────────┘");
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Render_Panel_With_Header()
+        {
+            // Given
+            var console = new PlainConsole(width: 80);
+
+            // When
+            console.Render(new Panel("Hello World")
+            {
+                Header = new Header("Greeting"),
+                Expand = true,
+                Padding = new Padding(2, 2),
+            });
+
+            // Then
+            console.Lines.Count.ShouldBe(3);
+            console.Lines[0].ShouldBe("┌─Greeting─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐");
+            console.Lines[1].ShouldBe("│  Hello World                                                                 │");
+            console.Lines[2].ShouldBe("└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Render_Panel_With_Left_Aligned_Header()
+        {
+            // Given
+            var console = new PlainConsole(width: 80);
+
+            // When
+            console.Render(new Panel("Hello World")
+            {
+                Header = new Header("Greeting").LeftAligned(),
+                Expand = true,
+            });
+
+            // Then
+            console.Lines.Count.ShouldBe(3);
+            console.Lines[0].ShouldBe("┌─Greeting─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐");
+            console.Lines[1].ShouldBe("│ Hello World                                                                  │");
+            console.Lines[2].ShouldBe("└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Render_Panel_With_Centered_Header()
+        {
+            // Given
+            var console = new PlainConsole(width: 80);
+
+            // When
+            console.Render(new Panel("Hello World")
+            {
+                Header = new Header("Greeting").Centered(),
+                Expand = true,
+            });
+
+            // Then
+            console.Lines.Count.ShouldBe(3);
+            console.Lines[0].ShouldBe("┌───────────────────────────────────Greeting───────────────────────────────────┐");
+            console.Lines[1].ShouldBe("│ Hello World                                                                  │");
+            console.Lines[2].ShouldBe("└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Render_Panel_With_Right_Aligned_Header()
+        {
+            // Given
+            var console = new PlainConsole(width: 80);
+
+            // When
+            console.Render(new Panel("Hello World")
+            {
+                Header = new Header("Greeting").RightAligned(),
+                Expand = true,
+            });
+
+            // Then
+            console.Lines.Count.ShouldBe(3);
+            console.Lines[0].ShouldBe("┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────Greeting─┐");
+            console.Lines[1].ShouldBe("│ Hello World                                                                  │");
+            console.Lines[2].ShouldBe("└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Collapse_Header_If_It_Will_Not_Fit()
+        {
+            // Given
+            var console = new PlainConsole(width: 10);
+
+            // When
+            console.Render(new Panel("Hello World")
+            {
+                Header = new Header("Greeting"),
+                Expand = true,
+            });
+
+            // Then
+            console.Lines.Count.ShouldBe(4);
+            console.Lines[0].ShouldBe("┌─Greet…─┐");
+            console.Lines[1].ShouldBe("│ Hello  │");
+            console.Lines[2].ShouldBe("│ World  │");
+            console.Lines[3].ShouldBe("└────────┘");
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Should_Render_Panel_With_Unicode_Correctly()
         {

src/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/TableTests.cs

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Tests.Unit
             }
 
             [Fact]
-            public void Should_Throw_If_Row_Columns_Is_Less_Than_Number_Of_Columns()
+            public void Should_Add_Empty_Items_If_User_Provides_Less_Row_Items_Than_Columns()
             {
                 // Given
                 var table = new Table();
@@ -95,11 +95,10 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Tests.Unit
                 table.AddColumn("World");
 
                 // When
-                var result = Record.Exception(() => table.AddRow("Foo"));
+                table.AddRow("Foo");
 
                 // Then
-                result.ShouldBeOfType<InvalidOperationException>();
+                table.RowCount.ShouldBe(1);
-                result.Message.ShouldBe("The number of row columns are less than the number of table columns.");
             }
 
             [Fact]
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Tests.Unit
         {
             // A simple table
             var console = new PlainConsole(width: 80);
-            var table = new Table() { Border = BorderKind.Rounded };
+            var table = new Table() { BorderKind = BorderKind.Rounded };
             table.AddColumn("Foo");
             table.AddColumn("Bar");
             table.AddColumn(new TableColumn("Baz") { Alignment = Justify.Right });
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Tests.Unit
             // Render a table in some panels.
             console.Render(new Panel(new Panel(table)
             {
-                Border = BorderKind.Ascii,
+                BorderKind = BorderKind.Ascii,
             }));
 
             // Then
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Tests.Unit
         {
             // Given
             var console = new PlainConsole(width: 80);
-            var table = new Table { Border = BorderKind.Ascii };
+            var table = new Table { BorderKind = BorderKind.Ascii };
             table.AddColumns("Foo", "Bar", "Baz");
             table.AddRow("Qux", "Corgi", "Waldo");
             table.AddRow("Grault", "Garply", "Fred");
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Tests.Unit
         {
             // Given
             var console = new PlainConsole(width: 80);
-            var table = new Table { Border = BorderKind.Rounded };
+            var table = new Table { BorderKind = BorderKind.Rounded };
             table.AddColumns("Foo", "Bar", "Baz");
             table.AddRow("Qux", "Corgi", "Waldo");
             table.AddRow("Grault", "Garply", "Fred");
@@ -302,7 +301,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Tests.Unit
         {
             // Given
             var console = new PlainConsole(width: 80);
-            var table = new Table { Border = BorderKind.None };
+            var table = new Table { BorderKind = BorderKind.None };
             table.AddColumns("Foo", "Bar", "Baz");
             table.AddRow("Qux", "Corgi", "Waldo");
             table.AddRow("Grault", "Garply", "Fred");

src/Spectre.Console.Tests/Unit/TextTests.cs

@@ -65,6 +65,21 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Tests.Unit
             fixture.RawOutput.ShouldBe("Hello\n\nWorld\n\n");
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Render_Panel_2()
+        {
+            // Given
+            var console = new PlainConsole(width: 80);
+
+            // When
+            console.Render(new Markup("[b]Hello World[/]\n[yellow]Hello World[/]"));
+
+            // Then
+            console.Lines.Count.ShouldBe(2);
+            console.Lines[0].ShouldBe("Hello World");
+            console.Lines[1].ShouldBe("Hello World");
+        }
+
         [Theory]
         [InlineData(5, "Hello World", "Hello\nWorld")]
         [InlineData(10, "Hello Sweet Nice World", "Hello \nSweet Nice\nWorld")]

src/Spectre.Console.sln

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 EndProject
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 EndProject
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+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Columns", "..\examples\Columns\Columns.csproj", "{33357599-C79D-4299-888F-634E2C3EACEF}"
+EndProject
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Info", "..\examples\Info\Info.csproj", "{225CE0D4-06AB-411A-8D29-707504FE53B3}"
 EndProject
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 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
@@ -109,18 +111,30 @@ Global
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-		{4337F255-88E9-4408-81A3-DF1AF58AC753}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{33357599-C79D-4299-888F-634E2C3EACEF}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
-		{4337F255-88E9-4408-81A3-DF1AF58AC753}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{33357599-C79D-4299-888F-634E2C3EACEF}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
-		{4337F255-88E9-4408-81A3-DF1AF58AC753}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{33357599-C79D-4299-888F-634E2C3EACEF}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
-		{4337F255-88E9-4408-81A3-DF1AF58AC753}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{33357599-C79D-4299-888F-634E2C3EACEF}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
-		{4337F255-88E9-4408-81A3-DF1AF58AC753}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{33357599-C79D-4299-888F-634E2C3EACEF}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
-		{4337F255-88E9-4408-81A3-DF1AF58AC753}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{33357599-C79D-4299-888F-634E2C3EACEF}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
-		{4337F255-88E9-4408-81A3-DF1AF58AC753}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{33357599-C79D-4299-888F-634E2C3EACEF}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
-		{4337F255-88E9-4408-81A3-DF1AF58AC753}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
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-		{4337F255-88E9-4408-81A3-DF1AF58AC753}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
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-		{4337F255-88E9-4408-81A3-DF1AF58AC753}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
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+		{225CE0D4-06AB-411A-8D29-707504FE53B3}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{225CE0D4-06AB-411A-8D29-707504FE53B3}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{225CE0D4-06AB-411A-8D29-707504FE53B3}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{225CE0D4-06AB-411A-8D29-707504FE53B3}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{225CE0D4-06AB-411A-8D29-707504FE53B3}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{225CE0D4-06AB-411A-8D29-707504FE53B3}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{225CE0D4-06AB-411A-8D29-707504FE53B3}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{225CE0D4-06AB-411A-8D29-707504FE53B3}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{225CE0D4-06AB-411A-8D29-707504FE53B3}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
@@ -130,7 +144,8 @@ Global
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-		{4337F255-88E9-4408-81A3-DF1AF58AC753} = {F0575243-121F-4DEE-9F6B-246E26DC0844}
+		{33357599-C79D-4299-888F-634E2C3EACEF} = {F0575243-121F-4DEE-9F6B-246E26DC0844}
+		{225CE0D4-06AB-411A-8D29-707504FE53B3} = {F0575243-121F-4DEE-9F6B-246E26DC0844}
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
 		SolutionGuid = {5729B071-67A0-48FB-8B1B-275E6822086C}

src/Spectre.Console/ConsoleExtensions.Rendering.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using Spectre.Console.Internal;
 using Spectre.Console.Rendering;
 
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
 
             using (console.PushStyle(Style.Plain))
             {
-                var segments = renderable.Render(options, console.Width);
+                var segments = renderable.Render(options, console.Width).Where(x => !(x.Text.Length == 0 && !x.IsLineBreak)).ToArray();
-                segments = Segment.Merge(segments);
+                segments = Segment.Merge(segments).ToArray();
 
                 var current = Style.Plain;
                 foreach (var segment in segments)

src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/Columns.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using Spectre.Console.Rendering;
+
+namespace Spectre.Console
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Renders things in columns.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class Columns : Renderable, IPaddable, IExpandable
+    {
+        private readonly List<IRenderable> _items;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public Padding Padding { get; set; } = new Padding(0, 1);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not the columns should
+        /// expand to the available space. If <c>false</c>, the column
+        /// width will be auto calculated. Defaults to <c>true</c>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool Expand { get; set; } = true;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Columns"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="items">The items to render.</param>
+        public Columns(IEnumerable<IRenderable> items)
+        {
+            if (items is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(items));
+            }
+
+            _items = new List<IRenderable>(items);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Columns"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="items">The items to render.</param>
+        public Columns(IEnumerable<string> items)
+        {
+            if (items is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(items));
+            }
+
+            _items = new List<IRenderable>(items.Select(item => new Markup(item)));
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        protected override IEnumerable<Segment> Render(RenderContext context, int maxWidth)
+        {
+            var maxPadding = Math.Max(Padding.Left, Padding.Right);
+
+            var itemWidths = _items.Select(item => item.Measure(context, maxWidth).Max).ToArray();
+            var columnCount = CalculateColumnCount(maxWidth, itemWidths, _items.Count, maxPadding);
+
+            var table = new Table();
+            table.NoBorder();
+            table.HideHeaders();
+            table.PadRightCell = false;
+
+            if (Expand)
+            {
+                table.Expand();
+            }
+
+            // Add columns
+            for (var index = 0; index < columnCount; index++)
+            {
+                table.AddColumn(new TableColumn(string.Empty)
+                {
+                    Padding = Padding,
+                    NoWrap = true,
+                });
+            }
+
+            // Add rows
+            for (var start = 0; start < _items.Count; start += columnCount)
+            {
+                table.AddRow(_items.Skip(start).Take(columnCount).ToArray());
+            }
+
+            return ((IRenderable)table).Render(context, maxWidth);
+        }
+
+        // Algorithm borrowed from https://github.com/willmcgugan/rich/blob/master/rich/columns.py
+        private int CalculateColumnCount(int maxWidth, int[] itemWidths, int columnCount, int padding)
+        {
+            var widths = new Dictionary<int, int>();
+            while (columnCount > 1)
+            {
+                var columnIndex = 0;
+                widths.Clear();
+
+                var exceededTotalWidth = false;
+                foreach (var renderableWidth in IterateWidths(itemWidths, columnCount))
+                {
+                    widths[columnIndex] = Math.Max(widths.ContainsKey(columnIndex) ? widths[columnIndex] : 0, renderableWidth);
+                    var totalWidth = widths.Values.Sum() + (padding * (widths.Count - 1));
+                    if (totalWidth > maxWidth)
+                    {
+                        columnCount = widths.Count - 1;
+                        exceededTotalWidth = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        columnIndex = (columnIndex + 1) % columnCount;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (!exceededTotalWidth)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return columnCount;
+        }
+
+        private IEnumerable<int> IterateWidths(int[] itemWidths, int columnCount)
+        {
+            foreach (var width in itemWidths)
+            {
+                yield return width;
+            }
+
+            if (_items.Count % columnCount != 0)
+            {
+                for (var i = 0; i < columnCount - (_items.Count % columnCount) - 1; i++)
+                {
+                    yield return 0;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/Grid.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using Spectre.Console.Internal;
 using Spectre.Console.Rendering;
 
 namespace Spectre.Console
@@ -9,10 +7,27 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
     /// <summary>
     /// A renderable grid.
     /// </summary>
-    public sealed class Grid : Renderable
+    public sealed class Grid : Renderable, IExpandable
     {
         private readonly Table _table;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the number of columns in the table.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int ColumnCount => _table.ColumnCount;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the number of rows in the table.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int RowCount => _table.RowCount;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public bool Expand
+        {
+            get => _table.Expand;
+            set => _table.Expand = value;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Grid"/> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -20,7 +35,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
         {
             _table = new Table
             {
-                Border = BorderKind.None,
+                BorderKind = BorderKind.None,
                 ShowHeaders = false,
                 IsGrid = true,
                 PadRightCell = false,
@@ -42,16 +57,19 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds a column to the grid.
         /// </summary>
-        public void AddColumn()
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public Grid AddColumn()
         {
             AddColumn(new GridColumn());
+            return this;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds a column to the grid.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="column">The column to add.</param>
-        public void AddColumn(GridColumn column)
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public Grid AddColumn(GridColumn column)
         {
             if (column is null)
             {
@@ -73,69 +91,29 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
                 Padding = column.Padding,
                 Alignment = column.Alignment,
             });
-        }
 
-        /// <summary>
+            return this;
-        /// Adds a column to the grid.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="count">The number of columns to add.</param>
-        public void AddColumns(int count)
-        {
-            for (var index = 0; index < count; index++)
-            {
-                AddColumn(new GridColumn());
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Adds a column to the grid.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="columns">The columns to add.</param>
-        public void AddColumns(params GridColumn[] columns)
-        {
-            if (columns is null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(columns));
-            }
-
-            foreach (var column in columns)
-            {
-                AddColumn(column);
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Adds an empty row to the grid.
-        /// </summary>
-        public void AddEmptyRow()
-        {
-            var columns = new IRenderable[_table.ColumnCount];
-            Enumerable.Range(0, _table.ColumnCount).ForEach(index => columns[index] = Text.Empty);
-            AddRow(columns);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds a new row to the grid.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="columns">The columns to add.</param>
-        public void AddRow(params IRenderable[] columns)
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public Grid AddRow(params IRenderable[] columns)
         {
             if (columns is null)
             {
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(columns));
             }
 
-            if (columns.Length < _table.ColumnCount)
-            {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("The number of row columns are less than the number of grid columns.");
-            }
-
             if (columns.Length > _table.ColumnCount)
             {
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("The number of row columns are greater than the number of grid columns.");
             }
 
             _table.AddRow(columns);
+            return this;
         }
     }
 }

src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/GridExtensions.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
+using Spectre.Console.Internal;
+using Spectre.Console.Rendering;
 
 namespace Spectre.Console
 {
@@ -8,12 +10,79 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
     /// </summary>
     public static class GridExtensions
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds a column to the grid.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="grid">The grid to add the column to.</param>
+        /// <param name="count">The number of columns to add.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static Grid AddColumns(this Grid grid, int count)
+        {
+            if (grid is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(grid));
+            }
+
+            for (var index = 0; index < count; index++)
+            {
+                grid.AddColumn(new GridColumn());
+            }
+
+            return grid;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds a column to the grid.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="grid">The grid to add the column to.</param>
+        /// <param name="columns">The columns to add.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static Grid AddColumns(this Grid grid, params GridColumn[] columns)
+        {
+            if (grid is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(grid));
+            }
+
+            if (columns is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(columns));
+            }
+
+            foreach (var column in columns)
+            {
+                grid.AddColumn(column);
+            }
+
+            return grid;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds an empty row to the grid.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="grid">The grid to add the row to.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static Grid AddEmptyRow(this Grid grid)
+        {
+            if (grid is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(grid));
+            }
+
+            var columns = new IRenderable[grid.ColumnCount];
+            Enumerable.Range(0, grid.ColumnCount).ForEach(index => columns[index] = Text.Empty);
+            grid.AddRow(columns);
+
+            return grid;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds a new row to the grid.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="grid">The grid to add the row to.</param>
         /// <param name="columns">The columns to add.</param>
-        public static void AddRow(this Grid grid, params string[] columns)
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static Grid AddRow(this Grid grid, params string[] columns)
         {
             if (grid is null)
             {
@@ -26,6 +95,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
             }
 
             grid.AddRow(columns.Select(column => new Markup(column)).ToArray());
+            return grid;
         }
     }
 }

src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/Header.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Spectre.Console
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a header.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class Header : IAlignable
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the header text.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Text { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the header style.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Style? Style { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the header alignment.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Justify? Alignment { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Header"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="text">The header text.</param>
+        /// <param name="style">The header style.</param>
+        /// <param name="alignment">The header alignment.</param>
+        public Header(string text, Style? style = null, Justify? alignment = null)
+        {
+            Text = text ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(text));
+            Style = style;
+            Alignment = alignment;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the header style.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="style">The header style.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public Header SetStyle(Style? style)
+        {
+            Style = style ?? Style.Plain;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the header alignment.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="alignment">The header alignment.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public Header SetAlignment(Justify alignment)
+        {
+            Alignment = alignment;
+            return this;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/Panel.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Spectre.Console.Rendering;
@@ -15,13 +16,13 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
         private readonly IRenderable _child;
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public BorderKind Border { get; set; } = BorderKind.Square;
+        public BorderKind BorderKind { get; set; } = BorderKind.Square;
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public bool SafeBorder { get; set; } = true;
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public Color? BorderColor { get; set; }
+        public Style? BorderStyle { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not the panel should
@@ -35,6 +36,11 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
         /// </summary>
         public Padding Padding { get; set; } = new Padding(1, 1);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the header.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Header? Header { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Panel"/> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -58,15 +64,15 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
         {
             var childWidth = _child.Measure(context, maxWidth);
             return new Measurement(
-                childWidth.Min + 2 + Padding.GetHorizontalPadding(),
+                childWidth.Min + EdgeWidth + Padding.GetHorizontalPadding(),
-                childWidth.Max + 2 + Padding.GetHorizontalPadding());
+                childWidth.Max + EdgeWidth + Padding.GetHorizontalPadding());
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         protected override IEnumerable<Segment> Render(RenderContext context, int maxWidth)
         {
-            var border = SpectreBorder.GetBorder(Border, (context.LegacyConsole || !context.Unicode) && SafeBorder);
+            var border = SpectreBorder.GetBorder(BorderKind, (context.LegacyConsole || !context.Unicode) && SafeBorder);
-            var borderStyle = new Style(BorderColor, null, null);
+            var borderStyle = BorderStyle ?? Style.Plain;
 
             var paddingWidth = Padding.GetHorizontalPadding();
             var childWidth = maxWidth - EdgeWidth - paddingWidth;
@@ -77,21 +83,16 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
                 childWidth = measurement.Max;
             }
 
-            var panelWidth = childWidth + paddingWidth;
+            var panelWidth = childWidth + EdgeWidth + paddingWidth;
+            panelWidth = Math.Min(panelWidth, maxWidth);
+
+            var result = new List<Segment>();
 
             // Panel top
-            var result = new List<Segment>
+            AddTopBorder(result, context, border, borderStyle, panelWidth);
-            {
-                new Segment(border.GetPart(BorderPart.HeaderTopLeft), borderStyle),
-                new Segment(border.GetPart(BorderPart.HeaderTop, panelWidth), borderStyle),
-                new Segment(border.GetPart(BorderPart.HeaderTopRight), borderStyle),
-                Segment.LineBreak,
-            };
-
-            // Render the child.
-            var childSegments = _child.Render(context, childWidth);
 
             // Split the child segments into lines.
+            var childSegments = _child.Render(context, childWidth);
             foreach (var line in Segment.SplitLines(childSegments, panelWidth))
             {
                 result.Add(new Segment(border.GetPart(BorderPart.CellLeft), borderStyle));
@@ -126,12 +127,62 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
             }
 
             // Panel bottom
-            result.Add(new Segment(border.GetPart(BorderPart.FooterBottomLeft), borderStyle));
+            AddBottomBorder(result, border, borderStyle, panelWidth);
-            result.Add(new Segment(border.GetPart(BorderPart.FooterBottom, panelWidth), borderStyle));
-            result.Add(new Segment(border.GetPart(BorderPart.FooterBottomRight), borderStyle));
-            result.Add(Segment.LineBreak);
 
             return result;
         }
+
+        private static void AddBottomBorder(List<Segment> result, SpectreBorder border, Style borderStyle, int panelWidth)
+        {
+            result.Add(new Segment(border.GetPart(BorderPart.FooterBottomLeft), borderStyle));
+            result.Add(new Segment(border.GetPart(BorderPart.FooterBottom, panelWidth - EdgeWidth), borderStyle));
+            result.Add(new Segment(border.GetPart(BorderPart.FooterBottomRight), borderStyle));
+            result.Add(Segment.LineBreak);
+        }
+
+        private void AddTopBorder(List<Segment> segments, RenderContext context, SpectreBorder border, Style borderStyle, int panelWidth)
+        {
+            segments.Add(new Segment(border.GetPart(BorderPart.HeaderTopLeft), borderStyle));
+
+            if (Header != null)
+            {
+                var leftSpacing = 0;
+                var rightSpacing = 0;
+
+                var headerWidth = panelWidth - (EdgeWidth * 2);
+                var header = Segment.TruncateWithEllipsis(Header.Text, Header.Style ?? borderStyle, context.Encoding, headerWidth);
+
+                var excessWidth = headerWidth - header.CellLength(context.Encoding);
+                if (excessWidth > 0)
+                {
+                    switch (Header.Alignment ?? Justify.Left)
+                    {
+                        case Justify.Left:
+                            leftSpacing = 0;
+                            rightSpacing = excessWidth;
+                            break;
+                        case Justify.Right:
+                            leftSpacing = excessWidth;
+                            rightSpacing = 0;
+                            break;
+                        case Justify.Center:
+                            leftSpacing = excessWidth / 2;
+                            rightSpacing = (excessWidth / 2) + (excessWidth % 2);
+                            break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                segments.Add(new Segment(border.GetPart(BorderPart.HeaderTop, leftSpacing + 1), borderStyle));
+                segments.Add(header);
+                segments.Add(new Segment(border.GetPart(BorderPart.HeaderTop, rightSpacing + 1), borderStyle));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                segments.Add(new Segment(border.GetPart(BorderPart.HeaderTop, panelWidth - EdgeWidth), borderStyle));
+            }
+
+            segments.Add(new Segment(border.GetPart(BorderPart.HeaderTopRight), borderStyle));
+            segments.Add(Segment.LineBreak);
+        }
     }
 }

src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/PanelExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Spectre.Console
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains extension methods for <see cref="Panel"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class PanelExtensions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the panel header.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="panel">The panel.</param>
+        /// <param name="text">The header text.</param>
+        /// <param name="style">The header style.</param>
+        /// <param name="alignment">The header alignment.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static Panel SetHeader(this Panel panel, string text, Style? style = null, Justify? alignment = null)
+        {
+            if (panel is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(panel));
+            }
+
+            if (text is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(text));
+            }
+
+            return SetHeader(panel, new Header(text, style, alignment));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the panel header.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="panel">The panel.</param>
+        /// <param name="header">The header to use.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static Panel SetHeader(this Panel panel, Header header)
+        {
+            if (panel is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(panel));
+            }
+
+            panel.Header = header;
+            return panel;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/Paragraph.cs

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
             var min = _lines.Max(line => line.Max(segment => segment.CellLength(context.Encoding)));
             var max = _lines.Max(x => x.CellWidth(context.Encoding));
 
-            return new Measurement(min, max);
+            return new Measurement(min, Math.Min(max, maxWidth));
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>

src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/Segment.cs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Rendering
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the segment text.
         /// </summary>
-        public string Text { get; internal set; }
+        public string Text { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether or not this is an expicit line break
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Rendering
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a segment representing a line break.
         /// </summary>
-        public static Segment LineBreak { get; } = new Segment(Environment.NewLine, Style.Plain, true);
+        public static Segment LineBreak => new Segment(Environment.NewLine, Style.Plain, true);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets an empty segment.
         /// </summary>
-        public static Segment Empty { get; } = new Segment(string.Empty, Style.Plain);
+        public static Segment Empty => new Segment(string.Empty, Style.Plain, false);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Segment"/> class.
@@ -305,13 +305,21 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Rendering
             }
             else if (overflow == Overflow.Ellipsis)
             {
-                result.Add(new Segment(segment.Text.Substring(0, width - 1), segment.Style));
+                result.Add(new Segment(segment.Text.Substring(0, width - 1) + "…", segment.Style));
-                result.Add(new Segment("…", segment.Style));
             }
 
             return result;
         }
 
+        internal static Segment TruncateWithEllipsis(string text, Style style, Encoding encoding, int maxWidth)
+        {
+            return SplitOverflow(
+                new Segment(text, style),
+                Overflow.Ellipsis,
+                encoding,
+                maxWidth).First();
+        }
+
         internal static List<List<SegmentLine>> MakeSameHeight(int cellHeight, List<List<SegmentLine>> cells)
         {
             foreach (var cell in cells)

src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/Table.Calculations.cs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
         // https://github.com/willmcgugan/rich/blob/527475837ebbfc427530b3ee0d4d0741d2d0fc6d/rich/table.py#L394
         private List<int> CalculateColumnWidths(RenderContext options, int maxWidth)
         {
-            var width_ranges = _columns.Select(column => MeasureColumn(column, options, maxWidth));
+            var width_ranges = _columns.Select(column => MeasureColumn(column, options, maxWidth)).ToArray();
             var widths = width_ranges.Select(range => range.Max).ToList();
 
             var tableWidth = widths.Sum();
@@ -117,9 +117,17 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
 
         private int GetExtraWidth(bool includePadding)
         {
-            var separators = _columns.Count - 1;
+            var hideBorder = BorderKind == BorderKind.None;
+            var separators = hideBorder ? 0 : _columns.Count - 1;
+            var edges = hideBorder ? 0 : EdgeCount;
             var padding = includePadding ? _columns.Select(x => x.Padding.GetHorizontalPadding()).Sum() : 0;
-            return separators + EdgeCount + padding;
+
+            if (!PadRightCell)
+            {
+                padding -= _columns.Last().Padding.Right;
+            }
+
+            return separators + edges + padding;
         }
     }
 }

src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/Table.cs

@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
         public int RowCount => _rows.Count;
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public BorderKind Border { get; set; } = BorderKind.Square;
+        public BorderKind BorderKind { get; set; } = BorderKind.Square;
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public Color? BorderColor { get; set; }
+        public Style? BorderStyle { get; set; }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public bool SafeBorder { get; set; } = true;
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
         /// Adds a column to the table.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="column">The column to add.</param>
-        public void AddColumn(TableColumn column)
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public Table AddColumn(TableColumn column)
         {
             if (column is null)
             {
@@ -85,57 +86,36 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
             }
 
             _columns.Add(column);
-        }
+            return this;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Adds multiple columns to the table.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="columns">The columns to add.</param>
-        public void AddColumns(params TableColumn[] columns)
-        {
-            if (columns is null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(columns));
-            }
-
-            foreach (var column in columns)
-            {
-                AddColumn(column);
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Adds an empty row to the table.
-        /// </summary>
-        public void AddEmptyRow()
-        {
-            var columns = new IRenderable[ColumnCount];
-            Enumerable.Range(0, ColumnCount).ForEach(index => columns[index] = Text.Empty);
-            AddRow(columns);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds a row to the table.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="columns">The row columns to add.</param>
-        public void AddRow(params IRenderable[] columns)
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public Table AddRow(params IRenderable[] columns)
         {
             if (columns is null)
             {
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(columns));
             }
 
-            if (columns.Length < _columns.Count)
-            {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("The number of row columns are less than the number of table columns.");
-            }
-
             if (columns.Length > _columns.Count)
             {
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("The number of row columns are greater than the number of table columns.");
             }
 
             _rows.Add(columns.ToList());
+
+            // Need to add missing columns?
+            if (columns.Length < _columns.Count)
+            {
+                var diff = _columns.Count - columns.Length;
+                Enumerable.Range(0, diff).ForEach(_ => _rows.Last().Add(Text.Empty));
+            }
+
+            return this;
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -168,13 +148,13 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
             }
 
-            var border = SpectreBorder.GetBorder(Border, (context.LegacyConsole || !context.Unicode) && SafeBorder);
+            var border = SpectreBorder.GetBorder(BorderKind, (context.LegacyConsole || !context.Unicode) && SafeBorder);
-            var borderStyle = new Style(BorderColor, null, null);
+            var borderStyle = BorderStyle ?? Style.Plain;
 
             var tableWidth = maxWidth;
 
-            var showBorder = Border != BorderKind.None;
+            var showBorder = BorderKind != BorderKind.None;
-            var hideBorder = Border == BorderKind.None;
+            var hideBorder = BorderKind == BorderKind.None;
             var hasRows = _rows.Count > 0;
 
             if (Width != null)

src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/TableExtensions.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
+using Spectre.Console.Internal;
+using Spectre.Console.Rendering;
 
 namespace Spectre.Console
 {
@@ -8,13 +10,58 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
     /// </summary>
     public static class TableExtensions
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds multiple columns to the table.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="table">The table to add the column to.</param>
+        /// <param name="columns">The columns to add.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static Table AddColumns(this Table table, params TableColumn[] columns)
+        {
+            if (table is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(table));
+            }
+
+            if (columns is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(columns));
+            }
+
+            foreach (var column in columns)
+            {
+                table.AddColumn(column);
+            }
+
+            return table;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds an empty row to the table.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="table">The table to add the row to.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static Table AddEmptyRow(this Table table)
+        {
+            if (table is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(table));
+            }
+
+            var columns = new IRenderable[table.ColumnCount];
+            Enumerable.Range(0, table.ColumnCount).ForEach(index => columns[index] = Text.Empty);
+            table.AddRow(columns);
+            return table;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds a column to the table.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="table">The table to add the column to.</param>
         /// <param name="column">The column to add.</param>
-        /// <returns>The added <see cref="TableColumn"/> instance.</returns>
+        /// <param name="configure">Delegate that can be used to configure the added column.</param>
-        public static TableColumn AddColumn(this Table table, string column)
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static Table AddColumn(this Table table, string column, Action<TableColumn>? configure = null)
         {
             if (table is null)
             {
@@ -27,9 +74,10 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
             }
 
             var tableColumn = new TableColumn(column);
-            table.AddColumn(tableColumn);
+            configure?.Invoke(tableColumn);
 
-            return tableColumn;
+            table.AddColumn(tableColumn);
+            return table;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -37,7 +85,8 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="table">The table to add the columns to.</param>
         /// <param name="columns">The columns to add.</param>
-        public static void AddColumns(this Table table, params string[] columns)
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static Table AddColumns(this Table table, params string[] columns)
         {
             if (table is null)
             {
@@ -53,6 +102,8 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
             {
                 AddColumn(table, column);
             }
+
+            return table;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -60,7 +111,8 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="table">The table to add the row to.</param>
         /// <param name="columns">The row columns to add.</param>
-        public static void AddRow(this Table table, params string[] columns)
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static Table AddRow(this Table table, params string[] columns)
         {
             if (table is null)
             {
@@ -73,6 +125,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
             }
 
             table.AddRow(columns.Select(column => new Markup(column)).ToArray());
+            return table;
         }
 
         /// <summary>

src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/Traits/Extensions/BorderExtensions.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 
-namespace Spectre.Console.Rendering
+namespace Spectre.Console
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Contains extension methods for <see cref="IHasBorder"/>.
@@ -8,13 +8,61 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Rendering
     public static class BorderExtensions
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Sets the border.
+        /// Do not display a border.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">The object that has a border.</typeparam>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">An object type with a border.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="obj">The object to set the border for.</param>
-        /// <param name="border">The border to use.</param>
         /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
-        public static T SetBorder<T>(this T obj, BorderKind border)
+        public static T NoBorder<T>(this T obj)
+            where T : class, IHasBorder
+        {
+            return SetBorderKind(obj, BorderKind.None);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Display a square border.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">An object type with a border.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">The object to set the border for.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static T SquareBorder<T>(this T obj)
+            where T : class, IHasBorder
+        {
+            return SetBorderKind(obj, BorderKind.Square);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Display an ASCII border.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">An object type with a border.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">The object to set the border for.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static T AsciiBorder<T>(this T obj)
+            where T : class, IHasBorder
+        {
+            return SetBorderKind(obj, BorderKind.Ascii);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Display a rounded border.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">An object type with a border.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">The object to set the border for.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static T RoundedBorder<T>(this T obj)
+            where T : class, IHasBorder
+        {
+            return SetBorderKind(obj, BorderKind.Rounded);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the border kind.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">An object type with a border.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">The object to set the border for.</param>
+        /// <param name="border">The border kind to use.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static T SetBorderKind<T>(this T obj, BorderKind border)
             where T : class, IHasBorder
         {
             if (obj is null)
@@ -22,14 +70,14 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Rendering
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(obj));
             }
 
-            obj.Border = border;
+            obj.BorderKind = border;
             return obj;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Disables the safe border.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">The object that has a border.</typeparam>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">An object type with a border.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="obj">The object to set the border for.</param>
         /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
         public static T NoSafeBorder<T>(this T obj)
@@ -44,12 +92,31 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Rendering
             return obj;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the border style.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">An object type with a border.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">The object to set the border color for.</param>
+        /// <param name="style">The border style to set.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static T SetBorderStyle<T>(this T obj, Style style)
+            where T : class, IHasBorder
+        {
+            if (obj is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(obj));
+            }
+
+            obj.BorderStyle = style;
+            return obj;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets the border color.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">The object that has a border.</typeparam>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">An object type with a border.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="obj">The object to set the border color for.</param>
-        /// <param name="color">The color to set.</param>
+        /// <param name="color">The border color to set.</param>
         /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
         public static T SetBorderColor<T>(this T obj, Color color)
             where T : class, IHasBorder
@@ -59,7 +126,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Rendering
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(obj));
             }
 
-            obj.BorderColor = color;
+            obj.BorderStyle = (obj.BorderStyle ?? Style.Plain).WithForeground(color);
             return obj;
         }
     }

src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/Traits/Extensions/ExpandableExtensions.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 
-namespace Spectre.Console.Rendering
+namespace Spectre.Console
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Contains extension methods for <see cref="IExpandable"/>.

src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/Traits/IHasBorder.cs

@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the kind of border to use.
         /// </summary>
-        public BorderKind Border { get; set; }
+        public BorderKind BorderKind { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the border color.
+        /// Gets or sets the border style.
         /// </summary>
-        public Color? BorderColor { get; set; }
+        public Style? BorderStyle { get; set; }
     }
 }

src/Spectre.Console/Style.Factory.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Spectre.Console
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents color and text decoration.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed partial class Style : IEquatable<Style>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new style from the specified foreground color.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="color">The foreground color.</param>
+        /// <returns>A new <see cref="Style"/> with the specified foreground color.</returns>
+        public static Style WithForeground(Color color)
+        {
+            return new Style(foreground: color);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new style from the specified background color.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="color">The background color.</param>
+        /// <returns>A new <see cref="Style"/> with the specified background color.</returns>
+        public static Style WithBackground(Color color)
+        {
+            return new Style(background: color);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new style from the specified text decoration.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="decoration">The text decoration.</param>
+        /// <returns>A new <see cref="Style"/> with the specified text decoration.</returns>
+        public static Style WithDecoration(Decoration decoration)
+        {
+            return new Style(decoration: decoration);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Spectre.Console/Style.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
     /// <summary>
     /// Represents color and text decoration.
     /// </summary>
-    public sealed class Style : IEquatable<Style>
+    public sealed partial class Style : IEquatable<Style>
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the foreground color.

src/Spectre.Console/StyleExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Spectre.Console
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains extension methods for <see cref="Style"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class StyleExtensions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new style from the specified one with
+        /// the specified foreground color.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="style">The style.</param>
+        /// <param name="color">The foreground color.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static Style WithForeground(this Style style, Color color)
+        {
+            if (style is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(style));
+            }
+
+            return new Style(
+                foreground: color,
+                background: style.Background,
+                decoration: style.Decoration);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new style from the specified one with
+        /// the specified background color.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="style">The style.</param>
+        /// <param name="color">The background color.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static Style WithBackground(this Style style, Color color)
+        {
+            if (style is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(style));
+            }
+
+            return new Style(
+                foreground: style.Foreground,
+                background: color,
+                decoration: style.Decoration);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new style from the specified one with
+        /// the specified text decoration.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="style">The style.</param>
+        /// <param name="decoration">The text decoration.</param>
+        /// <returns>The same instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
+        public static Style WithDecoration(this Style style, Decoration decoration)
+        {
+            if (style is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(style));
+            }
+
+            return new Style(
+                foreground: style.Foreground,
+                background: style.Background,
+                decoration: decoration);
+        }
+    }
+}