specify Tuple content for read in files, remove traits.std

32 files changed, 170 insertions, 210 deletions

diff --git a/org/default_misc.org b/org/default_misc.org
index cc4083e..8988f3e 100644
--- a/org/default_misc.org
+++ b/org/default_misc.org
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ import
   std.regex,
   std.stdio,
   std.string,
-  std.traits,
   std.typecons,
   std.uni,
   std.utf,
diff --git a/org/imports.org b/org/imports.org
index 45705a4..fd6998e 100644
--- a/org/imports.org
+++ b/org/imports.org
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ public import
   std.regex,
   std.stdio,
   std.string,
-  std.traits,
   std.typecons,
   // std.uni,
   std.utf,
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ public import
   std.regex,
   std.stdio,
   std.string,
-  std.traits,
   std.typecons,
   // std.uni,
   std.utf;
diff --git a/org/in_source_files.org b/org/in_source_files.org
index 20d8d0a..cb95fda 100644
--- a/org/in_source_files.org
+++ b/org/in_source_files.org
@@ -296,23 +296,21 @@ static template spineRawMarkupContent() {
       auto raw = MarkupRawUnit();
       string[] insert_file_list;
       string[] images_list;
-      auto t
+      Tuple!(char[], char[][], string[], string[]) t
         = raw.markupSourceHeaderContentRawLineTupleArray(source_txt_str);
       auto header_raw = t[0];
       auto sourcefile_body_content = t[1];
       if (fn_src.match(rgx.src_fn_master)) { // filename with path needed if master file (.ssm) not otherwise
         auto ins = Inserts();
-        auto tu
+        Tuple!(char[][], string[], string[]) tu
           = ins.scan_master_src_for_insert_files_and_import_content(_opt_action, sourcefile_body_content, fn_src);
-        static assert(!isTypeTuple!(tu));
         sourcefile_body_content = tu[0];
         insert_file_list = tu[1].dup;
         images_list = tu[2].dup;
       } else if (_opt_action.source || _opt_action.pod) {
         auto ins = Inserts();
-        auto tu
+        Tuple!(char[][], string[], string[]) tu
           = ins.scan_master_src_for_insert_files_and_import_content(_opt_action, sourcefile_body_content, fn_src);
-        static assert(!isTypeTuple!(tu));
         images_list = tu[2].dup;
       }
       string header_type = "";
@@ -348,7 +346,7 @@ static template spineRawMarkupContent() {
       } // end src subdoc (inserts) loop
       <<meta_inserts_scan_post>>
     }
-    auto scan_master_src_for_insert_files_and_import_content(O)(
+    Tuple!(char[][], string[], string[]) scan_master_src_for_insert_files_and_import_content(O)(
       O        _opt_action,
       char[][] sourcefile_body_content,
       string   fn_src
@@ -457,14 +455,14 @@ auto markupSourceReadIn(in string fn_src) {
 
 #+name: meta_markup_source_raw_tuple_of_header_and_body
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto markupSourceHeaderContentRawLineTupleArray(in string source_txt_str) @safe {
+Tuple!(char[], char[][], string[], string[]) markupSourceHeaderContentRawLineTupleArray(in string source_txt_str) @safe {
   string[] file_insert_list = [];
   string[] images_list = [];
   char[][] hc = header0Content1(source_txt_str);
   char[] header = hc[0];
   char[] source_txt = hc[1];
-  auto source_line_arr = markupSourceLineArray(source_txt);
-  auto t = tuple(
+  char[][] source_line_arr = markupSourceLineArray(source_txt);
+  Tuple!(char[], char[][], string[], string[]) t = tuple(
     header,
     source_line_arr,
     file_insert_list,
@@ -487,8 +485,8 @@ final char[][] getInsertMarkupSourceContentRawLineArray(
     "not a dr markup filename: «" ~
     fn_src_insert  ~ "»"
   );
-  auto source_txt_str = readInMarkupSource(fn_src_insert);
-  auto source_line_arr = markupSourceLineArray(source_txt_str);
+  string source_txt_str = readInMarkupSource(fn_src_insert);
+  char[][] source_line_arr = markupSourceLineArray(source_txt_str);
   return source_line_arr;
 }
 #+END_SRC
@@ -584,7 +582,7 @@ if (type1["curly_code"] == 1) {
 
 #+name: meta_inserts_scan_post
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto t = tuple(
+Tuple!(char[][], string[]) t = tuple(
   contents_insert,
   _images
 );
@@ -689,7 +687,7 @@ debug(insert_file) {
   writeln(__LINE__);
   writeln(contents.length);
 }
-auto t = tuple(
+Tuple!(char[][], string[], string[]) t = tuple(
   contents,
   insert_file_list,
   images
diff --git a/org/meta_conf_make_meta.org b/org/meta_conf_make_meta.org
index 4b270e0..746f712 100644
--- a/org/meta_conf_make_meta.org
+++ b/org/meta_conf_make_meta.org
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import
   std.regex,
   std.stdio,
   std.string,
-  std.traits,
   std.typecons,
   std.uni,
   std.utf,
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ import
   std.regex,
   std.stdio,
   std.string,
-  std.traits,
   std.typecons,
   std.utf,
   std.conv : to;
@@ -351,7 +349,6 @@ static template contentYAMLtoSpineStruct() {
     std.regex,
     std.stdio,
     std.string,
-    std.traits,
     std.typecons,
     std.utf,
     std.conv : to;
@@ -1168,7 +1165,6 @@ static template contentJSONtoSpineStruct() {
     std.regex,
     std.stdio,
     std.string,
-    std.traits,
     std.typecons,
     std.utf,
     std.conv : to;
diff --git a/org/meta_debugs.org b/org/meta_debugs.org
index f070ada..f17c363 100644
--- a/org/meta_debugs.org
+++ b/org/meta_debugs.org
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ import
   std.range,
   std.regex,
   std.string,
-  std.traits,
   std.typecons,
   std.utf,
   std.conv : to;
diff --git a/org/metaverse.org b/org/metaverse.org
index 500b6ac..c7f3481 100644
--- a/org/metaverse.org
+++ b/org/metaverse.org
@@ -1550,7 +1550,6 @@ if (the_document_body_section.length > 0) {
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 auto en_tuple
   = note_section.endnote_objects(obj_cite_digits, opt_action);
-static assert(!isTypeTuple!(en_tuple));
 auto the_endnotes_section = en_tuple[0];
 obj_cite_digits = en_tuple[1];
 debug(endnotes) {
@@ -1766,7 +1765,6 @@ auto bi_tuple
     opt_action,
   );
 destroy(bookindex_unordered_hashes);
-static assert(!isTypeTuple!(bi_tuple));
 auto the_bookindex_section = bi_tuple[0];
 obj_cite_digits = bi_tuple[1];
 debug(bookindex) {
@@ -5402,7 +5400,7 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_munge
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  auto footnotes_endnotes_markup_and_number_or_stars()(string obj_txt_in, bool reset_note_numbers) @safe {
+  Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool) footnotes_endnotes_markup_and_number_or_stars()(string obj_txt_in, bool reset_note_numbers) @safe {
     /+ endnotes (regular) +/
     bool flg_notes_reg  = false;
     bool flg_notes_star = false;
@@ -5458,7 +5456,7 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
     } else {
       obj_txt_out = obj_txt_in;
     }
-    auto t = tuple(
+    Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool) t = tuple(
       obj_txt_out,
       flg_notes_reg,
       flg_notes_star,
@@ -5472,7 +5470,7 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
 
 #+name: meta_emitters_obj_inline_markup_munge
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-  private auto object_notes_and_links_()(
+  private Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool) object_notes_and_links_()(
     string obj_txt_in,
     bool reset_note_numbers=false
   ) @safe {
@@ -5506,7 +5504,7 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
       obj_txt_in = obj_txt_in
         .replaceAll(rgx.para_inline_link_anchor, "┃$1┃");
     }
-    auto ftn = footnotes_endnotes_markup_and_number_or_stars(obj_txt_in, reset_note_numbers);
+    Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool) ftn = footnotes_endnotes_markup_and_number_or_stars(obj_txt_in, reset_note_numbers);
     obj_txt_out = ftn[0];
     debug(footnotes) {
       writeln(obj_txt_out, tail);
@@ -5519,7 +5517,7 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
         writeln(m.hit);
       }
     }
-    auto t = tuple(
+    Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool) t = tuple(
       obj_txt_out,
       ftn[1],
       ftn[2],
@@ -5530,7 +5528,7 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
     return t;
   }
   auto init() {
-    auto t = object_notes_and_links_("");
+    Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool) t = object_notes_and_links_("");
     return t;
   }
   invariant() {
@@ -5551,7 +5549,7 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
      .replaceFirst(rgx.heading, "")
      .replaceFirst(rgx.object_number_off_all, "")
      .strip;
-    auto t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"], reset_note_numbers);
+    Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool) t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"], reset_note_numbers);
     debug(munge) {
       writeln(__LINE__);
       writeln(obj_txt_in);
@@ -5578,7 +5576,7 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
     obj_txt["munge"]=(obj_txt_in)
       .replaceFirst(rgx.para_attribs, "")
       .replaceFirst(rgx.object_number_off_all, "");
-    auto t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"]);
+    Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool) t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"]);
     debug(munge) {
       writeln(__LINE__);
       writeln(obj_txt_in);
@@ -5614,7 +5612,7 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
   auto munge_group(string obj_txt_in) @safe {
     obj_txt["munge"]=obj_txt_in;
-    auto t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"]);
+    Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool) t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"]);
     return t;
   }
   invariant() {
@@ -5634,7 +5632,7 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
   auto munge_block()(string obj_txt_in) @safe {
     obj_txt["munge"]=obj_txt_in;
-    auto t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"]);
+    Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool) t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"]);
     return t;
   }
   invariant() {
@@ -5654,7 +5652,7 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkupMunge {
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
   auto munge_verse()(string obj_txt_in) @safe {
     obj_txt["munge"]=obj_txt_in;
-    auto t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"]);
+    Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool) t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"]);
     return t;
   }
   invariant() {
@@ -5809,7 +5807,7 @@ static struct ObjInlineMarkup {
       obj_notes_and_links["image_no_dimensions"] = x[5];
       break;
     }
-    auto t = tuple(
+    Tuple!(string, string, bool, bool, bool, bool) t = tuple(
       obj_txt["munge"],
       anchor_tag,
       obj_notes_and_links["notes_reg"],
diff --git a/org/out_harvest_metadata.org b/org/out_harvest_metadata.org
index 9c954a0..7a27ebf 100644
--- a/org/out_harvest_metadata.org
+++ b/org/out_harvest_metadata.org
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ import
   std.regex,
   std.stdio,
   std.string,
-  std.traits,
   std.typecons,
   std.uni,
   std.utf,
diff --git a/org/out_latex.org b/org/out_latex.org
index 4e0ff3e..b88324e 100644
--- a/org/out_latex.org
+++ b/org/out_latex.org
@@ -861,24 +861,24 @@ auto tablarize(O)(
   string _tablenote;
   foreach(row_idx, row; _table_rows) {
     _table_cols = row.split(rgx.table_delimiter_col);
-      _table ~= "";
-      foreach(col_idx, cell; _table_cols) {
-        if ((_table_cols.length == 1)
-        && (_table_rows.length <= row_idx+2)) { // check row_idx+2 (rather than == ++row_idx)
-          _tablenote ~= cell;
-        } else {
-          // // _table ~= "\\bfseries ";
-          // _table ~= cell;
-          // _table ~= (_table_cols.length > (col_idx + 1)) ? "&" : "";
-          _table ~= format(q"┃%s%s┃",
-            cell,
-            (_table_cols.length > (col_idx + 1)) ? "&" : ""
-          );
-        }
+    _table ~= "";
+    foreach(col_idx, cell; _table_cols) {
+      if ((_table_cols.length == 1)
+      && (_table_rows.length <= row_idx+2)) { // check row_idx+2 (rather than == ++row_idx)
+        _tablenote ~= cell;
+      } else {
+        // // _table ~= "\\bfseries ";
+        // _table ~= cell;
+        // _table ~= (_table_cols.length > (col_idx + 1)) ? "&" : "";
+        _table ~= format(q"┃%s%s┃",
+          cell,
+          (_table_cols.length > (col_idx + 1)) ? "&" : ""
+        );
       }
-      _table ~= "\\\\";
     }
-  auto t = tuple(
+    _table ~= "\\\\";
+  }
+  Tuple!(string, string) t = tuple(
     _table,
     _tablenote,
   );
diff --git a/org/out_odt.org b/org/out_odt.org
index 59e731c..3092aa5 100644
--- a/org/out_odt.org
+++ b/org/out_odt.org
@@ -373,13 +373,13 @@ string _font_face(string _txt){
     .replaceAll(rgx.inline_strike,      "<del>$1</del>")
     .replaceAll(rgx.inline_insert,      "<ins>$1</ins>")
     .replaceAll(rgx.inline_cite,        "<cite>$1</cite>")
-    .replaceAll(rgx.inline_emphasis,    format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_bold">%s</text:span>┃","$1"))
-    .replaceAll(rgx.inline_bold,        format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_bold">%s</text:span>┃","$1"))
-    .replaceAll(rgx.inline_italics,     format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_italic">%s</text:span>┃","$1"))
-    .replaceAll(rgx.inline_underscore,  format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_underscore">%s</text:span>┃","$1"))
+    .replaceAll(rgx.inline_emphasis,    format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_bold">%s</text:span>┃",       "$1"))
+    .replaceAll(rgx.inline_bold,        format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_bold">%s</text:span>┃",       "$1"))
+    .replaceAll(rgx.inline_italics,     format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_italic">%s</text:span>┃",     "$1"))
+    .replaceAll(rgx.inline_underscore,  format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_underscore">%s</text:span>┃", "$1"))
     .replaceAll(rgx.inline_superscript, format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_superscript">%s</text:span>┃","$1"))
-    .replaceAll(rgx.inline_subscript,   format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_subscript">%s</text:span>┃","$1"))
-    .replaceAll(rgx.inline_mono,        format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_monospace">%s</text:span>┃","$1"));
+    .replaceAll(rgx.inline_subscript,   format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_subscript">%s</text:span>┃",  "$1"))
+    .replaceAll(rgx.inline_mono,        format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_monospace">%s</text:span>┃",  "$1"));
   return _txt;
 }
 #+END_SRC
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ string code(O,M)(
 
 #+name: odt_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto tablarize(O)(
+Tuple!(string, string) tablarize(O)(
   const        O    obj,
   string            _txt,
 ) @safe {
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ auto tablarize(O)(
       }
       _table ~= "</table:table-row>";
     }
-  auto t = tuple(
+  Tuple!(string, string) t = tuple(
     _table,
     _tablenote,
   );
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ string table(O,M)(
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_type    == "block");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_a          == "table");
   string _o_txt_odt = markup(obj);
-  auto t = tablarize(obj, _o_txt_odt);
+  Tuple!(string, string) t = tablarize(obj, _o_txt_odt);
   string _note = t[1];
   _o_txt_odt = format(q"┃
 <table:table table:name="Table%s" table:style-name="Table1">
diff --git a/org/out_sqlite.org b/org/out_sqlite.org
index 0f61a03..0d1bbef 100644
--- a/org/out_sqlite.org
+++ b/org/out_sqlite.org
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ string inline_notes_scroll(M,O)(
 
 #+name: sanitize_and_munge_inline_html
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto inline_notes_seg(M,O)(
+Tuple!(string, string) inline_notes_seg(M,O)(
                M     doc_matters,
   const        O     obj,
   string             _txt,
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ auto inline_notes_seg(M,O)(
       writeln(__LINE__, " endnote: ", obj.metainfo.is_a, ": ", obj.text);
     }
   }
-  auto t = tuple(
+  Tuple!(string, string) t = tuple(
     _txt,
     _endnotes,
   );
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ string html_table(M,O)(
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_section == "body");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_type    == "block");
   assert(obj.metainfo.is_a          == "table");
-  auto _tablarize(O)(
+  Tuple!(string, string) _tablarize(O)(
     const O         obj,
           string    _txt,
   ) {
@@ -961,14 +961,14 @@ string html_table(M,O)(
         }
         _table ~= "</tr>";
       }
-    auto t = tuple(
+    Tuple!(string, string) t = tuple(
       _table,
       _tablenote,
     );
     return t;
   }
   string _txt = munge_html(doc_matters, obj);
-  auto t = _tablarize(obj, _txt);
+  Tuple!(string, string) t = _tablarize(obj, _txt);
   _txt = t[0];
   string _note = t[1];
   string o = format(q"┃<p class="%s">
diff --git a/org/out_xmls.org b/org/out_xmls.org
index 8821cca..5cbe430 100644
--- a/org/out_xmls.org
+++ b/org/out_xmls.org
@@ -262,9 +262,7 @@ string inline_search_form(M)(
     _db,
     );
   } else {
-    _form = format(q"┃%s┃",
-      "",
-    );
+    _form = format(q"┃%s┃", "");
   }
   o = format(q"┃<div class="flex-menu-option">%s
     </div>┃",
@@ -598,7 +596,7 @@ string inline_notes_scroll(O,M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto inline_notes_seg(O,M)(
+Tuple!(string, string[]) inline_notes_seg(O,M)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
                M  doc_matters,
@@ -656,7 +654,7 @@ auto inline_notes_seg(O,M)(
       writeln(__LINE__, " endnote: ", obj.metainfo.is_a, ": ", obj.text);
     }
   }
-  auto t = tuple(
+  Tuple!(string, string[]) t = tuple(
     _txt,
     _endnotes,
   );
@@ -930,7 +928,7 @@ string heading_scroll(O,M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto heading_seg(O,M)(
+Tuple!(string, string[]) heading_seg(O,M)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
                M  doc_matters,
@@ -941,7 +939,7 @@ auto heading_seg(O,M)(
   _txt = t[0];
   string[] _endnotes = t[1];
   string o = heading(_txt, obj, doc_matters, _xml_type);
-  auto u = tuple(
+  Tuple!(string, string[]) u = tuple(
     o,
     _endnotes,
   );
@@ -1025,7 +1023,7 @@ string para_scroll(O,M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto para_seg(O,M)(
+Tuple!(string, string[]) para_seg(O,M)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
                M  doc_matters,
@@ -1036,7 +1034,7 @@ auto para_seg(O,M)(
   _txt = t[0].to!string;
   string[] _endnotes = t[1];
   string o = para(_txt, obj, doc_matters);
-  auto u = tuple(
+  Tuple!(string, string[]) u = tuple(
     o,
     _endnotes,
   );
@@ -1107,7 +1105,7 @@ string quote_scroll(O,M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto quote_seg(O,M)(
+Tuple!(string, string[]) quote_seg(O,M)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
                M  doc_matters,
@@ -1118,7 +1116,7 @@ auto quote_seg(O,M)(
   _txt = t[0].to!string;
   string[] _endnotes = t[1];
   string o = quote(_txt, obj, doc_matters);
-  auto u = tuple(
+  Tuple!(string, string[]) u = tuple(
     o,
     _endnotes,
   );
@@ -1190,7 +1188,7 @@ string group_scroll(O,M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto group_seg(O,M)(
+Tuple!(string, string[]) group_seg(O,M)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
                M  doc_matters,
@@ -1201,7 +1199,7 @@ auto group_seg(O,M)(
   _txt = t[0].to!string;
   string[] _endnotes = t[1];
   string o = group(_txt, obj, doc_matters);
-  auto u = tuple(
+  Tuple!(string, string[]) u = tuple(
     o,
     _endnotes,
   );
@@ -1269,7 +1267,7 @@ string block_scroll(O,M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto block_seg(O,M)(
+Tuple!(string, string[]) block_seg(O,M)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
                M  doc_matters,
@@ -1280,7 +1278,7 @@ auto block_seg(O,M)(
   _txt = t[0].to!string;
   string[] _endnotes = t[1];
   string o = block(_txt, obj, doc_matters);
-  auto u = tuple(
+  Tuple!(string, string[]) u = tuple(
     o,
     _endnotes,
   );
@@ -1348,7 +1346,7 @@ string verse_scroll(O,M)(
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto verse_seg(O,M)(
+Tuple!(string, string[]) verse_seg(O,M)(
   string          _txt,
   const        O  obj,
                M  doc_matters,
@@ -1359,7 +1357,7 @@ auto verse_seg(O,M)(
   _txt = t[0].to!string;
   string[] _endnotes = t[1];
   string o = verse(_txt, obj, doc_matters);
-  auto u = tuple(
+  Tuple!(string, string[]) u = tuple(
     o,
     _endnotes,
   );
@@ -1443,7 +1441,7 @@ align="left|right|center"
 
 #+name: xhtml_format_objects
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
-auto tablarize(O)(
+Tuple!(string, string) tablarize(O)(
   string            _txt,
   const        O    obj,
 ) @safe {
@@ -1453,24 +1451,24 @@ auto tablarize(O)(
   string _tablenote;
   foreach(row_idx, row; _table_rows) {
     _table_cols = row.split(rgx.table_delimiter_col);
-      _table ~= "<tr>";
-      foreach(col_idx, cell; _table_cols) {
-        if ((_table_cols.length == 1)
-        && (_table_rows.length <= row_idx+2)) {
-          _tablenote ~= cell;
-        } else {
-          string _col_is = (row_idx == 0 && obj.table.heading) ? "th" : "td";
-          string _align = ("style=\"text-align:"
-          ~ ((obj.table.column_aligns[col_idx] == "l")
-          ? "left\"" : "right\""));
-          _table ~= "<" ~ _col_is ~ " width=\"" ~ obj.table.column_widths[col_idx].to!string ~ "%\" " ~ _align ~ ">";
-          _table ~= cell;
-          _table ~= "</" ~ _col_is ~ ">";
-        }
+    _table ~= "<tr>";
+    foreach(col_idx, cell; _table_cols) {
+      if ((_table_cols.length == 1)
+      && (_table_rows.length <= row_idx+2)) {
+        _tablenote ~= cell;
+      } else {
+        string _col_is = (row_idx == 0 && obj.table.heading) ? "th" : "td";
+        string _align = ("style=\"text-align:"
+        ~ ((obj.table.column_aligns[col_idx] == "l")
+        ? "left\"" : "right\""));
+        _table ~= "<" ~ _col_is ~ " width=\"" ~ obj.table.column_widths[col_idx].to!string ~ "%\" " ~ _align ~ ">";
+        _table ~= cell;
+        _table ~= "</" ~ _col_is ~ ">";
       }
-      _table ~= "</tr>";
     }
-  auto t = tuple(
+    _table ~= "</tr>";
+  }
+  Tuple!(string, string) t = tuple(
     _table,
     _tablenote,
   );
diff --git a/org/output_show.org b/org/output_show.org
index 5d3f4f8..7ce14f2 100644
--- a/org/output_show.org
+++ b/org/output_show.org
@@ -434,7 +434,6 @@ import
   std.regex,
   std.stdio,
   std.string,
-  std.traits,
   std.typecons,
   std.uni,
   std.utf,
diff --git a/org/spine.org b/org/spine.org
index ced7e3b..1ecf248 100644
--- a/org/spine.org
+++ b/org/spine.org
@@ -1015,7 +1015,6 @@ if ((_opt_action.debug_do)
   writeln("--->\nstepX commence → (document abstraction)");
 }
 auto t = spineAbstraction!()(_env, program_info, _opt_action, manifest, _make_and_meta_struct);
-static assert(!isTypeTuple!(t));
 static assert(t.length==2);
 auto doc_abstraction = t[dAM.abstraction];
 auto doc_matters = t[dAM.matters];
@@ -1231,7 +1230,6 @@ if ((_opt_action.debug_do)
 }
 auto _header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist
   = spineRawMarkupContent!()(_opt_action, _manifest.src.path_and_fn);
-static assert(!isTypeTuple!(_header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist));
 static assert(_header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist.length==4);
 if ((_opt_action.debug_do)
 || (_opt_action.very_verbose)
@@ -1308,7 +1306,6 @@ auto da = docAbstraction!()(
   _manifest,
   true,
 );
-static assert(!isTypeTuple!(da));
 static assert(da.length==2);
 auto doc_abstraction = da[docAbst.doc_abstract_obj]; /+ head ~ toc ~ body ~ endnotes_seg ~ glossary ~ bibliography ~ bookindex ~ blurb; +/
 auto _doc_has_struct = da[docAbst.doc_has];
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/io_in/read_source_files.d b/src/doc_reform/io_in/read_source_files.d
index 933868b..bf8702b 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/io_in/read_source_files.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/io_in/read_source_files.d
@@ -44,23 +44,21 @@ static template spineRawMarkupContent() {
       auto raw = MarkupRawUnit();
       string[] insert_file_list;
       string[] images_list;
-      auto t
+      Tuple!(char[], char[][], string[], string[]) t
         = raw.markupSourceHeaderContentRawLineTupleArray(source_txt_str);
       auto header_raw = t[0];
       auto sourcefile_body_content = t[1];
       if (fn_src.match(rgx.src_fn_master)) { // filename with path needed if master file (.ssm) not otherwise
         auto ins = Inserts();
-        auto tu
+        Tuple!(char[][], string[], string[]) tu
           = ins.scan_master_src_for_insert_files_and_import_content(_opt_action, sourcefile_body_content, fn_src);
-        static assert(!isTypeTuple!(tu));
         sourcefile_body_content = tu[0];
         insert_file_list = tu[1].dup;
         images_list = tu[2].dup;
       } else if (_opt_action.source || _opt_action.pod) {
         auto ins = Inserts();
-        auto tu
+        Tuple!(char[][], string[], string[]) tu
           = ins.scan_master_src_for_insert_files_and_import_content(_opt_action, sourcefile_body_content, fn_src);
-        static assert(!isTypeTuple!(tu));
         images_list = tu[2].dup;
       }
       string header_type = "";
@@ -127,14 +125,14 @@ static template spineRawMarkupContent() {
       auto source_txt_str = readInMarkupSource(fn_src);
       return source_txt_str;
     }
-    auto markupSourceHeaderContentRawLineTupleArray(in string source_txt_str) @safe {
+    Tuple!(char[], char[][], string[], string[]) markupSourceHeaderContentRawLineTupleArray(in string source_txt_str) @safe {
       string[] file_insert_list = [];
       string[] images_list = [];
       char[][] hc = header0Content1(source_txt_str);
       char[] header = hc[0];
       char[] source_txt = hc[1];
-      auto source_line_arr = markupSourceLineArray(source_txt);
-      auto t = tuple(
+      char[][] source_line_arr = markupSourceLineArray(source_txt);
+      Tuple!(char[], char[][], string[], string[]) t = tuple(
         header,
         source_line_arr,
         file_insert_list,
@@ -151,8 +149,8 @@ static template spineRawMarkupContent() {
         "not a dr markup filename: «" ~
         fn_src_insert  ~ "»"
       );
-      auto source_txt_str = readInMarkupSource(fn_src_insert);
-      auto source_line_arr = markupSourceLineArray(source_txt_str);
+      string source_txt_str = readInMarkupSource(fn_src_insert);
+      char[][] source_line_arr = markupSourceLineArray(source_txt_str);
       return source_line_arr;
     }
   }
@@ -236,13 +234,13 @@ static template spineRawMarkupContent() {
           }
         }
       } // end src subdoc (inserts) loop
-      auto t = tuple(
+      Tuple!(char[][], string[]) t = tuple(
         contents_insert,
         _images
       );
       return t;
     }
-    auto scan_master_src_for_insert_files_and_import_content(O)(
+    Tuple!(char[][], string[], string[]) scan_master_src_for_insert_files_and_import_content(O)(
       O        _opt_action,
       char[][] sourcefile_body_content,
       string   fn_src
@@ -332,7 +330,7 @@ static template spineRawMarkupContent() {
         writeln(__LINE__);
         writeln(contents.length);
       }
-      auto t = tuple(
+      Tuple!(char[][], string[], string[]) t = tuple(
         contents,
         insert_file_list,
         images
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/io_out/latex.d b/src/doc_reform/io_out/latex.d
index a97a697..ceab202 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/io_out/latex.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/io_out/latex.d
@@ -569,24 +569,24 @@ auto tablarize(O)(
   string _tablenote;
   foreach(row_idx, row; _table_rows) {
     _table_cols = row.split(rgx.table_delimiter_col);
-      _table ~= "";
-      foreach(col_idx, cell; _table_cols) {
-        if ((_table_cols.length == 1)
-        && (_table_rows.length <= row_idx+2)) { // check row_idx+2 (rather than == ++row_idx)
-          _tablenote ~= cell;
-        } else {
-          // // _table ~= "\\bfseries ";
-          // _table ~= cell;
-          // _table ~= (_table_cols.length > (col_idx + 1)) ? "&" : "";
-          _table ~= format(q"┃%s%s┃",
-            cell,
-            (_table_cols.length > (col_idx + 1)) ? "&" : ""
-          );
-        }
+    _table ~= "";
+    foreach(col_idx, cell; _table_cols) {
+      if ((_table_cols.length == 1)
+      && (_table_rows.length <= row_idx+2)) { // check row_idx+2 (rather than == ++row_idx)
+        _tablenote ~= cell;
+      } else {
+        // // _table ~= "\\bfseries ";
+        // _table ~= cell;
+        // _table ~= (_table_cols.length > (col_idx + 1)) ? "&" : "";
+        _table ~= format(q"┃%s%s┃",
+          cell,
+          (_table_cols.length > (col_idx + 1)) ? "&" : ""
+        );
       }
-      _table ~= "\\\\";
     }
-  auto t = tuple(
+    _table ~= "\\\\";
+  }
+  Tuple!(string, string) t = tuple(
     _table,
     _tablenote,
   );
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/io_out/odt.d b/src/doc_reform/io_out/odt.d
index 6e792a5..1a553d1 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/io_out/odt.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/io_out/odt.d
@@ -243,13 +243,13 @@ template formatODT() {
         .replaceAll(rgx.inline_strike,      "<del>$1</del>")
         .replaceAll(rgx.inline_insert,      "<ins>$1</ins>")
         .replaceAll(rgx.inline_cite,        "<cite>$1</cite>")
-        .replaceAll(rgx.inline_emphasis,    format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_bold">%s</text:span>┃","$1"))
-        .replaceAll(rgx.inline_bold,        format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_bold">%s</text:span>┃","$1"))
-        .replaceAll(rgx.inline_italics,     format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_italic">%s</text:span>┃","$1"))
-        .replaceAll(rgx.inline_underscore,  format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_underscore">%s</text:span>┃","$1"))
+        .replaceAll(rgx.inline_emphasis,    format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_bold">%s</text:span>┃",       "$1"))
+        .replaceAll(rgx.inline_bold,        format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_bold">%s</text:span>┃",       "$1"))
+        .replaceAll(rgx.inline_italics,     format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_italic">%s</text:span>┃",     "$1"))
+        .replaceAll(rgx.inline_underscore,  format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_underscore">%s</text:span>┃", "$1"))
         .replaceAll(rgx.inline_superscript, format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_superscript">%s</text:span>┃","$1"))
-        .replaceAll(rgx.inline_subscript,   format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_subscript">%s</text:span>┃","$1"))
-        .replaceAll(rgx.inline_mono,        format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_monospace">%s</text:span>┃","$1"));
+        .replaceAll(rgx.inline_subscript,   format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_subscript">%s</text:span>┃",  "$1"))
+        .replaceAll(rgx.inline_mono,        format(q"┃<text:span text:style-name="Span_monospace">%s</text:span>┃",  "$1"));
       return _txt;
     }
     auto _obj_num(O)(O obj) @safe { // NOT USED YET
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ template formatODT() {
       _o_txt_odt = _block;
       return _o_txt_odt;
     }
-    auto tablarize(O)(
+    Tuple!(string, string) tablarize(O)(
       const        O    obj,
       string            _txt,
     ) @safe {
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ template formatODT() {
           }
           _table ~= "</table:table-row>";
         }
-      auto t = tuple(
+      Tuple!(string, string) t = tuple(
         _table,
         _tablenote,
       );
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ template formatODT() {
       assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_type    == "block");
       assert(obj.metainfo.is_a          == "table");
       string _o_txt_odt = markup(obj);
-      auto t = tablarize(obj, _o_txt_odt);
+      Tuple!(string, string) t = tablarize(obj, _o_txt_odt);
       string _note = t[1];
       _o_txt_odt = format(q"┃
     <table:table table:name="Table%s" table:style-name="Table1">
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/io_out/package.d b/src/doc_reform/io_out/package.d
index 1f11046..6bc66ea 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/io_out/package.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/io_out/package.d
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ public import
   std.regex,
   std.stdio,
   std.string,
-  std.traits,
   std.typecons,
   // std.uni,
   std.utf;
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/io_out/sqlite.d b/src/doc_reform/io_out/sqlite.d
index 0995fe1..c779e00 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/io_out/sqlite.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/io_out/sqlite.d
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ template SQLiteFormatAndLoadObject() {
         }
         return _txt;
       }
-      auto inline_notes_seg(M,O)(
+      Tuple!(string, string) inline_notes_seg(M,O)(
                      M     doc_matters,
         const        O     obj,
         string             _txt,
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ template SQLiteFormatAndLoadObject() {
             writeln(__LINE__, " endnote: ", obj.metainfo.is_a, ": ", obj.text);
           }
         }
-        auto t = tuple(
+        Tuple!(string, string) t = tuple(
           _txt,
           _endnotes,
         );
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ template SQLiteFormatAndLoadObject() {
         assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_section == "body");
         assert(obj.metainfo.is_of_type    == "block");
         assert(obj.metainfo.is_a          == "table");
-        auto _tablarize(O)(
+        Tuple!(string, string) _tablarize(O)(
           const O         obj,
                 string    _txt,
         ) {
@@ -617,14 +617,14 @@ template SQLiteFormatAndLoadObject() {
               }
               _table ~= "</tr>";
             }
-          auto t = tuple(
+          Tuple!(string, string) t = tuple(
             _table,
             _tablenote,
           );
           return t;
         }
         string _txt = munge_html(doc_matters, obj);
-        auto t = _tablarize(obj, _txt);
+        Tuple!(string, string) t = _tablarize(obj, _txt);
         _txt = t[0];
         string _note = t[1];
         string o = format(q"┃<p class="%s">
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/io_out/xmls.d b/src/doc_reform/io_out/xmls.d
index 4cb7507..739c379 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/io_out/xmls.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/io_out/xmls.d
@@ -176,9 +176,7 @@ template outputXHTMLs() {
         _db,
         );
       } else {
-        _form = format(q"┃%s┃",
-          "",
-        );
+        _form = format(q"┃%s┃", "");
       }
       o = format(q"┃<div class="flex-menu-option">%s
         </div>┃",
@@ -467,7 +465,7 @@ template outputXHTMLs() {
       }
       return _txt;
     }
-    auto inline_notes_seg(O,M)(
+    Tuple!(string, string[]) inline_notes_seg(O,M)(
       string          _txt,
       const        O  obj,
                    M  doc_matters,
@@ -525,7 +523,7 @@ template outputXHTMLs() {
           writeln(__LINE__, " endnote: ", obj.metainfo.is_a, ": ", obj.text);
         }
       }
-      auto t = tuple(
+      Tuple!(string, string[]) t = tuple(
         _txt,
         _endnotes,
       );
@@ -754,7 +752,7 @@ template outputXHTMLs() {
       string o = heading(_txt, obj, doc_matters);
       return o;
     }
-    auto heading_seg(O,M)(
+    Tuple!(string, string[]) heading_seg(O,M)(
       string          _txt,
       const        O  obj,
                    M  doc_matters,
@@ -765,7 +763,7 @@ template outputXHTMLs() {
       _txt = t[0];
       string[] _endnotes = t[1];
       string o = heading(_txt, obj, doc_matters, _xml_type);
-      auto u = tuple(
+      Tuple!(string, string[]) u = tuple(
         o,
         _endnotes,
       );
@@ -830,7 +828,7 @@ template outputXHTMLs() {
       string o = para(_txt, obj, doc_matters);
       return o;
     }
-    auto para_seg(O,M)(
+    Tuple!(string, string[]) para_seg(O,M)(
       string          _txt,
       const        O  obj,
                    M  doc_matters,
@@ -841,7 +839,7 @@ template outputXHTMLs() {
       _txt = t[0].to!string;
       string[] _endnotes = t[1];
       string o = para(_txt, obj, doc_matters);
-      auto u = tuple(
+      Tuple!(string, string[]) u = tuple(
         o,
         _endnotes,
       );
@@ -893,7 +891,7 @@ template outputXHTMLs() {
       string o = quote(_txt, obj, doc_matters);
       return o;
     }
-    auto quote_seg(O,M)(
+    Tuple!(string, string[]) quote_seg(O,M)(
       string          _txt,
       const        O  obj,
                    M  doc_matters,
@@ -904,7 +902,7 @@ template outputXHTMLs() {
       _txt = t[0].to!string;
       string[] _endnotes = t[1];
       string o = quote(_txt, obj, doc_matters);
-      auto u = tuple(
+      Tuple!(string, string[]) u = tuple(
         o,
         _endnotes,
       );
@@ -957,7 +955,7 @@ template outputXHTMLs() {
       string o = group(_txt, obj, doc_matters);
       return o;
     }
-    auto group_seg(O,M)(
+    Tuple!(string, string[]) group_seg(O,M)(
       string          _txt,
       const        O  obj,
                    M  doc_matters,
@@ -968,7 +966,7 @@ template outputXHTMLs() {
       _txt = t[0].to!string;
       string[] _endnotes = t[1];
       string o = group(_txt, obj, doc_matters);
-      auto u = tuple(
+      Tuple!(string, string[]) u = tuple(
         o,
         _endnotes,
       );
@@ -1017,7 +1015,7 @@ template outputXHTMLs() {
       string o = block(_txt, obj, doc_matters);
       return o;
     }
-    auto block_seg(O,M)(
+    Tuple!(string, string[]) block_seg(O,M)(
       string          _txt,
       const        O  obj,
                    M  doc_matters,
@@ -1028,7 +1026,7 @@ template outputXHTMLs() {
       _txt = t[0].to!string;
       string[] _endnotes = t[1];
       string o = block(_txt, obj, doc_matters);
-      auto u = tuple(
+      Tuple!(string, string[]) u = tuple(
         o,
         _endnotes,
       );
@@ -1077,7 +1075,7 @@ template outputXHTMLs() {
       string o = verse(_txt, obj, doc_matters);
       return o;
     }
-    auto verse_seg(O,M)(
+    Tuple!(string, string[]) verse_seg(O,M)(
       string          _txt,
       const        O  obj,
                    M  doc_matters,
@@ -1088,13 +1086,13 @@ template outputXHTMLs() {
       _txt = t[0].to!string;
       string[] _endnotes = t[1];
       string o = verse(_txt, obj, doc_matters);
-      auto u = tuple(
+      Tuple!(string, string[]) u = tuple(
         o,
         _endnotes,
       );
       return u;
     }
-    auto tablarize(O)(
+    Tuple!(string, string) tablarize(O)(
       string            _txt,
       const        O    obj,
     ) @safe {
@@ -1104,24 +1102,24 @@ template outputXHTMLs() {
       string _tablenote;
       foreach(row_idx, row; _table_rows) {
         _table_cols = row.split(rgx.table_delimiter_col);
-          _table ~= "<tr>";
-          foreach(col_idx, cell; _table_cols) {
-            if ((_table_cols.length == 1)
-            && (_table_rows.length <= row_idx+2)) {
-              _tablenote ~= cell;
-            } else {
-              string _col_is = (row_idx == 0 && obj.table.heading) ? "th" : "td";
-              string _align = ("style=\"text-align:"
-              ~ ((obj.table.column_aligns[col_idx] == "l")
-              ? "left\"" : "right\""));
-              _table ~= "<" ~ _col_is ~ " width=\"" ~ obj.table.column_widths[col_idx].to!string ~ "%\" " ~ _align ~ ">";
-              _table ~= cell;
-              _table ~= "</" ~ _col_is ~ ">";
-            }
+        _table ~= "<tr>";
+        foreach(col_idx, cell; _table_cols) {
+          if ((_table_cols.length == 1)
+          && (_table_rows.length <= row_idx+2)) {
+            _tablenote ~= cell;
+          } else {
+            string _col_is = (row_idx == 0 && obj.table.heading) ? "th" : "td";
+            string _align = ("style=\"text-align:"
+            ~ ((obj.table.column_aligns[col_idx] == "l")
+            ? "left\"" : "right\""));
+            _table ~= "<" ~ _col_is ~ " width=\"" ~ obj.table.column_widths[col_idx].to!string ~ "%\" " ~ _align ~ ">";
+            _table ~= cell;
+            _table ~= "</" ~ _col_is ~ ">";
           }
-          _table ~= "</tr>";
         }
-      auto t = tuple(
+        _table ~= "</tr>";
+      }
+      Tuple!(string, string) t = tuple(
         _table,
         _tablenote,
       );
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_json.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_json.d
index 95f9c2a..4f33108 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_json.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_json.d
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ static template contentJSONtoSpineStruct() {
     std.regex,
     std.stdio,
     std.string,
-    std.traits,
     std.typecons,
     std.utf,
     std.conv : to;
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_structs.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_structs.d
index 7f220aa..c1d6f2c 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_structs.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_structs.d
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import
   std.regex,
   std.stdio,
   std.string,
-  std.traits,
   std.typecons,
   std.utf,
   std.conv : to;
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_yaml.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_yaml.d
index 1467fea..69ec567 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_yaml.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/conf_make_meta_yaml.d
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ static template contentYAMLtoSpineStruct() {
     std.regex,
     std.stdio,
     std.string,
-    std.traits,
     std.typecons,
     std.utf,
     std.conv : to;
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/doc_debugs.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/doc_debugs.d
index 4a9a591..2815e4f 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/doc_debugs.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/doc_debugs.d
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ template spineDebugs() {
     std.range,
     std.regex,
     std.string,
-    std.traits,
     std.typecons,
     std.utf,
     std.conv : to;
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc.d
index e45139d..0db5d96 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc.d
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ template spineAbstraction() {
     }
     auto _header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist
       = spineRawMarkupContent!()(_opt_action, _manifest.src.path_and_fn);
-    static assert(!isTypeTuple!(_header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist));
     static assert(_header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist.length==4);
     if ((_opt_action.debug_do)
     || (_opt_action.very_verbose)
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ template spineAbstraction() {
       _manifest,
       true,
     );
-    static assert(!isTypeTuple!(da));
     static assert(da.length==2);
     auto doc_abstraction = da[docAbst.doc_abstract_obj]; /+ head ~ toc ~ body ~ endnotes_seg ~ glossary ~ bibliography ~ bookindex ~ blurb; +/
     auto _doc_has_struct = da[docAbst.doc_has];
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_from_src.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_from_src.d
index 5e61237..99de32c 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_from_src.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_from_src.d
@@ -1186,7 +1186,6 @@ template docAbstraction() {
                                                                                 /+ ↓ post loop markup document/text +/
     auto en_tuple
       = note_section.endnote_objects(obj_cite_digits, opt_action);
-    static assert(!isTypeTuple!(en_tuple));
     auto the_endnotes_section = en_tuple[0];
     obj_cite_digits = en_tuple[1];
     debug(endnotes) {
@@ -1338,7 +1337,6 @@ template docAbstraction() {
         opt_action,
       );
     destroy(bookindex_unordered_hashes);
-    static assert(!isTypeTuple!(bi_tuple));
     auto the_bookindex_section = bi_tuple[0];
     obj_cite_digits = bi_tuple[1];
     debug(bookindex) {
@@ -4327,7 +4325,7 @@ template docAbstraction() {
       }
       return obj_txt_in;
     }
-    auto footnotes_endnotes_markup_and_number_or_stars()(string obj_txt_in, bool reset_note_numbers) @safe {
+    Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool) footnotes_endnotes_markup_and_number_or_stars()(string obj_txt_in, bool reset_note_numbers) @safe {
       /+ endnotes (regular) +/
       bool flg_notes_reg  = false;
       bool flg_notes_star = false;
@@ -4383,7 +4381,7 @@ template docAbstraction() {
       } else {
         obj_txt_out = obj_txt_in;
       }
-      auto t = tuple(
+      Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool) t = tuple(
         obj_txt_out,
         flg_notes_reg,
         flg_notes_star,
@@ -4391,7 +4389,7 @@ template docAbstraction() {
       );
       return t;
     }
-    private auto object_notes_and_links_()(
+    private Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool) object_notes_and_links_()(
       string obj_txt_in,
       bool reset_note_numbers=false
     ) @safe {
@@ -4425,7 +4423,7 @@ template docAbstraction() {
         obj_txt_in = obj_txt_in
           .replaceAll(rgx.para_inline_link_anchor, "┃$1┃");
       }
-      auto ftn = footnotes_endnotes_markup_and_number_or_stars(obj_txt_in, reset_note_numbers);
+      Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool) ftn = footnotes_endnotes_markup_and_number_or_stars(obj_txt_in, reset_note_numbers);
       obj_txt_out = ftn[0];
       debug(footnotes) {
         writeln(obj_txt_out, tail);
@@ -4438,7 +4436,7 @@ template docAbstraction() {
           writeln(m.hit);
         }
       }
-      auto t = tuple(
+      Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool) t = tuple(
         obj_txt_out,
         ftn[1],
         ftn[2],
@@ -4449,7 +4447,7 @@ template docAbstraction() {
       return t;
     }
     auto init() {
-      auto t = object_notes_and_links_("");
+      Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool) t = object_notes_and_links_("");
       return t;
     }
     invariant() {
@@ -4462,7 +4460,7 @@ template docAbstraction() {
        .replaceFirst(rgx.heading, "")
        .replaceFirst(rgx.object_number_off_all, "")
        .strip;
-      auto t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"], reset_note_numbers);
+      Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool) t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"], reset_note_numbers);
       debug(munge) {
         writeln(__LINE__);
         writeln(obj_txt_in);
@@ -4477,7 +4475,7 @@ template docAbstraction() {
       obj_txt["munge"]=(obj_txt_in)
         .replaceFirst(rgx.para_attribs, "")
         .replaceFirst(rgx.object_number_off_all, "");
-      auto t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"]);
+      Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool) t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"]);
       debug(munge) {
         writeln(__LINE__);
         writeln(obj_txt_in);
@@ -4494,21 +4492,21 @@ template docAbstraction() {
     }
     auto munge_group(string obj_txt_in) @safe {
       obj_txt["munge"]=obj_txt_in;
-      auto t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"]);
+      Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool) t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"]);
       return t;
     }
     invariant() {
     }
     auto munge_block()(string obj_txt_in) @safe {
       obj_txt["munge"]=obj_txt_in;
-      auto t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"]);
+      Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool) t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"]);
       return t;
     }
     invariant() {
     }
     auto munge_verse()(string obj_txt_in) @safe {
       obj_txt["munge"]=obj_txt_in;
-      auto t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"]);
+      Tuple!(string, bool, bool, bool, bool, bool) t = object_notes_and_links_(obj_txt["munge"]);
       return t;
     }
     invariant() {
@@ -4618,7 +4616,7 @@ template docAbstraction() {
         obj_notes_and_links["image_no_dimensions"] = x[5];
         break;
       }
-      auto t = tuple(
+      Tuple!(string, string, bool, bool, bool, bool) t = tuple(
         obj_txt["munge"],
         anchor_tag,
         obj_notes_and_links["notes_reg"],
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_harvest.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_harvest.d
index 362ba34..4bb62ae 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_harvest.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_harvest.d
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ template spineMetaDocHarvest() {
       std.regex,
       std.stdio,
       std.string,
-      std.traits,
       std.typecons,
       std.uni,
       std.utf,
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_show_config.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_show_config.d
index 6e18516..b71fbab 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_show_config.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_show_config.d
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ template spineShowConfig() {
       std.regex,
       std.stdio,
       std.string,
-      std.traits,
       std.typecons,
       std.uni,
       std.utf,
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_show_make.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_show_make.d
index ed334d0..e656a29 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_show_make.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_show_make.d
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ template spineShowMake() {
       std.regex,
       std.stdio,
       std.string,
-      std.traits,
       std.typecons,
       std.uni,
       std.utf,
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_show_metadata.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_show_metadata.d
index e860452..0bd6854 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_show_metadata.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_show_metadata.d
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ template spineShowMetaData() {
       std.regex,
       std.stdio,
       std.string,
-      std.traits,
       std.typecons,
       std.uni,
       std.utf,
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_show_summary.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_show_summary.d
index 71d8d87..9f2e34b 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_show_summary.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/metadoc_show_summary.d
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ template spineMetaDocSummary() {
       std.regex,
       std.stdio,
       std.string,
-      std.traits,
       std.typecons,
       std.uni,
       std.utf,
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/meta/package.d b/src/doc_reform/meta/package.d
index 2981b6a..89334c0 100644
--- a/src/doc_reform/meta/package.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/meta/package.d
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ public import
   std.regex,
   std.stdio,
   std.string,
-  std.traits,
   std.typecons,
   // std.uni,
   std.utf,
diff --git a/src/doc_reform/spine.d b/src/doc_reform/spine.d
index 2ee081c..134854e 100755
--- a/src/doc_reform/spine.d
+++ b/src/doc_reform/spine.d
@@ -759,7 +759,6 @@ void main(string[] args) {
             writeln("--->\nstepX commence → (document abstraction)");
           }
           auto t = spineAbstraction!()(_env, program_info, _opt_action, manifest, _make_and_meta_struct);
-          static assert(!isTypeTuple!(t));
           static assert(t.length==2);
           auto doc_abstraction = t[dAM.abstraction];
           auto doc_matters = t[dAM.matters];
@@ -875,7 +874,6 @@ void main(string[] args) {
             writeln("--->\nstepX commence → (document abstraction)");
           }
           auto t = spineAbstraction!()(_env, program_info, _opt_action, manifest, _make_and_meta_struct);
-          static assert(!isTypeTuple!(t));
           static assert(t.length==2);
           auto doc_abstraction = t[dAM.abstraction];
           auto doc_matters = t[dAM.matters];