I'm used to things like `// clang-format off` and on pairs to bracket such blocks, and adding empty trailing `//` comments to prevent re-flowing, and I use them when I must.

This was more about lamenting the need for such things. Clang-format can already somewhat tabularize code by aligning equals signs in consecutive cases. I was just wishing it had an option to detect and align other kinds of code to make or keep it more table like. (Destroying table-like structuring being the main places I tend to disagree with its formatting.)