Thanks for the update and the suggestions! I was thinking it might still be under development but couldn't find the status. Looks like it's shaping up to be a great addition to Scribus. Another issue I had was the undo feature is not working for the table. I'll see if I can file a bug on these today.
I was tasked with making a bunch of boring credit application forms. The pages are in a grid and look almost like a spreadsheet but lots of merged segments. I was basing it off a 30 x 10 table. It's supposed to have PDF form fields and lots of formatting on the text which made me think of Scribus.
I hadn't thought of using an image of the table structure which might work out. Thanks again!