On 08-Feb-07 Michael(tm) Smith wrote: > Tadziu Hoffmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 2007-02-08 12:19 +0100: >> Nevertheless, does anybody here remember the discussion about >> AT&T-tbl's "expand column" feature on this list some months >> back? > > I don't remember reading that one. Is it something that solves > this problem of multi-column tbl tables coming out looking so bad? > > --Mike
It was back on Thu, 16 Sep 2004, from Werner, Subject: Re: [Groff] Re: How to contribute tbl enhancement? Body: ============================================================ > Can someone please explain what the AT&T "expanded column feature" is Sorry. Here it is. "A key letter may be followed by the letter "X" to indicate an expanded column. If the modifier is used, the width of the corresponding column will be increased to use the remainder of the line length after the widths of the other columns have been calculated. This feature is useful for a column containing text blocks where it is desired to make the column as wide as possible without exceeding the line length. Only one expanded-width column is permitted for each table, so this modifier is limited to a single column in each table." ============================================================ Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 08-Feb-07 Time: 15:44:20 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------
