Thanks for the help!
On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 12:30 AM, Ingo Schwarze <schwa...@usta.de> wrote: > Hi Blake, > > here are the rules: > > - column widths are measured unless specified > [tbl(1), second paragraph below "Table data"] > - measurements result in at least 1n [undocumented] > - column separations default to 3n unless specified > [tbl(1), last but one paragraph] > - "\_" extend from the beginning of the column to one beyond the end > - "_" extend half into the separation on either side, rounding up > [both in tbl(1), third paragraph from the end in "Table data", > but somewhat fuzzily, neither explaining the "one beyond the end" > nor the "half rounding up" exactly] > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 10:01 PM, Blake McBride <bl...@mcbride.name> wrote: > > > .TS > > tab(;); > > L L L L L . > > AAA;;BBB;;CCC > > _;;_;;_ > > aaa;;bbb;;ccc > > .TE > > number of columns: 5 > widths (measured): 3 1 3 1 3 > separations (default): 3 3 3 3 > rulers into sep's: 3/2 = 2 > consequently: > columns with data: 1>3 11>13 21>23 > separations: 4>6 8>10 14>16 18>20 > rulers: 1>3+2 11-2>13+2 21-2>23+1 > > > The first column is, unexpectedly, wide, i.e. longer than needed. > > It isn't. There is a second, empty column and two separations. > > > The second column is not left justified. > > It has padding on the right and left. > > It is left justified and it hasn't padding on either side. > The "_" rulers extend half into the separations on either side. > > > The third column had no padding on the right, but does on the left. > > No padding here either. > > > Blake McBride wrote on Thu, Sep 04, 2014 at 10:52:27PM -0500: > > > .TS > > tab(;); > > L L L . > > AAA;BBB;CCC > > \_;\_;\_ > > aaa;bbb;ccc > > .TE > > number of columns: 3 > widths (measured): 3 3 3 > separations (default): 3 3 > rulers into sep's: 0 left, 1 right > consequently: > columns with data: 1>3 7>9 13>15 > separations: 4>6 10>12 > rulers: 1>4+1 7>9+1 13>15+1 > > Yours, > Ingo >
