Re: [Groff] CVS diff for tbl expanded column enhancement

[Werner LEMBERG]

> To do that, I need some more information, and since I don't have a
> DWB tbl binary which supports the `x' modifier, I ask you to conduct
> some experiments.
> 
>   . How does `x' interact with `w' and `e'?  Theoretically, tbl must
>     not allow `e' and `x' at the same time; IMHO, the default action
>     should be that a warning gets emitted, and `x' overrides `e'.
>     The same for `w' in case the width value caused by `x' is
>     smaller.  However, I'm unsure whether `x' should really be
>     stronger than `w'.
> 
>   . What happens if the global `expand' option is used together with
>     `x'?  Is there a difference in behaviour?  I can imagine that
>     `x' has no effect whatsoever if `expand' isn't active.  On the
>     other hand, what happens if a table is wider than the current
>     line length?

Steven told me that he has no longer access to DWB tbl.  Is there
anybody else who could help?


    Werner