[Groff] Re: latest grohtml patches

[Werner LEMBERG]

> >  . Sometimes the indentation in tables is not the same for all
> >    entries.  I assume this is the problem with \X.
>
> yes I think that this is the major cause of the problem.  Another
> secondary cause is that if the device files for html do not match
> the browser (v.likely) then the column widths will be calculated
> incorrectly. If the column width is slightly too small for the
> actual text then the browser will enlarge the column - causing an
> ugly effect w.r.t. other tables.

Really?  I thought that the values for a column width (given as a
percentage value of the line width) are absolute, and a browser will
simply wrap the text into a new line if it is too wide.  Please give a
simple example so that I can understand what you exactly mean.


    Werner