Re: [Groff] Line width per cell of table.

[Meg McRoberts]

Ah, then the documentation is deficient.  I don't have time
to look it up right now (will try to do it later) but you do
it with a w(x.xi) next to the l, c, r or whatever that you
use to specify the justification for the table.  If you have
multiple specifier lines, you only have to do it on one.  I
usually avoid doing it on a line that has s (scan across multiple
columns) because you kind of lose control.

For example, you might specify a 4-column table like this:

  .TS
  lBw(2i) lw(0.75i) cw(1.25i) rw(2.0i).

The first column is bold and 2 inches; second column is 0.75 inches,
the third column is centered and 1.25i, and the last column is right-
justified and 2.0 inches.  You can use other units of measurement, too --
it's actually recommended but I find it easier to just use inches -- would
have to look up the other measurements -- I think it's picas.  And I don't
know what the HTML output is with these measurements.

You can specify the width for just one or two columns and let the others
adjust automatically.  With most *roff's I've used, when you use text blocks
(T{ <text> T} ) it tends to wrap into a fairly narrow column unless you
specify the column width.

Does this tell you what you need?
Meg

--- Doug Royer <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> I know that the 'linesize' sets the line size for an entire table.
> 
> Is there a way to specify the line size for each cell? I have
> read and re-read the docs and I do not see a way.
> 
> If there is not a way I was thinking of adding some code
> to allow 'l' (ell) to specify the line size for a cell.
> as in: '|l#' where '#' is used like the number value
> for 'p' ([+/-]pont). And also allow it for _ and =
> 
> I need to make some of the lines wide, but not all of them.
> 
> Example: make the lines around the upper left
> cell (1:1) be wide (bold) lines ('#' in the ASCII approximation
> below).
> 
> Now:
> 
>          .TS                             ASCII approximation:
>          expand linesize(20) tab(@);      +---+---+---+
>          | c | c | c |                    |1:1|1:2|1:3|
>          | c | c | c | .                  +---+---+---+
>          address@hidden@_                            |2:1|2:2|2:3|
>          1:address@hidden:address@hidden:3                      +---+---+---+
>          address@hidden@_
>          2:address@hidden:2:2:3
>          address@hidden@_
>          .TE
> 
> And be able to:
> 
>          .TS
>          expand linesize(20) tab(@);     ASCII approximation:
>          |l40 c |l40 c | c |              #####---+---+
>          |    c |    c | c |              #1:2#1:2|1:3|
>          address@hidden@_                         #####---+---+
>          1:address@hidden:address@hidden:3                      |2:1|2:1|2:3|
>          address@hidden@_                         +---+---+---+
>          2:address@hidden:2:2:3
>          address@hidden@_
>          .TE
> 
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