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We have a problem using tbl in creating tables that happen to
end on the last line of the page. We use multipage tables in
the following manner:
.TS H
center, expand, box;
table headings
.TH
data
.TE
Invariably, if the last line of the table happens to be the last
line of the page, the headings will still be printed at the top
of the next page and box rules will go part of the way down the
page (into whatever follows the table, most unattractive). We have
to go in and insert/delete blank lines to fix the problem. Does
anyone have a fix/suggestion for this? We cannot put the table in
a floating display because we have the floating display registers set
for inserting externally generated pages (page eject after .FD and
reserve full page). Is this a bug in tbl, mm, or nroff?
We are running IBM Xenix 2 with mm macros and tbl.
Thanks, Doug Toppin, uunet!melpar!toppin