Re: column help wanted

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From: carl
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1985 15:01

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> I am using (old) troff and -me macros on a VAX (4.1bsd and 4.2bsd).
> The column macros (.2c, .1c, and .bc) do a nice job with columns, but
> if the text fills up less than a full page, you end up with something
> like a full length left column and a partial right column. .......
> .........

Sounds like the perfect place to use 'tbl' rather than not too well
designed macros.

Carl Brandauer
{allegra|amd|attunix|cbosgd|ucbvax|ut-sally}!nbires!bdaemon!carl

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