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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
> > > .........
> > 
> > Sounds like the perfect place to use 'tbl' rather than not too well
> > designed macros.
> > 
> 
> Except tbl doesn't fill or adjust the text. .......

The versions of 'tbl' I know (V7, SIII, SV and Uniplus) leave the matter of
filling and adjusting to 'n/troff' where they belong.  While I am not
familiar with the 'me' macros, I do know that the display macros (.DS &
.DF) in 'ms' and 'mm' by default turn off filling and hence adjustment.
Your problem may stem from the fact that many documents recommend putting
tables inside displays to keep them from breaking across page boundaries.

There are two possible solutions: 1) Use an optional argument to the
display macro to turn on filling; 2) Include .fi and .ad requests for each
text block, i.e.

	T{
	.fi
	.ad
	Your text typed as you like
	T}
	etc., etc.

Hope this helps.

Carl Brandauer