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Article #638novice tbl user needs help
From: Richard Welty
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1985 23:00
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1985 23:00
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I am trying to format a glossary using tbl. I am having difficulty keeping
the width of the left hand column (the terms being defined) narrow
while keeping the right hand column ( the definitions) wide.
An example:
.TS
expand tab(%) ;
LfB Lw(65) .
acute%T{
A turn of substantially more than 90 degrees at an intersection.
May or may not be used for clarification.
T}
after%T{
... and so forth ...
the above produces a nice result. The problem is that sometimes the
terms column needs to be several lines. What I want is something like
the following as output:
course An instruction or portion of an instruction which
following directs the rallyist to proceed in a direction in
instruction which he would not have proceeded in the absence of
the course following instruction.
tbl insists on stringing the term in the left hand column out on one
line:
course following instruction An instruction ...
I have tried several solutions, such as including .b directives
in the description of the left hand column:
T{
course
.b
following
.b
instruction
T}
any suggestions would be most appreciated, as I am in a bit of a hurry ...
--
Rich Welty
(I am both a part-time grad student at RPI and a full-time
employee of a local CAE firm, and opinions expressed herein
have nothing to do with anything at all)
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