Conference vaxuum::document_ft

706.0. "HELP - 8 column table" by BRSADG::VANLIER (Marleen Van Lier) Fri Jul 24 1987 11:50

I had to make a 8-column table with a total width of 53 characters
and wrote it as follows:


<ALIGN_CHAR>(#)
<table>
<table_setup>(8\10\9\9\8\8\8\8)

<FOOTNOTE>(1\Le code de remise pour chaque Produit est indiqu�
dans la Liste de Prix ou dans une offre de prix de DIGITAL.)

<FOOTNOTE>(2\La Valeur Accumul�e exprim�e en FB est sujet �
r�vision et modification en raison de fluctuations du
cours du dollar US. Le cas �ch�ant, une nouvelle table
de la Valeur Accumul�e sera communiqu�e par DIGITAL au
moment du renouvellement du DBA.)

<table_heads>(<span>(8)Sch�ma de remise (OEM))

<table_heads>(\\\<span>(4)CODES DE REMISE<FOOTREF>(1))

<table_heads>(<CENTER_LINE>(NIVEAUX) <CENTER_LINE>(DE) <CENTER_LINE>(REMISE)\
<CENTER_LINE>(COURBE A) <CENTER_LINE>(%)\
<CENTER_LINE>(COURBE B) <CENTER_LINE>(%)\
<CENTER_LINE>(3) <CENTER_LINE>(=) <CENTER_LINE>(A+0%)\
<CENTER_LINE>(6) <CENTER_LINE>(=) <CENTER_LINE>(A+5%)\
<CENTER_LINE>(U) <CENTER_LINE>(=) <CENTER_LINE>(B+10%)\
<CENTER_LINE>(X) <CENTER_LINE>(=) <CENTER_LINE>(B+15%)\
<CENTER_LINE>(VALEUR) <CENTER_LINE>(ACCUMULEE) 
<CENTER_LINE>(<oparen>EN MILLIONS) <CENTER_LINE>(DE FB<cparen><FOOTREF>(2)))

<TABLE_ROW>(<CENTER_LINE>(A)\<CENTER_LINE>(0)\<CENTER_LINE>(0)\
<CENTER_LINE>(0)\<CENTER_LINE>(0)\
<CENTER_LINE>(0)\<CENTER_LINE>(0)\<CENTER_LINE>(###0#-###8))

<TABLE_ROW>(<CENTER_LINE>(AE)\<CENTER_LINE>(0)\<CENTER_LINE>(5)\
<CENTER_LINE>(0)\<CENTER_LINE>(5)\
<CENTER_LINE>(15)\<CENTER_LINE>(20)\<CENTER_LINE>(###8#-###20))

<TABLE_ROW>(<CENTER_LINE>(B)\<CENTER_LINE>(5)\<CENTER_LINE>(12)\
<CENTER_LINE>(5)\<CENTER_LINE>(10)\
<CENTER_LINE>(22)\<CENTER_LINE>(27)\<CENTER_LINE>(##20#-###40))



I used the general doctype to process the table and what happened?

I got a printout that looked alright except for two things:

1. the elements of the table_rows were printed in a much smaller pitch
   than the table_heads. Is this normal and if not what can be done to 
   avoid this?

2. the last column was printed somewhat separate from the
   other seven so that it looks like column 8 isn't really related 
   to the rest of the columns. I tried changing the widths of the
   columns but that did not make any difference. Can somebody 
   explain me why this is happening??

Thanks,

Marleen
 

    

    question 2:  the width of the last column is "whatever is left
    over on the line", so the "center" of the last column is
    probably a little off from the center of the preceding
    seven columns.  You could simply change the <table_setup>
    tag to specify one more column and then specify the eighth
    column as being 8 wide as well.  THe table rows need not
    be changed -- you just omit the 9th argument.  THus:
    
    <table_setup>(9\8\8\8\8\8\8\8\8) 
    
    instead of
    
    <table_setup>(8\8\8\8\8\8\8\8)
    
    Maybe that will even cure the choice of font?
    
    bill