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Re: Problem with tables when attempting to create dvi
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- Subject: Re: DOCBOOK: Problem with tables when attempting to create dvi
- From: Adam Di Carlo <adam at onshore dot com>
- Date: 30 Dec 1999 23:45:33 -0500
- Cc: Sebastian Rahtz <s dot rahtz at elsevier dot co dot uk>
- References: <386B7ADB.E0521E4A@id-pro.de>
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- Xref: arroz.fake outbox:432
Michael Burschik <burschik@id-pro.de> writes:
> I encounter the following problem when trying to create a dvi-file: The
> first cell in the first row is always empty, and tex complains about a
> misplaced \omit:
>
> This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.3)
> (/usr/tmp/@2199.1
> JadeTeX 1998/10/12: 2.3
> (/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/psnfss/t1ptm.fd)
> (/usr/share/texmf/tex/jadetex/isoents.tex)
> Elements will be labelled
>
> (@2199.aux) (/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/base/ts1cmr.fd)
> (/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/ot2cyr/ot2wncyr.fd)
> ! Misplaced \omit.
> \multispan ->\omit
> \@multispan
> l.99 }
> %
I can confirm this bug. Around line 99 I see in the JadeTeX input:
{2}}\Par%
{\def\fFamName{Arial}\def\fWeight%
{bold}\def\Quadding%
{center}}Horizontal Span\endPar{}\endTableCell{}%
}%
&\TableCell%
> I assume this is not an error of mine, as it also happens when I use the
> example table from the docbook book, i.e.:
>
> <!DOCTYPE table PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN">
> <table frame=all><title>Sample Table</title>
> <tgroup cols=5 align=left colsep=1 rowsep=1>
> <colspec colname=c1>
> <colspec colname=c2>
> <colspec colname=c3>
> <colspec colnum=5 colname=c5>
> <spanspec spanname=hspan namest=c1 nameend=c2 align=center>
> <spanspec spanname=bspan namest=c2 nameend=c3 align=center>
> <thead>
> <row>
> <entry spanname=hspan>Horizontal Span</entry>
> <entry>a3</entry>
> <entry>a4</entry>
> <entry>a5</entry>
> </row>
> </thead>
> <tfoot>
> <row>
> <entry>f1</entry>
> <entry>f2</entry>
> <entry>f3</entry>
> <entry>f4</entry>
> <entry>f5</entry>
> </row>
> </tfoot>
> <tbody>
> <row>
> <entry>b1</entry>
> <entry>b2</entry>
> <entry>b3</entry>
> <entry>b4</entry>
> <entry morerows=1 valign=middle><para> <!-- Pernicous Mixed Content
> -->
> Vertical Span</para></entry>
> </row>
> <row>
> <entry>c1</entry>
> <entry spanname=bspan morerows=1 valign=bottom>Span Both</entry>
> <entry>c4</entry>
> </row>
> <row>
> <entry>d1</entry>
> <entry>d4</entry>
> <entry>d5</entry>
> </row>
> </tbody>
> </tgroup>
> </table>
I've CC'd Sebastian to see if he has any comments.
--
.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>