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Re: [docbook] Table questions
- From: Bob Stayton <bobs at sco dot com>
- To: JABakken at dstsystems dot com
- Cc: Ed Stuart <estuart at sgi dot net>, docbook at lists dot oasis-open dot org
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 11:00:26 -0700
- Subject: Re: [docbook] Table questions
- References: <OF2A6A20F5.03FFDF6D-ON86256D1D.005FCF72@dstsystems.com>
On Mon, May 05, 2003 at 12:31:18PM -0500, JABakken@dstsystems.com wrote:
>
> I have a follow-up question: How do you determine the column width? Here is
> my xml text, and it is totally ignoring the column width I am assigning
> (not to mention it's also ignoring the border specification).
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <!DOCTYPE article SYSTEM "file:///C:/DocBook/DTD/docbookx.dtd">
> <article>
> <title>Table 1</title>
> <informaltable frame='all'>
> <tgroup cols='2'>
> <colspec colwidth='3.5in'/>
> <colspec colwidth='3.5in'/>
> <tbody>
> <row><entry>1</entry><entry>1</entry></row>
> <row><entry>2</entry><entry>4</entry></row>
> <row><entry>3</entry><entry>9</entry></row>
> </tbody>
> </tgroup>
> </informaltabl
> </article>
Your column width spec looks ok, and frame="all" should
draw a box around the outer border of the table (but not
frame cells in the table). You didn't mention what
output format or processor was being used.
Bob Stayton 400 Encinal Street
Publications Architect Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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