Hi Peter,
On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:26:10 -0600, Peter Rolf
Am 14.07.2010 20:42, schrieb Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد:
Dear fellow gangsters,
MkIV:
\starttext \starttables[|c|c|c|c|c|] \HL \VL Sevens \VL \Use{2}[c]{Al-Yaʿqūbī} (d.~283{\sc ah})\VL \Use{2}[c]{Al-Munādī} (d.~334{\sc ah}) \VL\AR \HL \VL \VL ʿAlī \VL Zayd \VL ʿAlī \VL Zayd \VL\AR \HL \stoptables \stoptext
In row 2, the space between columns 2-3, and 3-4 are not even. Is this a bug? If not, how do I balance them?
probably just automatic width balancing.
I'm sure you are right :-) The question is, what is the logic here? If this is correct behavior, I'd like to understand why. Can someone explain it?
maybe like this...
That's a great workaround, and I appreciate it. But what about new users? There has got to be a more elegant solution to this seemingly simple table. Row two just does not look right...
\starttext
\setbox\scratchbox\hbox{Al-Yaʿqūbī (d.~283{\sc ah})} \newdimen\colA \colA\wd\scratchbox \advance\colA-2em % sub column offsets \setbox\scratchbox\hbox{Al-Munādī (d.~334{\sc ah})} \newdimen\colB \colB\wd\scratchbox \advance\colB-2em
\starttables[|c|cp(.5\colA)|cp(.5\colA)|cp(.5\colB)|cp(.5\colB)|] \HL \VL Sevens \VL \Use{2}[c]{Al-Yaʿqūbī} (d.~283{\sc ah})\VL \Use{2}[c]{Al-Munādī} (d.~334{\sc ah}) \VL\AR \HL \VL \VL ʿAlī \VL Zayd \VL ʿAlī \VL Zayd \VL\AR \HL \stoptables \stoptext
Thanks again, Peter, and Best wishes Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid, Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Shīʿī Studies Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523