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@@ -7,20 +7,21 @@ By default, entries appear at the left within cells, not counting the
cell margin. The @Code indent option causes entries to be indented
horizontally. For example,
@ID @OneRow @Code "@Cell indent { ctr }"
-horizontally centres the entry within the cell. The other possible values
+horizontally centres the entry within the cell. Other possible values
centred.entries @Index { centred entries in tables }
right.justified.entries @Index { right justified entries in tables }
-of this option are {@Code "left"} (the default value), {@Code "right"},
+are {@Code "left"} (the default value), {@Code "right"},
{@Code "align"} (Section {@NumberOf tbl_alig}), or any length (for
example, {@Code 2f}) meaning that much indent.
@PP
There is a corresponding @Code "indentvertical" option for vertical indenting
within the cell. It takes the same values except that @Code "left" is
-renamed {@Code "top"}, @Code "right" is renamed {@Code foot}. A common
-problem with vertical placement is that words that lack ascenders (parts
-of letters that rise up) or descenders (parts that sink down) can easily
-become misaligned with words that don't. Looking at
+renamed {@Code "top"} (the default), and @Code "right" is renamed
+{@Code foot}. A common problem with vertical placement is that words that
+lack ascenders (parts of letters that rise up) or descenders (parts that
+sink down) can easily become misaligned. Looking at
@CD @Tbl
+ mv { 0i }
aformat { @Cell A | @Cell B | @Cell C }
{
@Rowa
@@ -39,10 +40,8 @@ which is the result of
C { title }
}
}
-we see that the words are aligned correctly despite the absence of
-ascenders from the first two words, and of descenders from the first
-and last; and this despite the fact that these words are vertically
-placed at the top of the cell. This is because by default
+we see that the words are aligned correctly despite these
+worries. This is because by default
@Code "@Tbl" adds a @I { vertical strut } to each entry: an invisible
object of zero width and height {@Code "1f"}, which covers for any absent
ascenders and descenders. The option