@Section @Title { Indenting and struts } @Tag { tbl_inde } @Begin @PP 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 centred.entries @Index { centred entries in tables } right.justified.entries @Index { right justified entries in tables } of this option are {@Code "left"}, {@Code "right"}, 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"}, 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 with words that don't. Looking at @CD @Tbl aformat { @Cell A | @Cell B | @Cell C } marginvertical { 0i } { @Rowa A { resume } B { poppy } C { title } } which is the result of @ID @OneRow @Code @Verbatim { @Tbl aformat { @Cell A | @Cell B | @Cell C } { @Rowa A { resume } B { poppy } 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 @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 @ID @OneRow @Code "@Cell strut { no }" can be used to remove the strut; other acceptable values for this option are {@Code yes} (the default value), and any length, which will add a strut of that length. @PP For completeness there is a corresponding @Code "struthorizontal" option; it takes the same values, its default value is {@Code no}, and it unlikely ever to be used. @End @Section