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@@ -546,201 +546,9 @@ See .Sx \&TS . .Ss \&TS Begin a table, which formats input in aligned rows and columns. -A table consists of an optional single line of table options terminated -by a semicolon, followed by one or more lines of layout specification -terminated by a period, then table data. -A table block may also include -.Nm , -.Xr mdoc 7 , -or -.Xr man 7 -macros. -Example: -.Bd -literal -offset indent -\&.TS -box tab(:); \e" Table-wide options. -c | c \e" Layout for first line. -| c | c. \e" Layout for all subsequent lines. -1:2 \e" Data... -3:4 -\&.TE -.Ed -.Pp -Table data is -.Em pre-processed , -that is, data rows are parsed then inserted into the underlying stream -of input data. -This allows data rows to be interspersed by arbitrary macros, such as -.Bd -literal -offset indent -\&.TS -tab(:); -c c c. -1:2:3 -\&.Ao -3:2:1 -\&.Ac -\&.TE -.Ed -.Pp -in the case of -.Xr mdoc 7 -or -.Bd -literal -offset indent -\&.TS -tab(:); -c c c. -\&.ds ab 2 -1:\e*(ab:3 -\&.I -3:2:1 -\&.TE -.Ed -.Pp -in the case of -.Xr man 7 . -.Pp -The first line of a table consists of its options, which consists of -space-separated keys and modifiers terminated by a semicolon. -If the first line does not have a terminating semicolon, it is assumed -that no options are specified and instead a layout is processed. -Some options accept arguments enclosed by paranthesis. -The following case-insensitive options are available: -.Bl -tag -width Ds -.It Cm center -This option is not supported by -.Xr mandoc 1 . -This may also be invoked with -.Cm centre . -.It Cm delim -Accepts a two-character argument. -This option is not supported by -.Xr mandoc 1 . -.It Cm expand -This option is not supported by -.Xr mandoc 1 . -.It Cm box -Draw a single-line box around the table. -This may also be invoked with -.Cm frame . -.It Cm doublebox -Draw a double-line box around the table. -This may also be invoked with -.Cm doubleframe . -.It Cm allbox -This option is not supported by -.Xr mandoc 1 . -.It Cm tab -Accepts a single-character argument. -This character is used a delimiter between data cells, which otherwise -defaults to the tab character. -.It Cm linesize -Accepts a natural number (all digits). -This option is not supported by -.Xr mandoc 1 . -.It Cm nokeep -This option is not supported by -.Xr mandoc 1 . -.It Cm decimalpoint -Accepts a single-character argument. -This character will be used as the decimal point with the -.Cm n -layout key. -This option is not supported by -.Xr mandoc 1 . -.It Cm nospaces -This option is not supported by -.Xr mandoc 1 . -.El -.Pp -The table layout follows table options, except in the case of -.Sx \&T& , -where it immediately procedes invocation. -Layout specifies how data rows are displayed on output. -Each layout line corresponds to a line of data; the last layout line -applies to all remaining data lines. -Layout lines may also be separated by a comma. -Each layout cell consists of one of the following case-insensitive keys: -.Bl -tag -width Ds -.It Cm c -Centre a literal string within its column. -.It Cm r -Right-justify a literal string within its column. -.It Cm l -Left-justify a literal string within its column. -.It Cm n -Justify a number around its decimal point. -If the decimal point is not found on the number, it's assumed to trail -the number. -.It Cm s -This option is not supported by -.Xr mandoc 1 . -.It Cm a -This option is not supported by -.Xr mandoc 1 . -.It Cm ^ -This option is not supported by -.Xr mandoc 1 . -.It Cm \- -Replace the data cell (its contents will be lost) with a single -horizontal line. -This may also be invoked with -.Cm _ . -.It Cm = -Replace the data cell (its contents will be lost) with a double -horizontal line. -.It Cm \(ba -Emit a vertical bar instead of data. -.It Cm \(ba\(ba -Emit a double-vertical bar instead of data. -.El -.Pp -For example, following layout specifies a centre-justified column of -minimum width 10, followed by vertical bar, followed by a left-justified -column of minimum width 10, another vertical bar, then a column -justified about the decimal point in numbers: -.Pp -.Dl c10 | l10 | n -.Pp -Keys may be followed by a set of modifiers. -A modifier is either a modifier key or a natural number for specifying -spacing. -The following case-insensitive modifier keys are available: -.Cm z , -.Cm u , -.Cm e , -.Cm t , -.Cm d , -.Cm f , -.Cm b , -.Cm i , -.Cm b , -and -.Cm i . -All of these are ignored by -.Xr mandoc 1 . -.Pp -The data section follows the last layout row. -By default, cells in a data section are delimited by a tab. -This behaviour may be changed with the -.Cm tab -option. -If -.Cm _ -or -.Cm = -is specified, a single or double line, respectively, is drawn across the -data field. -If -.Cm \e- -or -.Cm \e= -is specified, a line is drawn within the data field (i.e., terminating -within the cell and not draw to the border). -If the last cell of a line is -.Cm T{ , -all subsequent lines are included as part of the cell until -.Cm T} -is specified on its own line. +See +.Xr tbl 7 +for a description of the tbl language. .Sh COMPATIBILITY This section documents compatibility between mandoc and other other .Nm @@ -771,13 +579,8 @@ using the next-line syntax. .Xr mandoc 1 , .Xr man 7 , .Xr mandoc_char 7 , -.Xr mdoc 7 -.Rs -.%A M. E. Lesk -.%T Tbl\(emA Program to Format Tables -.%D June 11, 1976 -.%U http://www.kohala.com/start/troff/v7/man/tbl/tbl.ps -.Re +.Xr mdoc 7 , +.Xr tbl 7 .Rs .%A Joseph F. Ossanna .%A Brian W. Kernighan |