2007/4/5, MASON Peter J <Peter_MASON@rta.nsw.gov.au>:
>
>  I'm trying to have my tables extend across the full (\textwidth) of the
> page. In LaTeX I was using tabular*, specifying a \textwidth for width, and
> with approp use of  @{\extracolsep\fill}} bu am not having any success.
> Basically, in ConteXT I want odd columns to act as labels and be tight
> fitting but even cols to be the values an NOT be tight-fitting, within a
> page-wide table, ie some tight, some not. As well, I' d like not to be
> explicitly specifying column width.
>
> I saw examples using option=stretch somewhere but am not able to get my
> use of same happening. As well, I' d like not to be explicitly specifying
> column width. Could a kind person please point me to an example of this
> usage.
>
> Thanks.
>

Hi Peter,

\starttext

\bTABLE[option=stretch]
  \bTR
    \bTD Left \eTD
    \bTD Right \eTD
  \eTR
\eTABLE

\stoptext

Wolfgang