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Wybo Dekker wrote:

> 1: I'm trying to find out how to make long tables (several pages) in
>    context. The table manual tells me to add u in the \BeginTable
>    command. But if I add that one to \starttable is doesn't recognize
>    it.

Use \starttables \stoptables instead. You can also say: 

\splitfloat
  {\placefigure{caption}}
  {whatever to be split} 

or: 

\startbuffer
\startables[preamble]
\stoptables
\stopbuffer

\splitfloat{\placefigure{caption}}{\getbuffer}

Subnumbers are automatically appended. See core-tab.tex (of beta manual)
for more info. 

When nu vertical rules are used, it's better to use \starttabulate ...
\stoptabulate, see latest maps. Tabulations automatically break across
pages, even p entries are split. I'm working on color in tabulations. 

> 2: is there a way to expand tables horizontally by expanding (the
>    contents of) only certain columns like latex's tabularx?

When you use \starttabulate ... \stoptabulate, the p entries (there can
be multiple p entries and I will implement width ratios soon) will
divide the available space. 

Hans

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