natural tables flaw: extra space

natural tables flaw: extra space

[Eckhart Guthöhrlein]

Hi,

consider the following example

\starttext
  \setupTABLE[frame=off]
  \setupTABLE[row][first][topframe=on,rulethickness=1mm]
  \bTABLE
    \bTR \bTD 1,1 \eTD \bTD 2,1 \eTD \eTR
    \bTR \bTD 1,2 \eTD \bTD 2,2 \eTD \eTR
  \eTABLE
\stoptext

In the first cell, extra space is added before the entry. I guess it's
1mm from the left frame which should be off, so the space shouldn't be
there. Or is it a feature?

Greetings,
-- 
Eckhart

Re: natural tables flaw: extra space

[Hans Hagen]

Eckhart Guthöhrlein wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> consider the following example
> 
> \starttext
>   \setupTABLE[frame=off]
>   \setupTABLE[row][first][topframe=on,rulethickness=1mm]
>   \bTABLE
>     \bTR \bTD 1,1 \eTD \bTD 2,1 \eTD \eTR
>     \bTR \bTD 1,2 \eTD \bTD 2,2 \eTD \eTR
>   \eTABLE
> \stoptext
> 
> In the first cell, extra space is added before the entry. I guess it's
> 1mm from the left frame which should be off, so the space shouldn't be
> there. Or is it a feature?

a feature (invisible rules at left/right/bottom)

\setupTABLE[frame=off,rulethickness=1mm]

gives better results

Hans



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Re: natural tables flaw: extra space

[Eckhart Guthöhrlein]

On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 at 10:28:59+0200, Hans Hagen wrote:
> >\starttext
> >  \setupTABLE[frame=off]
> >  \setupTABLE[row][first][topframe=on,rulethickness=1mm]
> >  \bTABLE
> >    \bTR \bTD 1,1 \eTD \bTD 2,1 \eTD \eTR
> >    \bTR \bTD 1,2 \eTD \bTD 2,2 \eTD \eTR
> >  \eTABLE
> >\stoptext
> >
> >In the first cell, extra space is added before the entry. I guess it's
> >1mm from the left frame which should be off, so the space shouldn't be
> >there. Or is it a feature?
> 
> a feature (invisible rules at left/right/bottom)
> 
> \setupTABLE[frame=off,rulethickness=1mm]
> 
> gives better results

Hm. I would expect a frame that is 'off' to be inexistent, not only
invisible. Alas, not that important, you will know why that is a
feature.

-- 
Eckhart

Re: natural tables flaw: extra space

[Hans Hagen]

Eckhart Guthöhrlein wrote:

> Hm. I would expect a frame that is 'off' to be inexistent, not only
> invisible. Alas, not that important, you will know why that is a
> feature.

because in most cases (in framed, which is the cornerstone of bTABLE) one will 
not let a not present frame influence the game; has to do with aligning framed 
things and such

Hans

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