From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/34121 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: MASON Peter J Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: spreading natural tables across the page Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:41:25 +1000 Message-ID: Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1253246818==" X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1175737300 12707 80.91.229.12 (5 Apr 2007 01:41:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 01:41:40 +0000 (UTC) To: ntg-context@ntg.nl Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Thu Apr 05 03:41:38 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HZGyn-0003Nm-Ml for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:41:37 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E9BA20368; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 03:41:37 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 14242-04; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 03:41:31 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 23EF6201C7; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 03:41:31 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5412A201C7 for ; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 03:41:29 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 14245-09-4 for ; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 03:41:27 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from mx2.rta.nsw.gov.au (mx2.rta.nsw.gov.au [163.189.23.21]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F890201A0 for ; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 03:41:26 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from mailscanc.rta.nsw.gov.au (unknown [192.168.20.41]) by mx2.rta.nsw.gov.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8F72180E for ; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 11:41:25 +1000 (EST) Original-Received: from coresj20.rta.nsw.gov.au (Not Verified[163.189.27.2]) by mailscanc.rta.nsw.gov.au with MailMarshal (v6, 1, 6, 1172) id ; Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:41:25 +1000 Original-Received: from coresj20.rta.nsw.gov.au (coresj20.rta.nsw.gov.au [163.189.27.2]) by coresj20.rta.nsw.gov.au (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-7.05 (built Sep 5 2006)) with SMTP id <0JG000MXO4N3CVI0@coresj20.rta.nsw.gov.au> for ntg-context@ntg.nl; Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:41:25 +1000 (EST) Original-Received: from coresj20.rta.nsw.gov.au ([163.189.27.2]) by coresj20.rta.nsw.gov.au (SMSSMTP 4.1.11.41) with SMTP id M2007040511412505396 for ; Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:41:25 +1000 Original-Received: from COREX302.corp.rta.nsw.gov.au ([163.189.2.26]) by coresj20.rta.nsw.gov.au (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-7.05 (built Sep 5 2006)) with ESMTP id <0JG000HZT4P1EPB0@coresj20.rta.nsw.gov.au> for ntg-context@ntg.nl; Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:41:25 +1000 (EST) Original-Received: from centx302.corp.rta.nsw.gov.au ([163.189.111.17]) by COREX302.corp.rta.nsw.gov.au with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:41:25 +1000 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Thread-topic: spreading natural tables across the page Thread-index: Acd3I4UKUbJszrRtTYqN7SHkaFBY+w== X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Apr 2007 01:41:25.0448 (UTC) FILETIME=[85BA2C80:01C77723] X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:34121 Archived-At: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============1253246818== Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary_(ID_z4iCZasOwuGeBv+qGFgFMQ)" Content-class: urn:content-classes:message This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_z4iCZasOwuGeBv+qGFgFMQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT 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. IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachment to it are intended only to be read or used by the named addressee. It is confidential and may contain legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistaken transmission to you. The RTA is not responsible for any unauthorised alterations to this e-mail or attachment to it. 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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.

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