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It is by far the +most complete tables package I have seen to date. It runs quickly, is +relatively short (250 lines), allows for multi-row and multi-column +spanning, and does paragraph insertion, as well. + +I must apologize but there is not an ounce of LaTeX stuff in this +issue. To be honest, most everyone around here uses plain TeX, so +finding LaTeX stuff has become somewhat of a chore. If you have style +files or LaTeX tips you think might be helpful, send them in! We +usually don't have a problem finding space for them somewhere in +TeXMaG. I am planning to have an article for writing LaTeX style files +in a forthcoming issue. Is there some daring soul who might want to +try writing an S-Tables style file?? + +Next month promises to have a mailer macro for generating form +letters: it merges a file of addresses with a TeX file. More on this +next month. + +Have fun with S-Tables. I hope you enjoy it. + +-ed. + + + + + + + + + +TeXMaG Volume 4, Issue 4 page 3 +_______________________________________________________________________________ +| | +| Letters to the Editor | +|_____________________________________________________________________________| + + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +Letters Concerning TeXMaG V4N3: "Frequently Asked Questions" +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +You wrote: +> X Windows. It is available via anonymous ftp from expo.lcs.mit.edu +> (18.30.0.22) in ./contrib/xfig-2.0.*.Z. +Are you sure about that address? I get "18.30.0.212" from UVic's +nameserver! + +> available soon via anonymous ftp from ss01.pppl.gov (192.55.106.110). +Come again? Our nameserver gives "192.55.106.129"! + +> and from rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.1.12) (user:ftp, +Our nameserver gives "129.69.1.31", though 129.69.1.12 also seems to work. + +Melvin Klassen +(KLASSEN@UVVM.UVic.CA) + +[sorry for the errors. I copied it straight from the net and didn't + have a chance to check all the addresses - ed.] + + + +Thank you! The Frequently Asked Questions article is going to be +very, very useful to me. I'm a student at Case Western Reserve +University, also working on CWRUnet, our campus-wide net. I'm still +floundering around with TeX, but I've been presented with the job of +pulling together TeX support for every major platform on CWRUnet. + +The frequently-asked questions posting will be invaluable as I gather +together the tools. I've known about SBTeX and emTeX, but that's where +my knowledge ends. Your posting will help me find the resources for +the other micro users on the net, as well as helping me tremendously +with setting up a central Unix-based "TeX server" for use on big jobs. +(And surprise! There's a TeX for VMS! Certain departments on campus +feel rather strongly about their VAXen... Giving them TeX sources will +certainly help get them using the new standard.) + +Anyway, your message has been absolutely invaluable. I'd like to thank +both of you for preparing it and for publishing it in TeXMaG. + + +Stephen Trier +(sct%seldon.clv.oh.us@relay.cs.net) + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + PC Users - Take Notice! +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +I have acquired a copy of Personal TeX's "fontware interface package," +advertised to allow use of Bitstream condensed outline fonts on my MSDOS +implementation of TeX. My output driver is Arbortext's and I output to +an HP laserjet II. Unfortunately, I find that I cannot make Personal TeX's +interface do a very good job of generating fonts in large point sizes. +In particular, generating a 40pt (or larger) font produces something that +prints with noticable "jaggies" in the characters. Thinking that the +problem might be in my device driver (Personal TeX staff suggested this), +I turned to Arbortext for help. Unfortunately, Arbortext has concluded that +the problem is real and due to a deficiency in Personal TeX's interface +software. + +I'd like to hear from anyone who has experience in using Bitstream +condensed outline fonts with an MSDOS implementation of TeX. Is there +a solution? Can others verify the problem? + +Tim Stephen +Associate Professor +Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute + +STEPHEN@RPIECS + + + + + + + + + +TeXMaG Volume 4, Issue 4 page 4 +_______________________________________________________________________________ +| | +| The ToolBox | +|_____________________________________________________________________________| + +If you have had one day of experience with TeX or LaTeX you can +already see the difficulty of including files with large numbers of +special (or should I say, reserved) characters in them. This is +partiularly annoying if I want to include a sample of a .TEX file +to show someone a TeX tip. + +The following is a plain TeX macro. I would point LaTeX people in the +direction of the CLARKSON archive (SUN.SOE.CLARKSON.EDU) for LaTeX +verbatim style files. + +This macro I have named S_VERBATIM.TEX because it is used in the +S-Tables documentation further on in this issue. It's usage is simple. +Type a " to activate the verbatim macro. Now you may select any +character to use as the delimeter of the verbatim text. Example + + this activates "[verbatim text[. Regular text follows... + +Note that I selected the '[' (not '[' and ']') as the delimiter. You +can use any character you choose, except for the ". You can now +typeset ANY character in your TeX document. + + Another "2 "dumb example" using a number2 as the delimeter. + +One thing to note, passing the verbatim text as a parameter of another +macro can produce unreliable results when the verbatim text includes +active characters. + +Macro follows: +% +% S_Verbatim.TeX Macro +% +% macros for verbatim scanning +\chardef\other=12 +\newskip\ttglue +\ttglue=.5em plus.25em minus.15em +\def\ttverbatim{\begingroup + \catcode`\\=\other + \catcode`\{=\other + \catcode`\}=\other + \catcode`\$=\other + \catcode`\&=\other + \catcode`\#=\other + \catcode`\%=\other + \catcode`\_=\other + \catcode`\~=\other + \catcode`\"=\other % this line is new stuff + \catcode`\|=\other + \catcode`\%=\other + \obeyspaces \obeylines \tt} + +\catcode`\"=\active +\def"#1{\ttverbatim \spaceskip\ttglue% \let~~M=\ +\def\readit##1#1{##1\endgroup}\expandafter\readit} +% +% end of macro + +Next month we will continue our discussion of verbatim inclusion and +will have a couple of macros that include complete files. + + + + + + + + + +TeXMaG Volume 4, Issue 4 page 5 +_______________________________________________________________________________ +| | +| The S-Tables Macros | +|_____________________________________________________________________________| + +There are two files that need to be extracted for S-Tables. +STABLES.TEX is the first file and STABLES_DOC.TEX is the second. Note +you also need the S_VERBATIM.TEX file in the toolbox in order to TeX +the manual. + +% +% +% S-Tables Macro +% +\message{S-Tables Macro v1.0, ACS, TAMU (RANHELP@VENUS.TAMU.EDU)} +% +% Help Text +% +\newhelp\stablestylehelp{You must choose a style between 0 and 3.}% +\newhelp\stablelinehelp{You should not use special hrules when stretching +a table.}% +\newhelp\stablesmultiplehelp{You have tried to place an S-Table inside another +S-Table. I would recommend not going on.}% +% +% Line Thicknesses (Values) +% +\newdimen\stablesthinline +\stablesthinline=0.4pt +\newdimen\stablesthickline +\stablesthickline=1pt +% +% Border and Internal Line Thicknesses +% +\newif\ifstablesborderthin +\stablesborderthinfalse +\newif\ifstablesinternalthin +\stablesinternalthintrue +\newif\ifstablesomit +\newif\ifstablemode +\newif\ifstablesright +\stablesrightfalse +% +% Save Registers +% +\newdimen\stablesbaselineskip +\newdimen\stableslineskip +\newdimen\stableslineskiplimit +% +% Counters +% +\newcount\stablesmode +\newcount\stableslines +\newcount\stablestemp +\stablestemp=3 +\newcount\stablescount +\stablescount=0 +\newcount\stableslinet +\stableslinet=0 +% +% Table Style Selection +% +% 0 - Centered +% 1 - Left Justified +% 2 - Right Justified +% 3 - Not Justified +% +\newcount\stablestyle +\stablestyle=0 +% +% Element Buffering Definitions +% +\def\stablesleft{\quad\hfil}% +\def\stablesright{\hfil\quad}% +% +% Vertical Bar Activation +% +\catcode`\|=\active% +% +% Strut Control +% +\newcount\stablestrutsize +\newbox\stablestrutbox +\setbox\stablestrutbox=\hbox{\vrule height10pt depth5pt width0pt} +\def\stablestrut{\relax\ifmmode% + \copy\stablestrutbox% + \else% + \unhcopy\stablestrutbox% + \fi}% +% +% Misc. Internal Stuff +% +\newdimen\stablesborderwidth +\newdimen\stablesinternalwidth +\newdimen\stablesdummy +\newcount\stablesdummyc +\newif\ifstablesin +\stablesinfalse +% +% Table Macros +% +\def\begintable{\stablestart% + \stablemodetrue% + \stablesadj% + \halign% + \stablesdef}% +\def\begintableto#1{\stablestart% + \stablemodefalse% + \stablesadj% + \halign to #1% + \stablesdef}% +\def\begintablesp#1{\stablestart% + \stablemodefalse% + \stablesadj% + \halign spread #1% + \stablesdef}% +\def\stablesadj{% + \ifcase\stablestyle% + \hbox to \hsize\bgroup\hss\vbox\bgroup% + \or% + \hbox to \hsize\bgroup\vbox\bgroup% + \or% + \hbox to \hsize\bgroup\hss\vbox\bgroup% + \or% + \hbox\bgroup\vbox\bgroup% + \else% + \errhelp=\stablestylehelp% + \errmessage{Invalid style selected, using default}% + \hbox to \hsize\bgroup\hss\vbox\bgroup% + \fi}% +\def\stablesend{\egroup% + \ifcase\stablestyle% + \hss\egroup% + \or% + \hss\egroup% + \or% + \egroup% + \or% + \egroup% + \else% + \hss\egroup% + \fi}% +\def\stablestart{% + \ifstablesin% + \errhelp=\stablesmultiplehelp% + \errmessage{An S-Table cannot be placed within an S-Table!}% + \fi + \global\stablesintrue% + \global\advance\stablescount by 1% + \message{<S-Tables Generating Table \number\stablescount}% + \begingroup% + \stablestrutsize=\ht\stablestrutbox% + \advance\stablestrutsize by \dp\stablestrutbox% + \ifstablesborderthin% + \stablesborderwidth=\stablesthinline% + \else% + \stablesborderwidth=\stablesthickline% + \fi% + \ifstablesinternalthin% + \stablesinternalwidth=\stablesthinline% + \else% + \stablesinternalwidth=\stablesthickline% + \fi% + \tabskip=0pt% + \stablesbaselineskip=\baselineskip% + \stableslineskip=\lineskip% + \stableslineskiplimit=\lineskiplimit% + \offinterlineskip% + \def\borderrule{\vrule width \stablesborderwidth}% + \def\internalrule{\vrule width \stablesinternalwidth}% +% + \def\thinline{\noalign{\hrule height \stablesthinline}}% + \def\thickline{\noalign{\hrule height \stablesthickline}}% + \def\trule{\omit\leaders\hrule height \stablesthinline\hfill}% + \def\ttrule{\omit\leaders\hrule height \stablesthickline\hfill}% + \def\tttrule##1{\omit\leaders\hrule height ##1\hfill}% + \def\stablesel{&\omit\global\stablesmode=0% + \global\advance\stableslines by 1\borderrule\hfil\cr}% + \def\el{\stablesel&}% + \def\elt{\stablesel\thinline&}% + \def\eltt{\stablesel\thickline&}% + \def\elttt##1{\stablesel\noalign{\hrule height ##1}&}% + \def\elspec{&\omit\hfil\borderrule\cr\omit\borderrule&% + \ifstablemode% + \else% + \errhelp=\stablelinehelp% + \errmessage{Special ruling will not display properly}% + \fi}% +% + \def\stmultispan##1{\mscount=##1 \loop\ifnum\mscount>3 \stspan\repeat}% + \def\stspan{\span\omit \advance\mscount by -1}% +% + \def\multicolumn##1{\omit\multiply\stablestemp by ##1% + \stmultispan{\stablestemp}% + \advance\stablesmode by ##1% + \advance\stablesmode by -1% + \stablestemp=3}% + \def\multirow##1{\stablesdummyc=##1\parindent=0pt\setbox0\hbox\bgroup% + \aftergroup\emultirow\let\temp=} + \def\emultirow{\setbox1\vbox to\stablesdummyc\stablestrutsize% + {\hsize\wd0\vfil\box0\vfil}% + \ht1=\ht\stablestrutbox% + \dp1=\dp\stablestrutbox% + \box1}% +% +% \def\stvcen##1{\vtop{\vfill\hbox{##1}\vfill}}% Currently does not work! + \def\stpar##1{\vtop\bgroup\hsize ##1% + \baselineskip=\stablesbaselineskip% + \lineskip=\stableslineskip% + \lineskiplimit=\stableslineskiplimit\bgroup\aftergroup\estpar\let\temp=}% + \def\estpar{\vskip 6pt\egroup}% + \def\stparrow##1##2{\stablesdummy=##2% + \setbox0=\vtop to ##1\stablestrutsize\bgroup% + \hsize\stablesdummy% + \baselineskip=\stablesbaselineskip% + \lineskip=\stableslineskip% + \lineskiplimit=\stableslineskiplimit% + \bgroup\vfil\aftergroup\estparrow% + \let\temp=}% + \def\estparrow{\vfil\egroup% + \ht0=\ht\stablestrutbox% + \dp0=\dp\stablestrutbox% + \wd0=\stablesdummy% + \box0}% +% + \def|{\global\advance\stablesmode by 1&&&}% + \def\|{\global\advance\stablesmode by 1&\omit\vrule width 0pt% + \hfil&&}% + \def\vt{\global\advance\stablesmode by 1&\omit\vrule width \stablesthinline% + \hfil&&}% + \def\vtt{\global\advance\stablesmode by 1&\omit\vrule width \stablesthickline% + \hfil&&}% + \def\vttt##1{\global\advance\stablesmode by 1&\omit\vrule width ##1% + \hfil&&}% + \def\vtr{\global\advance\stablesmode by 1&\omit\hfil\vrule width% + \stablesthinline&&}% + \def\vttr{\global\advance\stablesmode by 1&\omit\hfil\vrule width% + \stablesthickline&&}% + \def\vtttr##1{\global\advance\stablesmode by 1&\omit\hfil\vrule width ##1&&}% + \stableslines=0% + \stablesomitfalse} +% +\def\stablesdef{\bgroup\stablestrut\borderrule##\tabskip=0pt plus 1fil% + &\stablesleft##\stablesright% + &##\ifstablesright\hfill\fi\internalrule\ifstablesright\else\hfill\fi% + \tabskip 0pt&&##\hfil\tabskip=0pt plus 1fil% + &\stablesleft##\stablesright% + &##\ifstablesright\hfill\fi\internalrule\ifstablesright\else\hfill\fi% + \tabskip=0pt\cr% + \ifstablesborderthin% + \thinline% + \else% + \thickline% + \fi&% +}% +\def\endtable{\advance\stableslines by 1\advance\stablesmode by 1% + \message{- Rows: \number\stableslines, Columns: \number\stablesmode>}% + \stablesel% + \ifstablesborderthin% + \thinline% + \else% + \thickline% + \fi% + \egroup\stablesend% +\endgroup% +\global\stablesinfalse} +% +% end of STABLES.TEX +% +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% +% +% +% S-Tables Quick Command Summary +% +\input s_verbatim +\input stables +\tolerance=10000 +\centerline{\bf S-Tables v1.0} +\vfil +\centerline{Robert Nilsson} +\centerline{Academic Computing Service} +\centerline{Texas A\&M University} +\centerline{"1RANHELP@VENUS.TAMU.EDU1} +\centerline{"1RANHELP@TAMVENUS1} +\vfil +\begintable +\multicolumn2\bf\hfil Types of Commands\hfil\eltt +Start/End|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent These are the commands for starting and ending +the table}\elt +Columns Separators|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent These are used to separate the column +s +in the tables}\elt +Row Separators|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent These are used to separate the rows}\elt +Configuration|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent These are used to set up the functioning +of the tables such as the width of a thick rule, whether the internal rules are +thin or thick, etc.}\elt +Specials|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent These include any commands that do not fit into +the above categories}\endtable +\vfil +\begintable +\multicolumn3\bf\hfil Start/End\hfil\eltt +Command|Arguments|Description\eltt +"1\begintable1\hfill|none|Start a table\hfill\el +"1\begintableto1\hfill|width|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent Start a table with the +specified width. The table will be stretched until it is `width' wide}\el +"1\begintablesp1\hfill|stretch amount|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent Start a table and +stretch +it `stretch amount' wider than it would normally be}\elt +"1\endtable1\hfill|none|End the table\hfill\endtable +\vfil +\begintable +\multicolumn3\bf\hfil Column Separators\hfil\eltt +Command|Arguments|Description\eltt +"1|1\hfill|none|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent End a column and place a vertical rule +of the default width between the columns (do not use this at the end of a +line)}\el +"1\|1\hfill|none|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent Same as above but the vertical rule +will be suppressed}\el +"1\vt1\hfill|none|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent Same as above but the vertical rule +will be thin}\el +"1\vtt1\hfill|none|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent Same as above but the vertical rule +will be thick}\el +"1\vttt1\hfill|thickness|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent Same as above but the vertical +rule will be `thickness' wide}\endtable +\eject +\begintable +\multicolumn3\bf\hfil Row Separators\hfil\eltt +Command|Arguments|Description\eltt +"1\el1\hfill|none|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent End a line and don't put a rule under +it. (Do +not use this after the last line of the table, use "1\endtable1)}\el +"1\elt1\hfill|none|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent Same as above except put a thin rule +under +the line}\el +"1\eltt1\hfill|none|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent Same as above except put a thick rul +e under +the line}\el +"1\elttt1\hfill|thickness|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent Same as above except put a rul +e of +width `thickness' under the line}\el +"1\elspec1\hfill|none|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent This command is used to set up +rules under rows that DO NOT span the entire row. It in effect indicates that +the next row will specify the rule to be used under the current row. This is +especially useful when using with the row spanning commands. This introduces +a subclass, the horizontal rule commands}\elt +\multicolumn3\hfil Horizonal Rule Command Subset\hfil\elt +"1\trule1\hfill|none|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent Places a thin horizontal rule +under a column. This command is only for use in conjunction with the "1\elspec1 + +command (To leave a column blank, i.e. no rule, just leave it blank)}\el +"1\ttrule1\hfill|none|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent Same as above but the rule will be + +thick}\el +"1\tttrule1\hfill|thickness|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent Same as above but the rule +will be `thickness' thick}\endtable +\vfil +You may be wondering what the difference between the "1\elt1 and the "1\trule1 +command is. The "1\elt1 will end the line and draw a thin rule under it. The +"1\trule1 works in conjunction with the "1\elspec1 to generate a special rule. +The special rule line is entered the same way a regular row will be entered. +For example, a normal row would look like: +\vfil +"1This|is|a|Test\elt1 +\vfil +\noindent This will produce a row with a thin rule under it. To produce the +same effect without a rule under the column `is' the following would be used: +\vfil +"1This|is|a|Test\elspec +\trule||\trule|\trule\el1 +\vfil +\noindent Notice that the vertical bars are used. The macro is starting a new +row and the vertical bars need to be included if you want them to continue +through the line. (There is no need to only use the "1|1, any other column +separator is also valid). +\eject +\begintable +\multicolumn3\bf\hfill Configuration\hfill\eltt +Variable|Value|Description\eltt +\multicolumn3\hfill Dimensions\hfill\elt +"1\stablesthinline1\hfill|dimension|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent This variable +contains the width of a thin rule in the table. The default value is +0.4pt and it may be changed with the command: + +"1\stablesthinline=<dimen>1 + +\noindent where "1<dimen>1 is the new width.}\el +"1\stablesthickline1\hfill|dimension|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent This +variable contains the width of a thick rule in the table. The default +value is 1pt and it may be changed as above.}\elt +\multicolumn3\hfill Counters\hfill\elt +"1\stablestyle1\hfill|0|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent Center the table using +the current "1\hsize1. This is the default setting and it may be +changed by the following command: + +"1\stablestyle=1$n$ + +\noindent where $n$ is the new value (0, 1, 2, or 3)}\el +|1|Left justify the table\hfill\el +|2|Right justify the table\hfill\el +|3|No justification\hfill\elt +\multicolumn3\hfill If Statements\hfill\elt +"1\ifstablesinternalthin1\hfill|true|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent Make the +internal rules of the table thin. This sets the vertical rule +generated by the "1|1. To set the value of this variable the following +command must be used: + +"1\stablesinternalthintrue1 + +\noindent Please note the word `if' is removed and the word `true' has +been appended to the end. The value after this command will be true. +To set it to false append the word `false' instead of `true'.}\el +|false|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent Use thick internal rules (where the "1|1 +is used)}\elspec +|\trule|\trule\el +"1\ifstablesborderthin1\hfill|true|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent Use thin rules +for the border of the table}\el +|false|\stpar{2.5in}{\noindent Use thick rules for the border of the +table. This is the default.}\endtable +\vfil +All settings in the configuration section should be used {\bf OUTSIDE} +the table. The results of changing a setting inside the table will be +unpredictable, and undesirable. + +There are two more settings that need to be discussed. First is the +element buffering. There are two definitions that are used for this: +"1\stablesleft1 and "1\stablesright1. The default settings are as +follows: +\vfil +"1\def\stablesleft{\quad\hfil} +\def\stablesright{\hfil\quad}1 +\vfil +\noindent To change these, simply redefine them. + +The other setting is the strut. If you are interested in resetting +this, the \TeX book should provide sufficient information (The strut +is used to hold up the box). +\eject +\centerline{\bf Specials} +{\baselineskip=14pt +\vskip .25in +This section will be broken into three parts: the spanning commands, the +paragraph commands, and miscellaneous information. + +First of all we have two (actually three, but I'll discuss the third later) +spanning commands. They are "1\multicolumn1 and "1\multirow1. To use +"1\multicolumn1 to span several columns the command will be: + +"1\multicolumn1$n$ and your data here. + +\noindent The $n$ specifies the number of columns to span across. For +example, if a table has 3 columns and you want a title across the top, +$n$ would be 3. Omit each column separator that is spanned across (in +this case none would be used). When this command is used the buffering is +suspended on the spanning column, so it is necessary to put "1\hfil1's around +the data in the spanning column to center it. + +"1\multirow1 works slightly differently. The number of rows to span is +specified in the same way as the number of columns in the "1\multicolumn1 macro, + +but the text to be spanned must be placed in curly braces directly after: + +"1\multirow1$n$"1{<horizontal material>}1 + +\noindent The "1<horizontal material>1 will be vertically centered in the number + +of spanned rows. The horizontal rules are not automatically omitted under the +columns of the rows being spanned. The "1\elspec1 command must be used to omit + +these rules. There will be an example at the end of the documentation of this. + +The paragraph commands are "1\stpar1 and "1\stparrow1. The format for "1\stpar1 + +is: + +"1\stpar{<dimen>}{<vertical material>}1 + +\noindent The "1<dimen>1 is the width of the paragraph (the "1\hsize1) and the +"1<vertical material>1 is the paragraph. + +"1\stparrow1 will do the same thing as "1\stpar1 but it will also perform the +function of "1\multirow1. It is a composite command and the only way to span a +paragraph across multiple rows. The format is: + +"1\stparrow1$n$"1{<dimen>}{<vertical material>}1 + +\noindent In this command the $n$ is the number of rows to be spanned and the +other material is the same as in the "1\stpar1 macro. Please note that the +rules for spanning multiple rows apply to this macro also (the use of the +"1\elspec1 command. + +To use both multiple rows and multiple columns, specify the "1\multicolumn1 +command first, then the "1\multirow1 or "1\stparrow1. + +The last point I would like to make concerns the use of varying width vertical +rules. If a thin vertical rule runs into a thick vertical rule there will +be an offset. The default for this offset is to the left. There are two ways +to change the setting. The first is by using an `r' after any of the "1\vt1 +commands. For example "1\vttr1 will produce a thick vertical rule right +justified on any wider rules. The other method is by using the +"1\ifstablesright1 setting. A true setting will line up all vertical rules +generated by the "1|1 on the right. A false setting will make the vertical +rules generated by the "1|1 left justified (the default). + +In all of the specials using a $n$ parameter, if the number to be used is +greater than 9, it must be placed in curly braces ("1{}1). +} +\vfill\eject +\centerline{\bf Examples} +\vskip .25in +This section will give some example tables and the code to generate them +organized from simple to complex. +\vskip .25in +\leftline{\bf Example 1} +\vskip .125in +"*\begintable +Ck\#\vt Date\vt Memo\vt Debit\vt Credit\vt Balance\eltt +245|8--2|Rent|\$ \hfill 250.00||\$ \hfill 436.29\el +246|8--2|Danson Electric|\$ \hfill 49.28||\$ \hfill 387.01\el +247|8--5|Jeff's Grocery|\$ \hfill 35.88||\$ \hfill 351.13\el +248||Void|||\el +249|8--10|Danson Times|\$ \hfill 19.00||\$ \hfill 332.13\el +250|8--14|Pizza Palace|\$ \hfill 9.95||\$ \hfill 322.18\el +251|8--15|Jones Hardware|\$ \hfill 45.20||\$ \hfill 276.98\el +252|8--15|Deposit||\$ \hfill 255.81|\$ \hfill 532.79\el +253|8--21|Account Fee|\$ \hfill .85||\$ \hfill 531.94\el +254|8--29|Telephone Co.|\$ \hfill 21.19||\$ \hfill 510.75\endtable* +\vskip .125in +\begintable +Ck\#\vt Date\vt Memo\vt Debit\vt Credit\vt Balance\eltt +245|8--2|Rent|\$ \hfill 250.00||\$ \hfill 436.29\el +246|8--2|Danson Electric|\$ \hfill 49.28||\$ \hfill 387.01\el +247|8--5|Jeff's Grocery|\$ \hfill 35.88||\$ \hfill 351.13\el +248||Void|||\el +249|8--10|Danson Times|\$ \hfill 19.00||\$ \hfill 332.13\el +250|8--14|Pizza Palace|\$ \hfill 9.95||\$ \hfill 322.18\el +251|8--15|Jones Hardware|\$ \hfill 45.20||\$ \hfill 276.98\el +252|8--15|Deposit||\$ \hfill 255.81|\$ \hfill 532.79\el +253|8--21|Account Fee|\$ \hfill .85||\$ \hfill 531.94\el +254|8--29|Telephone Co.|\$ \hfill 21.19||\$ \hfill 510.75\endtable +\vfill\eject +\leftline{\bf Example 2} +\vskip .125in +"*\begintableto{6.5truein} +\multicolumn6 \hfill Account Activity for August\hfill\eltt +Ck\#\vt Date\vt Memo\vtt Debit\vt Credit\vtt Balance\eltt +245|8--2|Rent\vtt\$ \hfill 250.00|\vtt\$ \hfill 436.29\el +246|8--2|Danson Electric\vtt\$ \hfill 49.28|\vtt\$ \hfill 387.01\el +247|8--5|Jeff's Grocery\vtt\$ \hfill 35.88|\vtt\$ \hfill 351.13\el +248||Void\vtt|\vtt\el +249|8--10|Danson Times\vtt\$ \hfill 19.00|\vtt\$ \hfill 332.13\el +250|8--14|Pizza Palace\vtt\$ \hfill 9.95|\vtt\$ \hfill 322.18\el +251|8--15|Jones Hardware\vtt\$ \hfill 45.20|\vtt\$ \hfill 276.98\el +252|8--15|Deposit\vtt|\$ \hfill 255.81\vtt\$ \hfill 532.79\el +253|8--21|Account Fee\vtt\$ \hfill .85|\vtt\$ \hfill 531.94\el +254|8--29|Telephone Co.\vtt\$ \hfill 21.19|\vtt\$ \hfill 510.75\endtable* +\vskip .125in +\begintableto{6.5truein} +\multicolumn6 \hfill Account Activity for August\hfill\eltt +Ck\#\vt Date\vt Memo\vtt Debit\vt Credit\vtt Balance\eltt +245|8--2|Rent\vtt\$ \hfill 250.00|\vtt\$ \hfill 436.29\el +246|8--2|Danson Electric\vtt\$ \hfill 49.28|\vtt\$ \hfill 387.01\el +247|8--5|Jeff's Grocery\vtt\$ \hfill 35.88|\vtt\$ \hfill 351.13\el +248||Void\vtt|\vtt\el +249|8--10|Danson Times\vtt\$ \hfill 19.00|\vtt\$ \hfill 332.13\el +250|8--14|Pizza Palace\vtt\$ \hfill 9.95|\vtt\$ \hfill 322.18\el +251|8--15|Jones Hardware\vtt\$ \hfill 45.20|\vtt\$ \hfill 276.98\el +252|8--15|Deposit\vtt|\$ \hfill 255.81\vtt\$ \hfill 532.79\el +253|8--21|Account Fee\vtt\$ \hfill .85|\vtt\$ \hfill 531.94\el +254|8--29|Telephone Co.\vtt\$ \hfill 21.19|\vtt\$ \hfill 510.75\endtable +\vfill\eject +\leftline{\bf Example 3} +\vskip .125in +"*\begintable +\multirow2{\#}\vt\multirow2{Date}\vt\multirow2{Memo}\vt Debit/Credit\elspec +|||\trule\el +|||Balance\eltt +\multirow2{245}|\multirow2{8--2}|\multirow2{Rent}|\$ \hfill 250.00\elspec +|||\trule\el +|||\$ \hfill 436.29\elttt{.7pt} +\multirow2{246}|\multirow2{8--2}|\multirow2{Danson Electric}|\$ \hfill 49.28\els +pec +|||\trule\el +|||\$ \hfill 387.01\elttt{.7pt} +\multirow2{247}|\multirow2{8--5}|\multirow2{Jeff's Grocery}|\$ \hfill 35.88\elsp +ec +|||\trule\el +|||\$ \hfill 351.13\elttt{.7pt} +\multirow2{248}||\multirow2{Void}|\elspec +|||\el +|||\elttt{.7pt} +\multirow2{249}|\multirow2{8--10}|\multirow2{Danson Times}|\$ \hfill 19.00\elspe +c +|||\trule\el +|||\$ \hfill 332.13\endtable* +\vskip .125in +\begintable +\multirow2{\#}\vt\multirow2{Date}\vt\multirow2{Memo}\vt Debit/Credit\elspec +|||\trule\el +|||Balance\eltt +\multirow2{245}|\multirow2{8--2}|\multirow2{Rent}|\$ \hfill 250.00\elspec +|||\trule\el +|||\$ \hfill 436.29\elttt{.7pt} +\multirow2{246}|\multirow2{8--2}|\multirow2{Danson Electric}|\$ \hfill 49.28\els +pec +|||\trule\el +|||\$ \hfill 387.01\elttt{.7pt} +\multirow2{247}|\multirow2{8--5}|\multirow2{Jeff's Grocery}|\$ \hfill 35.88\elsp +ec +|||\trule\el +|||\$ \hfill 351.13\elttt{.7pt} +\multirow2{248}||\multirow2{Void}|\elspec +|||\el +|||\elttt{.7pt} +\multirow2{249}|\multirow2{8--10}|\multirow2{Danson Times}|\$ \hfill 19.00\elspe +c +|||\trule\el +|||\$ \hfill 332.13\endtable +\vfill\eject +\leftline{\bf Example 4} +\vskip .125in +"*\begintable +Account|Ck\#|Debit|Credit|Balance\eltt +\stparrow3{3in}{\noindent The Lyons Investment Memorial Student Fund following +specifications 11.2.3 of the U.S. Governmental Code CCA1} +|123|\$\hfill 1,000.00||\$\hfill 20,000\elspec +|\trule|\trule|\trule|\trule\el +|124|\$\hfill 200.00||\$\hfill 19,800\elspec +|\trule|\trule|\trule|\trule\el +|||\$\hfill 4,000.00|\$\hfill 23,800\elttt{.7pt} +\multicolumn4\hfil\stpar{5.25in}{At the end of the physical year 1990 the +balance in the account for Lyons Investment Memorial Student Fund will be +tallied and the results will be published as per Governmental Code 3.4.2 of the +last payable week in the session. The value presented here is a projection of +the actual that will be available.}\hfil|\$\hfill 25,000\endtable* +\vskip .125in +\begintable +Account|Ck\#|Debit|Credit|Balance\eltt +\stparrow3{3in}{\noindent The Lyons Investment Memorial Student Fund following +specifications 11.2.3 of the U.S. Governmental Code CCA1} +|123|\$\hfill 1,000.00||\$\hfill 20,000\elspec +|\trule|\trule|\trule|\trule\el +|124|\$\hfill 200.00||\$\hfill 19,800\elspec +|\trule|\trule|\trule|\trule\el +|||\$\hfill 4,000.00|\$\hfill 23,800\elttt{.7pt} +\multicolumn4\hfil\stpar{5.25in}{At the end of the physical year 1990 the +balance in the account for Lyons Investment Memorial Student Fund will be +tallied and the results will be published as per Governmental Code 3.4.2 of the +last payable week in the session. 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