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@@ -7,15 +7,16 @@ such columns, including the sum line (preceded by a rule of the correct
width), using the specifier ``f''.
The column specifier f itself is rather simple. It is the predefined
-version of a generic column F. The generic version expects three
-arguments: |#1| is the separator, |#2| is the decimal mark, and |#3|
+version of a generic column F. The generic version expects four
+arguments: |#1| is the separator, |#2| is the decimal mark, |#3| is
the coding used for grouping digits of the integer part and decimal
-part. For example the f-column in the current version of the package
+part, and #4 is anything added before typesetting the contents of a
+column. For example the f-column in the current version of the package
is using 3,2 as #3, meaning that numbers are typeset with 2 decimal
digits and grouping is done on 3 digits. The grouping character is
``.'' and the decimal separator is ``,'', thereby coding for the
continental European standard. People in the Anglo-saxon world would
-rather code |\newcolumntype{f}{F{,}{.}{3,2}}|.
+rather code |\newcolumntype{f}{F{,}{.}{3,2}{}}|.
To show where and how the f-column is used, let's look at a typical
financial table.
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ The core part of this table is input as
\begin{tabular}{lflf}
house & 200000 & equity capital & 50000 \\
bank account & -603,23 & mortgage & 150000 \\
-savings & 28000 \\
+savings & 28000 \\
cash & 145,85 & profit & 27542,62 \\
\sumline
\end{tabular}
@@ -44,20 +45,23 @@ calculates the totals, makes rules of the correct widths, and
checks whether the two columns are in balance; if not, the user
is warned via a message. A special command \resetsumline exists
which allows one to restart a table, so that multiple tables
-in one tabular environment are possible.
+that are aligned are possible in one tabular environment.
+ The fcolumn specifier can be used in a tabular environment
+and in the longtable environment. Specific fcolumn formatting,
+like colour and/or font changes are possible.
To install:
-----------
Run the file fcolumn.ins through (La)TeX (in a directory also
containing fcolumn.dtx) or type ``make install'' and move the
-file fcolumn.sty to a place searched by TeX.
+resultant file fcolumn.sty to a place searched by TeX.
To produce the documentation:
-----------------------------
-Run the file fcolumn.dtx through LaTeX. Update the glossary
-and index by makeindex:
+Type ``make''. Or run the file fcolumn.dtx through LaTeX,
+update the glossary and index by makeindex:
makeindex -s gglo.ist -o fcolumn.gls fcolumn.glo
makeindex -s gglo.ist -o fcolumn.ind fcolumn.idx
-and then LaTeX again; presto!
+and then LaTeX fcolumn.dtx again; presto!