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   Volume 4                                                        Number 4
 
                     A Mostly Unofficial Publication for
                     Users of the TeX Typesetting System
 
 
 
Contents
 
Departments
  \footnote{}........................................................2
  Letters to the Editor..............................................3
  ToolBox............................................................4
Special Feature
  S-Tables...........................................................5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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|                 \footnote{Notes on This and Coming Issues}                  |
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This month's issue is a special feature --- S-Tables. 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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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|                           Letters to the Editor                             |
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Letters Concerning TeXMaG V4N3: "Frequently Asked Questions"
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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)
 
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                              PC Users - Take Notice!
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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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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|                                The ToolBox                                  |
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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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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|                            The S-Tables Macros                              |
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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.  The value presented here is a projection of
the actual that will be available.}\hfil|\$\hfill 25,000\endtable
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