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\documentclass[DIV=9, parskip=half, pagesize=auto]{scrartcl}

\usepackage{fixltx2e}
\usepackage{etex}
\usepackage{xspace}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage[svgnames]{xcolor}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{microtype}
\usepackage{hyperref}

\newcommand*{\mail}[1]{\href{mailto:#1}{\texttt{#1}}}
\newcommand*{\pkg}[1]{\textsf{#1}}
\newcommand*{\cs}[1]{\texttt{\textbackslash#1}}
\makeatletter
\newcommand*{\cmd}[1]{\cs{\expandafter\@gobble\string#1}}
\makeatother
\newcommand*{\env}[1]{\texttt{#1}}

\addtokomafont{title}{\rmfamily}

\lstset{%
  language=[LaTeX]TeX,%
  columns=flexible,%
  upquote=true,%
  numbers=left,%
  basicstyle=\ttfamily,%
  keywordstyle=\color{Navy},%
  commentstyle=\color{DimGray},%
  stringstyle=\color{SeaGreen},%
  numberstyle=\scriptsize\color{SlateGray}%
}

\title{The \pkg{ltablex} package\thanks{This manual corresponds to \pkg{ltablex}~v1.0, dated~1995/11/06.}}
\author{Anil K. Goel (\mail{akgoel@uwaterloo.ca})}
\date{1995/11/06}



\begin{document}

\maketitle

\noindent
The file modifies the \env{tabularx} environment to
combine the features of the \pkg{tabularx} package
(auto-sized columns in a fixed width table) 
with those of the \pkg{longtable} package 
(multi-page tables).

The tables are typeset using the \env{tabularx} environment
and the \env{longtable} environment is used internally to
handle multi-page tables. The \cmd{\setlongtables} feature
is used, and, therefore, the document should be
run through \texttt{latex} twice.

Another feature that has been added is to treat the \texttt{X}
columns like `\texttt{l}' columns if the table contents would allow
that to happen without exceeding the specified width of
the table. In other words, the specified width is 
treated as the maximum allowed and not the exact width 
of the table. This feature is the default but can be 
disabled (or enabled) with \cmd{\keepXColumns} (or \cmd{\convertXColumns}).

Caveats:
%
\begin{itemize}
\item The document needs to be \texttt{latex}ed a couple times in general.
\item In general, it is necessary to remove the \texttt{.aux} file before
  the first \texttt{latex} run on the document.
\item The table should not be larger than \TeX's memory capacity
\end{itemize}

\bigskip

Here is a a simple usage example:
%
\begin{lstlisting}
\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{ltablex}

\textheight=4in

\begin{document}

% we want a table that is \textwidth long, has 4 columns, columns 1
% and 3 are auto sized with the 3rd columns being 3 times wider than
% the first column.
%


\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}%
 {%   col 1; auto-sized ragged right
    |>{\setlength{\hsize}{.5\hsize}\raggedright\arraybackslash}X|%
    % col 2; default    centered
    c|%
    % col 3; auto-sized ragged left
    >{\setlength{\hsize}{1.5\hsize}\raggedleft\arraybackslash}X|%
    % col 4; default    left-justified
    l|}

\caption*{The Table Caption}\\
\hline
F-Head1 & F-Head2 & F-Head3 & F-Head4\\
\hline
\hline
\endfirsthead
\hline
Head1 & Head2 & Head3 & Head4\\
\hline
\hline
\endhead

\hline
\hline
Foot1 & Foot2 & Foot3 & Foot4\\
\hline
\endfoot


\hline
\hline
L-Foot1 & L-Foot2 & L-Foot3 & L-Foot4\\
\hline
\endlastfoot

This is a very long sentence not likely to fit&
not too long&
This is another  very long sentence not likely to fit&
not long\\

\hline
filler & filler & filler & filler\\

\hline
This is a very long sentence not likely to fit&
not too long&
This is another  very long sentence not likely to fit&
not long\\

\hline
This is a very long sentence not likely to fit&
not too long&
This is another  very long sentence not likely to fit&
not long\\

\hline
This is a very long sentence not likely to fit&
not too long&
This is another  very long sentence not likely to fit&
not long\\

\end{tabularx}

\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{|c|X|c|}
\hline
a &convert X to l & b\\
\hline
\end{tabularx}

\keepXColumns
\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{|c|X|c|}
\hline
a &retain X & b\\
\hline
\end{tabularx}

\convertXColumns
\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{|c|X|c|}
\hline
a &convert X to l & b\\
\hline
\end{tabularx}


\end{document}
\end{lstlisting}

\end{document}