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diff --git a/contrib/hdtbl/groff_hdtbl.man b/contrib/hdtbl/groff_hdtbl.man index b47a4f82..2d553bcc 100644 --- a/contrib/hdtbl/groff_hdtbl.man +++ b/contrib/hdtbl/groff_hdtbl.man @@ -897,6 +897,30 @@ argument above. . .SH HDTBL CUSTOMIZATION . +.PP +Before creating the first table, +you should configure default values +to minimize the markup +needed in each table. +The following example +sets up defaults +suitable for typical papers: +.PP +.RS +.nf +.CR ".ds t*bgc white\e\[dq] background color +.CR ".ds t*fgc black\e\[dq] foreground color +.CR ".ds t*bc black\e\[dq] border color +.CR ".nr t*cpd 0.1n\e\[dq] cell padding +.fi +.RE +.PP +The file +.B examples/common.roff +provides another example setup +in the ``minimal Page setup'' section. +. +.PP A table which does not fit on a partially filled page is printed automatically on the top of the next page if you append the little utility macro @@ -918,6 +942,31 @@ if you use the .B ms macro package. . +.PP +The macro +.CR t*EM +checks for held or kept tables, +and for missing +.CR ETB +macros (table not closed). +You can append this macro +to the ``end'' macro of your document's main macro package. +For example: +. +.PP +.RS +.nf +.CR ".am pg@end-text" +.CR ". t*EM" +.CR ".." +.fi +.RE +. +.PP +If you use the +.B ms +macro package. +. . .SH AUTHOR . |