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[groff] 13/23: tbl(1): Clarify behavior of `.T&`.
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G. Branden Robinson |
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[groff] 13/23: tbl(1): Clarify behavior of `.T&`. |
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Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:10:24 -0500 (EST) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit e0674a9e54f4eef8eabde5a4871ad6433299881a
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Feb 22 02:01:27 2023 -0600
tbl(1): Clarify behavior of `.T&`.
Thanks to Brian Inglis for raising an ambiguity in the previous
language.
---
src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man | 10 +++++++++-
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
index 6fd06d634..15a3c7638 100644
--- a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
@@ -146,13 +146,21 @@ and
.
Each such
.I table region
-encloses one or more tables.
+encloses one or more table descriptions.
.
Within a table region,
table descriptions beyond the first must each be preceded
by an input line beginning with
.BR .T& .
.
+This mechanism does not start a new table region;
+all table descriptions are treated as part of their
+.BR .TS / .TE
+enclosure,
+even if they are boxed or have column headings that repeat on subsequent
+pages
+(see below).
+.
.
.P
(Experienced
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