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Mon Apr 25 14:42:32 1988
From: <jik@ATHENA.MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 88 14:41:24 EDT
To: bugs@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Do you know anything about the bug described in the following OLC log?
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[1107] root@ATHENA.MIT.EDU OLC-scribe 04/25/88 13:36 (140 lines)
Subject: standrad table bug?
Log Initiated for user Jonathan I. Kamens (jik@M16-034-3.MIT.EDU)
(88/04/25 12:30:38)
Topic: scribe
Question:
I just ran into what I think is a bug with the standardtable library, although
I am not sure, so I want to kick it around in OLC before sending it to bugs....
The sample table which will cause this bug to manifest itself is the poker odds
table found in the stock answer for standardtables. Apparently, if the column-
heading for any particular column is wider than any of the items *in* the
column, the text that is wider will be cut off. When I scribed the poker odds
table, I lost the "er" and the "le" on the words "Number Possible" in the
middle column because none of the numbers in the middle column are wider than
"Numb" or "Possib."
Is this a known bug? If it is a bug, is there a known fix? I assume it would
be possible to insert forced spaces (@ @ @ or something) in an element of the
column to make scribe think it's wider, but is there a better way?
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--- Connected to volunteer Jonathan I. Kamens (jik@M16-034-3.MIT.EDU)
[88/04/25 12:30:42]
--- Comment by volunteer jik@M16-034-3.MIT.EDU
[88/04/25 12:31:03]
Wonderful.
--- Question forwarded by jik
[88/04/25 12:31:04]
*** Message from user jik@M16-034-3.MIT.EDU
[88/04/25 12:39:41]
An additional comment: I added three forced spaces to the widest item in the
problematic column, and then it scribed fine.
I smell a bug.
--- Connected to consultant Jim Rees (jnrees@M11-115-4.MIT.EDU)
[88/04/25 12:51:12]
--- Question forwarded by jnrees
[88/04/25 12:53:08]
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--- Connected to consultant Christopher J VanHaren (vanharen@M11-115-4.MIT.EDU)
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--- Comment by consultant vanharen@M11-115-4.MIT.EDU
[88/04/25 13:14:11]
Forwarding to get to live users. Will test this out later.
-Chris.
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[88/04/25 13:15:03]
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--- Question grabbed by consultant hyland@M11-115-4.MIT.EDU.
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--- Connected to consultant Timothy W. Hyland (hyland@M11-115-4.MIT.EDU)
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*** Reply from consultant hyland@M11-115-4.MIT.EDU
[88/04/25 14:22:45]
Hi Jon, I'm not sure if this is a bug, but it is definitely not a feature.
The only way to get around the problem is to either specify the column
widths or force spaces in with @ , @#, or @Quad. Of course you can
always make sure the headings are all shorter than the longest entry
in the column :-)
Tim
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[88/04/25 14:23:18]
*** Message from user jik@M16-034-3.MIT.EDU
[88/04/25 14:23:44]
What do you mean by "specify the column widths?" Is that possible?
*** Reply from consultant hyland@M11-115-4.MIT.EDU
[88/04/25 14:23:48]
To: jik@Athena.MIT.EDU
cc:
Subject: Your OLC question about scribe
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Hi Jon, I'm not sure if this is a bug, but it is definitely not a feature.
The only way to get around the problem is to either specify the column
widths or force spaces in with @ , @#, or @Quad. Of course you can
always make sure the headings are all shorter than the longest entry
in the column :-)
Tim
*** Reply from consultant hyland@M11-115-4.MIT.EDU
[88/04/25 14:32:22]
Oops, I thought you had logged out, sorry.
In the @standardtable() command, you can specify columnwidth,
firstcolumnwidth, or othercolumnwidths. For example,
@standardtable(name foo, columnlined, firstcolumnwidth 2 inches,
othercolumnwidth 1.25 inches)
See the stock answer for more information.
Tim
--- User read the reply.
[88/04/25 14:33:00]
*** Message from user jik@M16-034-3.MIT.EDU
[88/04/25 14:33:45]
Thanks. I guess this is finished for now. I'll fling it at bugs and see if
they know about it already.
--- User done with question.
[88/04/25 14:33:52]
--- Resolved by hyland.
[88/04/25 14:36:12]
--- Conversation terminated at 88/04/25 14:36:12
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