I'm working on date_time documentation updates. We've been using boostbook
for a while now. We also use tables to show syntax, examples, and
descriptions of various classes.

The problem I'm trying to correct is line wrap and text justification (see
the description column on http://tinyurl.com/69qpn for a good example). 

For syntax and examples we are now using the screen tag. This offers
control over line wrap and things are starting to look really good,
however, there is a lot of empty space in these cells. (sorry, I don't
have an example of this in cvs).

Boostbook.css has the following defined:
/* Program listing box */
.programlisting, .screen
{
    display: block;
    margin-left:  4%;
    margin-right: 4%;
    padding: 0.5pc 0.5pc 0.5pc 0.5pc;
}

Is 0.5pc padding *and* a 4% margin really necessary?

Removing either the margins or the padding still has a nice, uncluttered
appearance (I think removing the margins looks best).

If it is necessary, could these two (programlisting & screen) be split up
where one has the padding but no margin?

Thanks,
Bart



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