>>> hdtbl behaves right in both of your examples. The hdtbl-manpage
>>> says:
>>>
>>> If a macro has one or more arguments, and it is not starting a
>>> line, it must be enclosed in double quotes.
>
> Silly me. The man page is incorrect! It must be
>
> If a macro has one or more arguments, and it is not starting a line,
> the arguments must be enclosed in double quotes.
>
> since `it' would refer to the macro...
*blush* Please forget this :-) It's still too early in the morning,
obviously.
Werner
