ok, e.g. setting a width of 300pt works - but is there a default setting which means: just do a linebreak if the table(cell) reaches the page margin?
hans > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Jean-Pierre Chretien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Gesendet: Freitag, 07. Juli 2006 13:52 > An: [email protected] > Betreff: Re: table with long column text is cut off instead > of linebreak > > > >>X-Authenticated: #299902 > >>From: "Hans Prueller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <[email protected]> > >>Subject: table with long column text is cut off instead of linebreak > >>Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:19:01 +0200 > >>X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 > >> > >>I'm having a table with 2 columns and multiple rows, first column > >>contains some short keywords, second column a description. the > >>descritpion can be some sentences long which won't fit into > a single > >>line. > >> > >>within the lyx editor the line is broken but when I export the > >>document to DVI, pdf for example, there is no linebreak any > more: the > >>table contains just text in single lines and if the line > does not fit > >>onto the page it is cut off. > >> > >>how can I enable line breaking within the table cells? > shouldn't that > >>be standard? > > You must set a width to the column: then long lines (w.r.t. > the required column width) will wrap. > > HTH > > -- > Jean-Pierre >
