Am 14.07.2010 20:42, schrieb Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد:
> Dear fellow gangsters,
>
> MkIV:
>
> \starttext
> \starttables[|c|c|c|c|c|]
> \HL
> \VL Sevens \VL \Use{2}[c]{Al-Yaʿqūbī} (d.~283{\sc ah})\VL
> \Use{2}[c]{Al-Munādī} (d.~334{\sc ah}) \VL\AR
> \HL
> \VL \VL ʿAlī \VL Zayd \VL ʿAlī \VL
> Zayd \VL\AR
> \HL
> \stoptables
> \stoptext
>
> In row 2, the space between columns 2-3, and 3-4 are not even. Is this a
> bug? If not, how do I balance them?
>
probably just automatic width balancing.
> Best wishes
> Idris
>
maybe like this...
\starttext
\setbox\scratchbox\hbox{Al-Yaʿqūbī (d.~283{\sc ah})}
\newdimen\colA \colA\wd\scratchbox
\advance\colA-2em % sub column offsets
\setbox\scratchbox\hbox{Al-Munādī (d.~334{\sc ah})}
\newdimen\colB \colB\wd\scratchbox
\advance\colB-2em
\starttables[|c|cp(.5\colA)|cp(.5\colA)|cp(.5\colB)|cp(.5\colB)|]
\HL
\VL Sevens \VL \Use{2}[c]{Al-Yaʿqūbī} (d.~283{\sc ah})\VL
\Use{2}[c]{Al-Munādī} (d.~334{\sc ah}) \VL\AR
\HL
\VL \VL ʿAlī \VL Zayd \VL ʿAlī \VL Zayd
\VL\AR
\HL
\stoptables
\stoptext
Best wishes, Peter
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