Re: [docbook-apps] Tabular presentation of segmented lists

[Ron Catterall <ron@catterall.net>]

Title: Re: [docbook-apps] Tabular presentation of segmented lists

Thanks Bob.  I'd never used a segmented list before, so thought I'd give it a try.  I tested both a variable list and a table and found the table best.

Ron

> Hi
> Ron,
> If it is two
> columns, you might consider using a variablelist instead. It is
> designed for this purpose.  It will automatically try to
> adjust the first column to fit the data, and it provides a processing
> instruction for the left width in case you need to override it. For
> more information, see:
>  
> http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/Variablelists.html
>  
> What's
> missing is segtitle.  You might have to fake that. 
> 8^)
>  
> There is
> always <table> too, with frame="none" and
> colsep="0" and rowsep="0".
>  
> Bob Stayton
> Sagehill Enterprises
> DocBook Consulting
> bobs@sagehill.net

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