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Subject: Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: More on several lines in a table cell
Hello Lane, > I am trying to place a postal address into a table cell. I have tried a variety > of things, all of which leave me with (as near as I can tell) a single line > that wraps as many times as necessary in order to fit within the width of > the cell. Let me get this right: you want a multi-line address in a table cell. But not "multi-line" as in wrapping: you want to specify the line breaks. Is that right? > I have tried a <para> with <address> markup, a <para> without markup, a > <literallayout> without markup, morerows="n". None of these has produced > adequate results. Is there anyone that can provide me with some guidance? Have you tried <address format="linespecific">? Excerpt from "DocBook: the Definitive Guide", for the <address> tag: The linespecific notation on the Format attribute makes line breaks and other spaces significant in an Address. I think that's the official and correct way of doing what you want to do. And if *that* doesn't work? Well, then you've got a formatter issue. Consider reporting it as a bug. Regards, Dave P.S. Not trying to patronise you, but please keep in mind that DocBook is a semantic markup language. Using tagging tricks to get the visual effect you want is generally considered a no-no. My policy: as long as the output is *correct*, and it doesn't egregriously violate the principles of layout and presentation, I will be prepared to tolerate some ugliness of layout. Occasional ugliness is the price you pay for the versatility of DocBook.
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