Hi Branden, On 2024-04-23 01:10, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> Hi Jan, > > At 2024-04-23T07:28:41+0200, Jan Eden wrote: > > enclosing a table in a box avoids page breaks within the table > > reliably for me – is it possible to get the same behaviour without the > > box? > > Yes. This is what "keep" macros are for, assuming the macro package > you're using offers those (all full-service packages except those for > man pages[1] do). > > Hmm, your recent questions about mm suggest to me that that's the > package you're using, and our groff_mm(7) page does not employ the word > "keep". > > However, mm's display macros can serve this purpose and §7.3 of the DWB > 3.3 mm manual mentions this fact. Sorry for failing to mention that I use the tbl preprocessor, which only has a `nokeep` option described as follows: "Don't use roff diversions to manage page breaks. Normally, tbl employs them to avoid breaking a page within a table row. This usage can sometimes interact badly with macro packages' own use of diversions—when footnotes, for example, are employed. This is a GNU extension." With tbl's `box` option – .TS box; .\" further table config and content .TE – the tables are typeset exactly as intended, but without boxes, some tables are cut in half by a page break. - Jan
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