I think the natural table works fine with your requirements. http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/enattab.pdf
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 01:31:09PM -0600, Design Department wrote: > Hi all, > > I need a table that is 2/3 \pagewidth and placed against the right page > margin. > > \SetTableToWidth{6in} > \setuptables[split=repeat] > \starttablehead > \NC Description \NC Quantity \NC Units \NC Rate \NC Amount \NC \NR > \HL > \stoptablehead > \starttabletail > \NC \SL This ticket is not an invoice. Pay on receipt of invoice. > \NC\FOUR \NC\NR > \stoptabletail > > \placetable[right,5*line,split=repeat][tab:costs]{} > \starttables[|l|c|c|c|r|] > \NC 1 man unit \NC 4 \NC hr \NC 125.00 \NC 500.00 \NC \NR > \NC Kilometre charges \NC 100 \NC km \NC .85 \NC 85.00 \NC \NR > \NC Field Kit \NC 1 \NC day \NC 50.0 \NC 50.00 \NC \NR > \HL > \NC \bold{Total:} (all work performed on this ticket, before taxes) > \NC\THREE \NC \$ 635.00 \NC \NR > \stoptables > > The table flows into, and off the right margin area. What am I doing wrong? > Also, \SetTableToWidth{.67\pagewidth} produces an error. Is there a > way to specify a fraction of \pagewidth? > > Even though this example is short, the table may run to multiple pages > and I need both headers and footers to repeat. > I also need to eventually shade alternate row backgrounds. > Is there a better table macro choice? > -- 卷137_28 【送丘健至州敕放作时任下邽县】储光羲 太史登观台,天街耀旄头。大君忽霆震,诏爵冠军侯。 南必梁孙源,西将圉昆丘。河陇征击卒,虎符到我州。 朝集咸林城,师言乱啁啾。杀气变木德,凛凛如高秋。 元戎启神皇,庙堂发嘉谋。息兵业稼穑,归马复休牛。 和风开阴雪,大耀中天流。欢声殷河岳,涵荡非烟浮。 邦牧新下车,德礼彼甿讴。乾坤日交泰,吾亦遂优游。 ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________