Re: [Groff] Tips & Tricks: Tables with abutting rules

[Werner LEMBERG]

> $ /usr/local/bin/tbl colspace.tbl | /usr/local/bin/nroff -Tascii -c     
>  |  two words   |
>  and three words|
> 
> Note that even newest and shiniest grotty produces an unintended
> one-column indent and hides the left border line behind the text.
> That _is_ the consequence of using an edge case feature, i think.

Well...  The one-column indent might be a bug, but zero-width stuff
with a TTY device will always be problematic.  But you have a point:
It should be mentioned in the `tbl' man page that zero-width columns
usually don't work with character devices.

Ted, could you add this?


    Werner