Re: gtbl leader bug ?

[Ralph]

Hi,

groff's tbl man page seems to cover this.

    Using \a directly in a table to get leaders will not work.
    This is correct behaviour: \a is a  uninterpreted  leader.
    To  get  leaders use a real leader, either by using a con-
    trol A or like this:

        .ds a \a
        .TS
        tab(;);
        lw(1i) l.
        A\*a;B
        .TE

.ds a \a
.TS
center tab(:);
lw(2i) l.
_
Pica:Twelve points.  Six Picas to an inch.
Pica \a:Twelve points.  Six Picas to an inch.
Pica Pica \a:Twelve points.  Six Picas to an inch.
Pica Pica Pica \a:Twelve points.  Six Picas to an inch.
_
Pica:Twelve points.  Six Picas to an inch.
Pica \*a:Twelve points.  Six Picas to an inch.
Pica Pica \*a:Twelve points.  Six Picas to an inch.
Pica Pica Pica \*a:Twelve points.  Six Picas to an inch.
_
.TE

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  Pica                   Twelve points.  Six Picas to an inch.
  Pica ...............                  Twelve points.  Six Picas to an inch.
  Pica Pica ..........             Twelve points.  Six Picas to an inch.
  Pica Pica Pica .....        Twelve points.  Six Picas to an inch.
  -------------------------------------------------------------
  Pica                   Twelve points.  Six Picas to an inch.
  Pica ...............   Twelve points.  Six Picas to an inch.
  Pica Pica ..........   Twelve points.  Six Picas to an inch.
  Pica Pica Pica .....   Twelve points.  Six Picas to an inch.
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Ralph.