Re: gtbl leader bug ?

[Werner LEMBERG]

> groff's tbl man page seems to cover this.

Indeed.  This is something for the HOWTO...

> 
>     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
> 
>   -------------------------------------------------------------
>   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.
>   -------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> Ralph.