Re: multitable widths problem

[Jacob Bachmeyer]

Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> I still think that a new texinfo command that allows both fractional
> values and sample strings as column width specifications would be most
> beneficial.

The simplest change, assuming that sample strings are used as widths by 
measuring their boxes, would be a command that generates a fixed 
horizontal space equal to some fraction of the available horizontal 
width given as an argument.

Perhaps @hstrutfrac{.33} could be a good example for stretching its 
containing hbox to about 1/3 of the available width?  This could also 
allow the implementation of @multitable @columnfractions to be simplified.

There may be TeXnical reasons that would preclude this from being 
implemented.


-- Jacob