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<em class="parameter"><code>autowidth</code></em>?></code> — Column sizing by LaTeX in
<code class="sgmltag-element">segmentedlist</code> tables</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv" title="Synopsis"><h2>Synopsis</h2><pre class="programlisting"><?dblatex autowidth="all" ?></pre></div><div class="refsection" title="Description"><a id="idp13214784"></a><h2>Description</h2><p>Defines, when <code class="sgmltag-element">segmentedlist</code>s are presented
in tabular form, whether the column widths are automatically sized
by latex. The allowed values are:</p><div class="variablelist"><a id="autowidth-items"></a><dl><dt><span class="term">default</span></dt><dd><p>The automatic width (that is, latex is in charge to size the column
width) is applied only to columns not having a specified
<code class="sgmltag-element">colspec</code> colwidth. It includes both undefined
<code class="sgmltag-element">colspec</code>, and <code class="sgmltag-element">colspec</code> without the
colwidth attribute.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">all</span></dt><dd><p>the automatic width is applied to any column, whether a colspec is
provided or not.</p></dd></dl></div><p>In addition to these keywords,
<em class="parameter"><code>autowidth</code></em> can also take for its value
keywords of the form <code class="literal">column:
<em class="replaceable"><code>N</code></em><em class="replaceable"><code>
...</code></em></code>, where <em class="replaceable"><code>N</code></em> is
the number of the column (counting from 1) which is to have its
width automatically sized. Columns with numbers not referenced,
and not otherwise sized, will all have widths equally apportioned
from available space.</p><p><a id="newtbl-autowidth-and-seglists"></a>The values
<code class="literal">all</code> and <code class="literal">default</code> have
identical effect in the tabular presentation of
<code class="sgmltag-element">segmentedlist</code>s.
(<code class="sgmltag-element">segmentedlist</code> elements have no
<em class="parameter"><code>colwidth</code></em> attribute.)</p><p>The <code class="sgmltag-xmlpi"><?dblatex
<em class="parameter"><code>autowidth</code></em>?></code> processing instruction
supersedes column width sizing specified by the <a class="xref" href="default.table.width.html" title="default.table.width"><span class="refentrytitle">default.table.width</span></a> parameter or <a class="xref" href="pi-dblatex_table-width.html" title="dblatex table-width"><span class="refentrytitle">dblatex table-width</span></a> processing instruction.</p><p><a id="column-autowidth-defaults"></a>The default depends on
whether the overall table width is specified. When there is no
fixed table width columns default to the LaTeX default, the width
of the widest cell. This is the default when no parameters or
processing instructions are used. When a fixed table width is
specified the default is <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">*</code></span>”</span>,
proportional spacing.</p></div><div class="refsection" title="Context"><a id="idm1413880"></a><h2>Context</h2><p>Recognized in the <code class="sgmltag-element">segmentedlist</code> element.</p></div><div class="refsection" title="See Also"><a id="idm1335808"></a><h2>See Also</h2><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><a class="xref" href="sec-table.html#sec-table-width" title="Table Width">the section called “Table Width”</a></li><li class="listitem"><a class="xref" href="pi-dblatex_table-width.html" title="dblatex table-width"><span class="refentrytitle">dblatex table-width</span></a></li><li class="listitem"><a class="xref" href="pi-dblatex_colwidth.html" title="dblatex colwidth"><span class="refentrytitle">dblatex colwidth</span></a></li><li class="listitem"><a class="xref" href="segmentedlist.as.table.html" title="segmentedlist.as.table"><span class="refentrytitle">segmentedlist.as.table</span></a></li><li class="listitem"><a class="xref" href="pi-dblatex_list-presentation.html" title="dblatex list-presentation"><span class="refentrytitle">dblatex list-presentation</span></a></li><li class="listitem"><a class="xref" href="newtbl.autowidth.html" title="newtbl.autowidth"><span class="refentrytitle">newtbl.autowidth</span></a></li><li class="listitem"><a class="xref" href="default.table.width.html" title="default.table.width"><span class="refentrytitle">default.table.width</span></a></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sec-pi-lists.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="sec-pi-lists.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="pi-dblatex_colwidth.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Lists </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> dblatex colwidth</td></tr></table></div></body></html>