Name
colspec — Specifications for a column in a table
Synopsis
colspec ::= empty
Attribute synopsis
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
Additional attributes:
align(enumeration) = “center” | “char” | “justify” | “left” | “right”charcharoff(decimal)colnamecolnum(positiveInteger)colsep(enumeration) = “0” | “1”colwidthrowsep(enumeration) = “0” | “1”
Description
The attributes of this empty element specify the presentation characteristics of entries in a column of a table.
Each colspec refers to a single column. Columns
are numbered sequentially from left to right in the table. If the
colnum attribute is not specified,
the colspec is for the next column after the
preceding colspec or column 1 if it is the first
colspec.
Processing expectations
Suppressed. This element is expected to obey the semantics of the CALS Table Model Document Type Definition [calsdtd].
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
- align
Specifies the horizontal alignment of text in an entry.
Enumerated values: “center” Centered
“char” Aligned on a particular character
“justify” Left and right justified
“left” Left justified
“right” Right justified
- char
Specifies the alignment character when
alignis set to “char”.- charoff
Specifies the percentage of the column’s total width that should appear to the left of the first occurrence of the character identified in
charwhenalignis set to “char”.- colname
Provides a name for a column specification.
- colnum
The number of the column to which this specification applies. ...
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