> I would like to know, if there is a standard column width, when I use
> the .TS macro?

Yes.  If there are N columns, and a text block spans C columns, the
default width of this text block is

  \n[.l]*C/(N+1)

I've added this information to tbl.man.

> The problem is, that the result of the following code is wrapped
> text in the second column (independent from MANWIDTH), even if I use
> expand:

You might try, say,

  lw(5u*\n[.l]u/12u)lw(5u*\n[.l]u/12u)

as the format specificier to slightly increase the width.


    Werner


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