Stephan Witt wrote:
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Stephan > But what I missed is the possiblity to enter expressions
Stephan > as column width like 0.2\textwidth. This is sometimes more
Stephan > convinient then absolute column width.
Juergen > Yes this may be convenient, but then I'm not able anymore to
check the
Juergen > User input and this is only a input a advanced LaTeX user can
give and
Juergen > for this you also can use the Extra options and give
p{0.2\textwidth} as
Juergen > column type and IMO this is enough.
Stephan > I accept the reason for the limitation. I would extend the
list of possible
Stephan > units on user input, i.e. \textwidth and so on. But there is
an endless
Stephan > loop, maybe.
Why not do this the way the figure sizing is done? A set of radio
buttons with in, cm, pt, %textwidth (or %columnwidth), and a type-in for
the number. I'll grant you this takes up a lot of space, but that's a
question of form design. Also, it might be sensible to have a separate
pop-up for this sort of size specification, since it's potentially
useful in figures and tables, at least. (That takes care of the form
design problem, too, because the parent form just needs a clickable box
with the current size displayed in it.
Carl
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