From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jude DaShiell Subject: Re: tables column width question Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 16:55:28 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:54592) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QfeYk-0001TB-68 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:55:31 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QfeYi-0007qO-Uw for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:55:30 -0400 Received: from shellworld.net ([69.60.117.94]:53195 helo=server1.shellworld.net) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QfeYi-0007qK-P9 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:55:28 -0400 In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Michael Brand Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Yes, thanks. On Sat, 9 Jul 2011, Michael Brand wrote: > Hi Jude > > On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 15:06, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > Is it possible in table mode to have a table expand as well as contract? > > If you make a header which has a minimal amount of spaces in it say: > > | date | time | syst | dias | pulse | > > +- > > "+-" is only for table.el format AFAIK. For Org tables format you need > "|-" or "C-c -". Then you will get the expanded header: > | date | time | syst | dias | pulse | > |------------------+---------+------+------+-------| > | <2011-07-09 Sat> | 08:06AM | 139 | 89 | 81 | > > Is that what you are looking for? > > Michael > >