@multitable in @quotation problem

[Werner LEMBERG]

[texinfo.tex version 2021-02-20.11]


Please have a look at the attached example.  As you can see, the
`@multitable` environment within a `@quotation` environment sticks out
to the right, which I consider as undesirable.

The width of the table is specified as 0.5 + 0.5 = 1 times the line
length.  However, it is not documented what exactly the 'line length'
is if applied to the stuff within a `@quotation` environment.

I now wonder whether `texinfo.tex`'s current behaviour is a functional
bug or a documentation issue.  If it's the latter I urgently ask to
make TeX emit a warning – right now, it gets happily accepted.


    Werner

\input texinfo.tex

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@quotation
@multitable @columnfractions 0.5 0.5
@item
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@tab
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@end multitable
@end quotation

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@bye