Re: @multitable in @quotation problem

[Werner LEMBERG]

>> 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 will try to look into the issue.  I expect that nesting
> @multitable inside @quotation was not envisaged when the current
> code was written.  There could be two ways to make this work: make
> the indentation of @multitable inside @quotation the same as that
> outside of @quotation, or to shorten the line inside @quotation.
> I'd favour whichever is the simplest and easiest to implement.

Ok.

> Is there any sensible reason to have @multitable inside @quotation
> or is this the result of some automatic generation of Texinfo input?

I use `@quotation` as an alternative to centering the table; the
latter is not always optimal for technical stuff.  Of course,
indentation could be faked by an empty first column, but I think we
all agree that this is an ugly hack.


    Werner