Re: [Gnumed-bugs] current_meds_notes placeholder

[Karsten Hilbert]

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 11:04:25AM -0700, Jim Busser wrote:

> >>    \noindent address@hidden|p{6.5cm}|l|p{6.5cm}|}
> > 
> > Why not
> > 
> >     \noindent \begin{tabular}{|p{6.5cm}|l|p{6.5cm}|}
> 
> Your simpler form *will* work. The difference is that the
> longer form achieves to utilize the full width of the page.

I see. What about

        \noindent \begin{tabular*}{\textwidth}{|p{6.5cm}|l|p{6.5cm}|}

> >> 2) we also need to get rid of the empty
> >> 
> >>    & {\scriptsize }
> >> 
> >> at the end of each row.
> > 
> > Why ?
> > 
> > We certainly can't get rid of the "&" part or else LaTeX
> > will break building the table.
> 
> I was only meaning the final '&' in each row

That would generate invalid LaTeX.

> The reason is because you end up with a table that is broken by the empty 
> information as per the first screenshot, whereas removing the terminal 
> per-line
> 
>       & {\scriptsize }
> 
> coupled with removing the & which ends
> 
>       Substance & Strength & Brand & \\

Oh, but then you are removing the fourth column from a four
column table.

Karsten
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