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@@ -780,13 +780,23 @@ distribution, to create or maintain whole documents or sections.
matches the \var{cols} value of the corresponding table
environment. These are supported for \var{cols} values of
\code{ii}, \code{iii}, and \code{iv}. These environments are all
- built on top of the \env{tabular} environment.
+ built on top of the \env{tabular} environment. Variants based on
+ the \env{longtable} environment are also provided.
Note that all tables in the standard Python documentation use
vertical lines between columns, and this must be specified in the
markup for each table. A general border around the outside of the
table is not used, but would be the responsibility of the
- processor.
+ processor; the document markup should not include an exterior
+ border.
+
+ The \env{longtable}-based variants of the table environments are
+ formatted with extra space before and after, so should only be
+ used on tables which are long enough that splitting over multiple
+ pages is reasonable; tables with fewer than twenty rows should
+ never by marked using the long flavors of the table environments.
+ The header row is repeated across the top of each part of the
+ table.
\begin{envdesc}{tableii}{\p{colspec}\p{col1font}\p{heading1}\p{heading2}}
Create a two-column table using the \LaTeX{} column specifier
@@ -802,8 +812,15 @@ distribution, to create or maintain whole documents or sections.
\var{heading2}.
\end{envdesc}
+ \begin{envdesc}{longtableii}{\unspecified}
+ Like \env{tableii}, but produces a table which may be broken
+ across page boundaries. The parameters are the same as for
+ \env{tableii}.
+ \end{envdesc}
+
\begin{macrodesc}{lineii}{\p{column1}\p{column2}}
- Create a single table row within a \env{tableii} environment.
+ Create a single table row within a \env{tableii} or
+ \env{longtableii} environment.
The text for the first column will be generated by applying the
macro named by the \var{col1font} value when the \env{tableii}
was opened.
@@ -814,6 +831,12 @@ distribution, to create or maintain whole documents or sections.
The heading for the third column is given by \var{heading3}.
\end{envdesc}
+ \begin{envdesc}{longtableiii}{\unspecified}
+ Like \env{tableiii}, but produces a table which may be broken
+ across page boundaries. The parameters are the same as for
+ \env{tableiii}.
+ \end{envdesc}
+
\begin{macrodesc}{lineiii}{\p{column1}\p{column2}\p{column3}}
Like the \macro{lineii} macro, but with a third column. The
text for the third column is given by \var{column3}.
@@ -824,6 +847,12 @@ distribution, to create or maintain whole documents or sections.
The heading for the fourth column is given by \var{heading4}.
\end{envdesc}
+ \begin{envdesc}{longtableiv}{\unspecified}
+ Like \env{tableiv}, but produces a table which may be broken
+ across page boundaries. The parameters are the same as for
+ \env{tableiv}.
+ \end{envdesc}
+
\begin{macrodesc}{lineiv}{\p{column1}\p{column2}\p{column3}\p{column4}}
Like the \macro{lineiii} macro, but with a fourth column. The
text for the fourth column is given by \var{column4}.