Re: jadetex 0.55

["Thomas G. Lockhart" <lockhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I have updated the jadetex package on CTAN, in eg
> ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/jadetex/
>
> This fixes some problems with cross-referencing, gets back in sync
> with hyperref, and adds language support. The latter uses the LaTeX
> babel package, and it is up to you to compile the right hyphenation
> patterns into the format file.
>
> I am of course interested in problem reports. Just dont remind me that
> tables are primitive :-}

OK. Actually, I was just preparing to send off another inquiry to the list
regarding TeX tables, since my ~200 page documentation project for
PostgreSQL needs to deliver next month. So, here are the questions:

I have documentation information which would be best suited to be
presented in tabular form. The html output looks good, but I'm having
trouble working with tables for TeX output. I'd like multicolumn output
with a header row across the top.

1) Does anyone have an example of this which has been shown to work?
2) Does anyone have a suggestion for how to achieve a similar effect?
Preferable with an example which works but any suggestion is welcome; it's
time for me to figure out a workaround.

I keep thinking that I'm just missing the _simple_ case table spec which
does work. Or, if there is no form of table which works at the moment,
does anyone have a suggestion for a way to get PostScript output, perhaps
by going through RTF first? btw, I'd like to do this with tools available
under Unix, if possible.

Thanks for any help...

                                                      - Tom


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