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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/tbl.7,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -p -r1.4 -r1.11
--- mandoc/tbl.7	2011/01/07 14:59:52	1.4
+++ mandoc/tbl.7	2011/01/17 21:29:04	1.11
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$Id: tbl.7,v 1.4 2011/01/07 14:59:52 kristaps Exp $
+.\"	$Id: tbl.7,v 1.11 2011/01/17 21:29:04 kristaps Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2010 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
 .\"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: January 7 2011 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: January 17 2011 $
 .Dt TBL 7
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -180,8 +180,6 @@ Accepts a single-character argument.
 This character will be used as the decimal point with the
 .Cm n
 layout key.
-This option is not supported by
-.Xr mandoc 1 .
 .It Cm nospaces
 This option is not supported by
 .Xr mandoc 1 .
@@ -205,18 +203,29 @@ Right-justify a literal string within its column.
 .It Cm l
 Left-justify a literal string within its column.
 .It Cm n
-Justify a number around its decimal point.
+Justify a number around its last decimal point.
 If the decimal point is not found on the number, it's assumed to trail
 the number.
 .It Cm s
+Horizontally span columns from the last non-
+.Ns Cm s
+data cell.
+It is an error if spanning columns follow a
+.Cm \-
+or
+.Cm \(ba
+cell, or come first.
 This option is not supported by
 .Xr mandoc 1 .
 .It Cm a
-This option is not supported by
-.Xr mandoc 1 .
+Left-justify a literal string and pad with one space.
 .It Cm ^
-This option is not supported by
-.Xr mandoc 1 .
+Vertically span rows from the last non-
+.Ns Cm ^
+data cell.
+It is an error to invoke a vertical span on the first layout row.
+Unlike a horizontal spanner, you must specify an empty cell (if it not
+empty, the data is discarded) in the corresponding data cell.
 .It Cm \-
 Replace the data cell (its contents will be lost) with a single
 horizontal line.
@@ -231,16 +240,9 @@ Emit a vertical bar instead of data.
 Emit a double-vertical bar instead of data.
 .El
 .Pp
-For example, the following layout specifies a centre-justified column of
-minimum width 10, followed by vertical bar, followed by a left-justified
-column of minimum width 10, another vertical bar, then a column
-justified about the decimal point in numbers:
-.Pp
-.Dl c10 | l10 | n
-.Pp
 Keys may be followed by a set of modifiers.
 A modifier is either a modifier key or a natural number for specifying
-spacing.
+the minimum width of a column.
 The following case-insensitive modifier keys are available:
 .Cm z ,
 .Cm u ,
@@ -255,6 +257,13 @@ and
 .Cm i .
 All of these are ignored by
 .Xr mandoc 1 .
+.Pp
+For example, the following layout specifies a centre-justified column of
+minimum width 10, followed by vertical bar, followed by a left-justified
+column of minimum width 10, another vertical bar, then a column
+justified about the decimal point in numbers:
+.Pp
+.Dl c10 | l10 | n
 .Ss Data
 The data section follows the last layout row.
 By default, cells in a data section are delimited by a tab.