Command/setuptabulate

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Last modified: 2026-01-15

Summary

The command \setuptabulate is used to configure tabulation settings

Settings

\setuptabulate[...][...][...=...,...]
[...] name
[...] name
format template none
before command
after command
distance small medium big none blank depth grid dimension
blank preference samepage max force enable disable nowhite packed back overlay always weak strong default before inbetween after fixed flexible none small medium big line halfline quarterline formula white height depth standard number*small number*medium number*big number*line number*halfline number*quarterline number*formula number*white number*height number*depth category:number order:number penalty:number dimension name
headstyle style command
headcolor color
background name
backgroundcolor color
foregroundstyle style command
foregroundcolor color
align left middle right dimension
rule line normal
rulecolor color
rulethickness dimension
bodyfont see \setupbodyfont
indenting yes no
split yes no repeat auto
unit dimension
margin dimension
inner command
EQ command
header yes repeat text
frame on off
title text
keeptogether yes no

Description

unit: tabulate defines an offset of text from the left and right border of the column. This unit value is the base for the i (left from the text ans j after the text space. Without setting the io and j value, the unit is divided equally on the left and right of the text.

See also \starttabulate.

Examples

The use of the unit key

  • \setuptabulate[unit=5mm]
    
    \starttabulate[|li{1}j{0.3}|p(40mm)|]
      \NC 2026 \NC Starting off with a cold wave and snow \unknown \NC\NR
    \stoptabulate
    
    

Notes

See also

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