Maximum width for column headings
Before it prints any tables, Quantum calculates the maximum amount of space available for table headings using the formula:
head_width = pagwid - (side + %_sign + pcpos_value)
where:
▪pagwid is the page width (default 132).
▪side is the width of the row text (default 24).
▪%_sign is an additional position needed at the end of each line to print the percentage sign for the last column.
▪pcpos_value is the amount of offset defined for percentages with the option pcpos=.
These last two options are ignored if there are no percentages, or if percentages are printed without percentage signs (nopc), or if there is no pcpos= option for this table.
Any tables in which the amount of space required for the columns of the table is wider than this must be split. For example, suppose you have:
a:pagwid=78;side=20;pcpos=-1
The amount of space for table headings is then:
head_width = 78 - (20 + 1 + -1) = 58 characters
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