The Definitive Guide Prev Version 1.0.3. The start-tag is required for this element. The end-tag is optional, if your SGML declaration allows minimization. In the body of the table, cells can refer to the span by name. Cells that refer to a span will span horizontally from the first column to the last column, inclusive.
Cells can also form spans directly, by naming the start and end columns themselves.
This information does not need to be repeated then, on each spanning cell. Processing expectations Suppressed. The NameSt and NameEnd attributes of a SpanSpec must refer to named ColSpec s in the same table. The default alignment is inherited from the enclosing TGroup . If Char is specified, see also Char and CharOff .