From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: attempt to create a table
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2023 19:52:43 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83zg9ayi6s.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <206c2336-9e1b-ec0e-6487-78c6b9bfe928@posteo.de> (message from Gottfried on Sat, 18 Feb 2023 16:45:19 +0000)
> Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2023 16:45:19 +0000
> From: Gottfried <gottfried@posteo.de>
>
> I copied the headings of the emacs manual into an emacs file.
> I have those headings in english and in german language.
> I want to create a table with 2 colums und 2 rows (because some headings
> have many words and so they need two rows) and put the english headings
> at the left side, the german headings on the right side, so that I have
> them beside each other.
>
> I tried several times with
>
> M-x table-capture
> column delimiter regexp: 2
> row delimiter regexp: 2
> justify (left): left
> minimum cell width: 40
>
> it put several headings into one cell,
> but it should put only one heading in one cell and the next heading in
> the next cell under it.
>
> How can I do this?
Did you try "C-x 6 2" (or "F2 2")?
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