Version 5.8.0

# `Columns`

Set the widths and other properties of the columns in a table.

## Child elements

`Column`, `Copy-of`, `ForAll`, `Loop`, `Switch`, `Value`

## Parent elements

`Case`, `ForAll`, `Function`, `Loop`, `Otherwise`, `SetVariable`, `Table`, `Until`, `While`

## Attributes

(none)

## Remarks

The `*` widths in the command “Column” allow dynamic cell widths. For that the total width of the table must be set and the attribute (on `Table`) `stretch` must be set to `max`. The widths of the columns are calculated as follows: first the absolute widths are taken into account. After that, the `*` columns are distributed across the remaining space. The numbers before the `*` denote the fraction of the space. In the example below the third column gets 1/6 of the remaining width, the fourth column get 5/6.

## Example

    <Table>
      <Columns>
        <Column width="14mm" />
        <Column width="2" />
        <Column width="1*" align="right" valign="top" />
        <Column width="5*" />
        <Column width="5mm" background-color="gray" />
        <Tr>
           ....
        </Tr>
      </Columns>
    </Table>

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