On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 05:09:42PM +0200, Ingo Schwarze wrote: > > .TS > > l l l > > --- > > That's terrible style. > > Using "-" in the tbl(7) layout only makes sense when the same layout > line also contains at least one cell that receives data. > > A horizontal line that extends across the table as a whole > should *not* get its own layout line but can be specified purely > in the data section of the table. That's not only more robust, > but also results in source code that is easier to read and maintain. > > The above is not just convention, but also makes sense logically > and is related to the root cause of your earlier blank line woes. > A table line that receives no data should not be specified in the > layout because every layout line requires at least one data line, > so a layout line receiving no data is an oxymoron, and that logical > contradiction is precisely what causes the issue of needing a > blank line in the first place. > > Note that in a layout line that only contains "-" for *some* cells, > while at leat one cell receives data, the problem does not occur > because the coressponding data line(s) do contain actual data > for at least one cell, so they are not blank. Reported-by: Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org> Suggested-by: Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>