warren@worlds.com (Warren Burstein) (04/26/91)
The following prints a boxed table. The first field (not counting the
vrule) can extend onto multiple lines, so it is in a vtop. If it gets
broken across lines, there is a tiny break in the vrule underneath it.
I print it out at \magstephalf on a 300dpi printer, you might have to
blow it up to see the problem.
There is no gap after line 6, because the text is not line-broken.
Please reply by mail, our news is unreliable. And I know the Cost
field is blank, I don't have those figures yet.
\vbox{\halign{\strut\vrule\enskip#&
\vtop{\parindent=0pt\hsize=16em#}\hfil&
\quad#\hfil&\quad#\hfil&\quad#\hfil&\quad#\hfil&\quad#\hfil&\quad#\hfil&
\enskip\vrule#\cr
\noalign{\hrule}
&Task description&Month&Man-&\multispan3 \hfil Personnel \hfil&Cost&\cr
&&&months&AU&CE&SE&\hfil\$&\cr
\noalign{\hrule}
&1. Design of the system architecture and choice of hardware.&
0--0.5&1&0.5&&0.5&&\cr
&2. Development and test of the Configuration Module.&
0.5--4.5&6&2.0&&4.0&&\cr
&3. Adjustment and modification of the Evaluator Module.&
2--5&4.5&0.5&2.5&1.5&&\cr
&4. Interfacing the Configurator and Evaluation Module.&
4--5&2.5&0.5&1.0&1.0&&\cr
&5. Design and create Graphical Interface.&
5--7.5&4&1.5&&2.5&&\cr
&6. System tests.&
7.5--8.0&1&0.5&0.5&&&\cr
&7. Preparation of example and test cases for marketing presentations.&
8--10&3.5&1.5&1.5&0.5&&\cr
&8. Documentation.&
10--12&3.5&2.0&0.5&1.0&&\cr
\noalign{\hrule}}}
P.S. Anyone have a nonsexist way to say "man-months" which sounds
better than "person-months"? (e.g. "manpower" can be replaced with
"personnel" without sounding clumsy).
Thanks
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