[Db2latex-devel] LaTeX doesn't like \begin{Verbatim}[] in tabular environments

[Steinar B. <sb...@do...>]

If I put <programlisting> or <screen> inside a table <entry>, I get
error messages like the one below:

! LaTeX Error: Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item.

See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
 ...                                              
                                                  
l.282 \begin{Verbatim}[]
                        
? 

The reason seems to be that LaTeX doesn't like Verbatim environments
inside tabular enviroments.

The reason for the use of <screen> and <programlisting> in this case,
has been to ensure that the text has been rendered in a fixed width
font.  So what I've done, is to add the following templates to my
db2latex local customization style sheet:

  <xsl:template match="entry/screen">
    \tt{<xsl:apply-templates/>}
  </xsl:template>
  <xsl:template match="entry/programlisting">
    \tt{<xsl:apply-templates/>}
  </xsl:template>

This will not solve the general case for <programlisting> or <screen>
inside <entry>, but it's perhaps better than having the LaTeX
processing stop?

A small table to reproduce this problem, can be found at the end of
this message.


- Steinar


---Table to make LaTeX croak
<informaltable>
  <tgroup cols="2">
    <tbody>
      <row>
        <entry><programlisting>Some fixed width text</programlisting></entry>
        <entry>Some normal text</entry>
      </row>
      <row>
        <entry><screen>More fixed width text</screen></entry>
        <entry>More normal text</entry>
      </row>
    </tbody>
  </tgroup>
</informaltable>