problem with new array.sty, colortbl.sty, and tabu.sty

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This is a follow up to new array.sty and colortbl.sty incompatibility?

The problem is that with the current version of array.sty the \\[5mm] is ignored. The solution provided in the linked question fails to give the right output in other ways.

The MWE example in the linked question led to a solution for the tabular environment and colortbl.sty. But my actual table uses tabu.sty.

For the moment I can work around by using an earlier version of array.sty, but would prefer something more permanent. (I have many tabu environments in my documents and find its syntax easy for my purposes.)

MWE

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{colortbl}
\usepackage{tabu}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabu}{|l|X|}
  \hline
  Row 1 & \\
  \hline
  Row 2 & \\[5mm]
  \hline
  Row 3 & \\[5mm]
  \hline
  Row 4 & \\[5mm]
  \hline
\end{tabu}
\end{document}

your example gives the expected output if I use the patched version of colortbl from David in your other question. — Ulrike Fischer, Apr 30 '18 at 10:44
@UlrikeFischer, Ah. I copied the wrong version. It needs an X column. — David Purton, Apr 30 '18 at 10:48
Another one for @DavidCarlisle. It breaks with tabularx too. — Ulrike Fischer, Apr 30 '18 at 10:50

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 30 '18 at 17:27

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As far as I can see this gets fixed by the suggested corrections for array and colortbl https://github.com/latex3/latex2e/issues/42.

So pending further tests that should get resolved with ctan updates in a few days.

answered Apr 30 '18 at 17:27

Frank Mittelbach

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problem with new array.sty, colortbl.sty, and tabu.sty

MWE

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