How do I correctly multicolumn a tabularx while preserving the correct width?
When relatively short content is inserted into the \multicolumn, it can be done with l, c, or r. However, if the content does not fit into the width of the multi-column, one needs either X or p and the correct width must be computed. This question asks how to do this.
MWE
\documentclass{article}\usepackage{tabularx}\begin{document}\pagestyle{empty}\newcommand{\sbl}{\tiny Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Etiam lobortis facilisis sem. Nullam nec mi et neque pharetra sollicitudin. Praesent imperdiet mi nec ante.}\begin{tabularx}{0.95\textwidth}{X|X|X|X|X} \hline c\hfill 1 & c\hfill 2 & c\hfill 3 & c\hfill 4 & c\hfill 5\\\hline c\hfill 1 & c\hfill 2 & c\hfill 3 & c\hfill 4 & \sbl\\\hline c\hfill 1 & c\hfill 2 & c\hfill 3 & c\hfill 4 & \multicolumn{1}{X}{\sbl}\\\hline c\hfill 1 & c\hfill 2 & c\hfill 3 & \multicolumn{2}{X}{\sbl}\\\hline c\hfill 1 & c\hfill 2 & \multicolumn{3}{X}{\sbl}\\\hline c\hfill 1 & \multicolumn{4}{X}{\sbl}\\\hline \multicolumn{5}{X}{\sbl}\\\hline\end{tabularx}\end{document}
Using 2\hsize does not do the trick as suggested many a place.
c\hfill 1 & c\hfill 2 & c\hfill 3 &\multicolumn{2}{>{\hsize=2\hsize}X}{\sbl}\\\hline % <--- does not workWhat is the correct way to do this?
