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Why \ifnum\c@mpfootnote does not work inside tabular?

Why \ifnum\c@mpfootnote does not work inside tabular? Should not I get no footnote-rule? I am just puzzled! \documentclass{article} \begin{document} \makeatletter \long\def\@mpfootnotetext#1{% ...
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Make a list with uniform spacing regardless of the characters and number of text lines, possibly with minipages or a table

I am trying to make a list with two columns, where I can used different font sizes and have single- or multi-row columns, while adhering to the page margins and aligning the text properly regardless ...
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Align the top of two tables horizontally (side-by-side with minipage)

I'm using \minipage to put two tables side by side. But when the two tables are not of equal length, the shorter of the two is vertically centered with respect to the other. I would like both tables ...
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General question on floating and non-floating objects in LaTeX

I am wondering when you place a non-floating object such as a minipage into a floating environment such as a table or figure if this construction as a whole is then a floating or a non-floating ...
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Tables: Automatic adjustment of columnwidth to its content gives error “Misplaced \noalign” at \toprule

I am trying to put two tables next to each other, vertically aligned top, with some below listed adjustments I unfortunately can't get together. First, I'd like to know if/how I can avoid the error ...
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LaTeX file does do not what I want, bad tables [closed]

Everything looks fine in my code. BUT - There is some uggly left spacing, and I don't know where it comes from. Do you know it? How can I remove that white spacing? ...
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minipage in tabular gives Underfull or Overfull \hbox

I'm trying to put two tabulars together inside minipages inside a larger table. For the reader it is convenient to have these two tables next to each other. The problem is that I get Overfull ...
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How to arrange / align / place pictures and text, to form a given headline?

I tried to solve this with tables, but the alignment didn't turn out good. And because I am very confused, if I should even use a table aproach or a minipage or a tabspace, I wondered, if someone ...
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aligning a table with a figure side to side using llncs format

using the \documentclass{llncs} instead of for example \documentclass{book} will not make the captions aligned together for the following example. How can I do to align them together: ...
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What's wrong with minipage(table(minipage(align))) arrangement

In an attempt to show the code and the output side by side, I have used a table inside a minipage. The table entries are two minipages and one contains an align environment. Having the align ...
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How to place two ctables side by side

ctable, not a regular table/tabular. How can I get two narrow ctables to go side by side? I want them to be subtables of a larger table, just two independent tables side by side. I've tried using a ...
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Increase space between two tables in minipage and TikZ overlay

Sorry but this is the MWE I could post. I also attached the image. The top image is what I am getting and the bottom one is what I desire. I manage to create nodes but do not know how to connect them. ...
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Two landscape tables in columns

I am trying to include two landscape tables on one page, with the first one being in the left column and the other placed in the right one. I have tried several solutions including the minipage ...
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Minipage, columns, tabular: differences in applicability?

This \parbox vs. \minipage post helped me to understand the main reasons to use either \parbox or {minipage} for placing material side-by-side ({minipage} is usually the winner). I have a similar ...
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graphical tools for tabular construction?

I often use R's xtable library or emacs org-mode to create tables in LaTeX (they are wonderful, by the way). I wonder if there are other tools people use which facilitate construction of large tables ...
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tables side-by-side using minipage

I'm trying to get three tables side by side using minipage. In spite of my horrific efforts my tables keep stacking on top of each other instead of standing beside what drives me mad. Can anybody spot ...
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Eliminate space at end of list in a table

I have a tabular environment, created with array loaded and using m columns, the cells of which mostly contain lists. In cells with a list, there is about 1em of dead space at the end of the list ...