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Table layout: cells with short and long text
I've been fiddling with a table layout where some cells contain very little text while others may need multiple lines, and I can't seem to get it readable and nice-looking.
MWE:
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3
votes
2answers
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Professional slashbox alternative
Suppose I have the following table which lists conversion rules, where rows denote the input and columns denote the output type (so, for example, the conversion int8_t -> int16_t would use b, while ...
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votes
1answer
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How to typeset a wide table (typography)
First MWE:
\documentclass[twoside,a4paper,12pt]{article}
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{9.6mm}
\setlength{\evensidemargin}{-0.4mm}
\setlength{\textwidth}{150mm}
\usepackage[
top = 3.00cm,
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votes
1answer
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table notes in English typography
I'm using the code given below:
\documentclass[11pt]{report}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\begin{document}
\lipsum[1]\footnote{real footnote}
\begin{table}[!ht]\centering
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votes
1answer
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Looking for a style guideline to put many references in a table
I'm trying to create tables with references like shown.
Basically to nearly every entry I'd like to put a reference. The references are to the same group of explanations. But my final tables can be ...
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votes
3answers
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Why not use vertical lines ('|') in a tabular?
My question is a follow-up to the answer to a follow-up question, to be found here. ;)
I'd like to know why one would advise against using vertical lines (via |) in a tabular (i.e. in ...
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votes
2answers
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Table/Figure Layout
I'm interested in good practice for table (tabular) and figure layout, especially in good references. What do typographers have to say about this. Please provide references if you can.
To focus the ...
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votes
3answers
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Professional-looking tables with alternating row colors?
Both the Booktabs documentation and the Small Guide to Making Nice Tables provide some nice rules-of-thumb for making professional-looking tables (e.g., no double rules, no vertical rules, etc.)
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