Tabularx text bleeds into next row with multirow

Question

I have a Problem with tabularx. I Need to put a larger text inside a pretty tightly packed table. The result Looks like this:

As you see, the text kind of bleeds into the next row. Additionally I cant find the reason, why the row with "Kaltstart" in it is twice as big as the others. My Minimal Example:

\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{scrreprt}       



\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\newcolumntype{s}{>{\hsize=.17\hsize}X}
\newcolumntype{g}{>{\hsize=.5\hsize}X}
\renewcommand\arraystretch{1.2}


\begin{document}

 \begin{table}
    \caption{caption}
    \begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{|g|X|g|g|s|s|s|s|}
  \hline
A & & B & C & D & E & F & G \\ \hline
A & B & & C & 373 & 361 & 679 & 676 \\ \cline{2-8}

&A&  & B & 321 & 321 & 660 & 660 \\ \cline{2-8}

&A& & B & 210 & 210 & 245 & 245 \\\hline

Start-Parameter &\multirow{3}{\linewidth}{Zeit zw. Anforderung und techn. Mindestlast bei Anfahrt}
& Kaltstart &min &500 &500 &515 &515 \\ \cline{3-8}
& &A&min &470 &470 &433 &433 \\ \cline{3-8}
& &B &min &470 &470 &380 &380 \\ \cline{2-8}

&\multirow{4}{\linewidth}{Zeit zw. Synchronisation und techn. Mindestlast}
& Kaltstart &min &500 &500 &515 &515 \\ \cline{3-8}
& & A &min &470 &470 &433 &433 \\ \cline{3-8}
& & B &min &470 &470 &380 &380 \\ \cline{2-8}

&\multirow{3}{\linewidth}{Duchschnittsgradient zw. Synchronisation und technischer Mindestlast}
& Kaltstart &MW/min &2,6 &2,6 &4,5 &4,5 \\ \cline{3-8}
& & A &MW/min &3,5 &3,5 &10,7 &10,7 \\ \cline{3-8}
& & B &MW/min &3,5 &3,5 &12,3 &12,3 \\ \hline
\end{tabularx}
\label{tab:meinetabelle}
\end{table}


\end{document}

This example is sadly not as good looking as I hoped it to be. Advice to make it easier to read is very welcome!

Note: ABCDEFG being placeholders for blacked out data.

Answer 1

Some comments and observations:

• The X column type of the tabularx package should be used only if line breaking is needed. Since the final 6 columns would seem to require no line-breaking, I suggest you use X (or a modified version, see the code below) for the first 2 columns only. Note that the sum of the (relative) widths of the X columns must equal the number of columns of type X. In the code below, 0.6+1.4=2=number of columns of type X.

• I would also do away with the \multirow wrappers and, instead, concentrate on setting the width of the second column large enough so that the cell contents occupy no more than 3 lines. Why 3? Because there are 3 rows to the right of the cell.

• Do give your table a more open "look" by omitting all vertical lines and using fewer, but well-spaced, horizontal lines. Adding whitespace between row tends to be every bit as effective as drawing a line, while being much less visually disruptive.

\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{scrreprt}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage{tabularx,ragged2e,booktabs,amsmath}
\newcolumntype{L}[1]{>{\RaggedRight\arraybackslash\hspace{0pt}%
                     \hsize=#1\hsize}X}
\newcolumntype{P}{>{\RaggedRight\hspace{0pt}}p{\hsize}}
\newcommand{\mycell}[1]{\smash[b]{%
    \begin{tabular}[t]{@{}P@{}} #1 \end{tabular}}}

\begin{document}
\begin{table}
\caption{caption} \label{tab:meinetabelle}
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{@{} L{0.6} L{1.4} *{6}{c} @{}}
\toprule
A & & B & C & D & E & F & G \\ 
\midrule
A & B & & C & 373 & 361 & 679 & 676 \\
  & A & & B & 321 & 321 & 660 & 660 \\ 
  & A & & B & 210 & 210 & 245 & 245 \\
\addlinespace
\mycell{Startparameter}
& \mycell{Zeit zw. Anforderung und techn. Mindestlast bei Anfahrt}
& Kaltstart &min &500 &500 &515 &515 \\
       & &A &min &470 &470 &433 &433 \\
       & &B &min &470 &470 &380 &380 \\
\addlinespace
& \mycell{Zeit zw. Synchronisation und techn.\ Mindestlast}
& Kaltstart &min &500 &500 &515 &515 \\
      & & A &min &470 &470 &433 &433 \\
      & & B &min &470 &470 &380 &380 \\ 
\addlinespace
& \mycell{Duchschnittsgradient zw. Synchronisation und technischer Mindestlast}
& Kaltstart &MW/min &2,6 &2,6 &4,5  &4,5  \\
      & & A &MW/min &3,5 &3,5 &10,7 &10,7 \\ 
      & & B &MW/min &3,5 &3,5 &12,3 &12,3 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabularx}
\end{table}

\end{document}