longtable list of tables caption problem

Question

I am writing a MS dissertation, and using a long table in my thesis. I have a problem related with the caption of the long table in list of tables(LoT). Table 4.1 which is seen below, is a long table and not convenient for the thesis format for LoT. I want long table to be in the same format like other tables in LoT. I solved the same problem for normal tables and figures by setting \usepackage[caption=false]{subfig}. However, it did not work for long table.

Table 3.5. Caption.......

4.1 Caption........

Table 4.2. Caption......

Table 4.3. Caption......

The long table is the following. Thanks in advance for any help.

\begin{center}
\begin{longtable}{ | c | p{3cm} | c | c | c |}
\caption{Basic properties of sensors during deployment.}  \label{table:basic-property-deployment}
\\  \hline
    \textbf{Sensors} & \textbf{Location} & \textbf{Threshold} & \textbf{Base Station} & \textbf{Resistance}\\ [6pt]
    \hline
    \endfirsthead
    \multicolumn{5}{c}%
   % \bigskip 
    {\tablename\ \thetable\ . Basic properties of sensors during deployment} \\
    \hline
     \textbf{Sensors} & \textbf{Location} & \textbf{Threshold} & \textbf{Base Station} & \textbf{Resistance}\\ [6pt]
     \hline
     \endhead
     \hline \multicolumn{5}{r}{\textit{Continued on next page}} \\
     \endfoot
     \hline
     \endlastfoot

     ROWS


\end{longtable}
\end{center}

Answer 1

It always helps if you post a complete document showing all packages loaded, but as a guess longtable toc is written by

\def\LT@c@ption#1[#2]#3{%
  \LT@makecaption#1\fnum@table{#3}%
  \def\@tempa{#2}%
  \ifx\@tempa\@empty\else
     {\let\\\space
     \addcontentsline{lot}{table}{\protect\numberline{\thetable}{#2}}}%
  \fi}

So if you had

\makeatletter
\def\LT@c@ption#1[#2]#3{%
  \LT@makecaption#1\fnum@table{#3}%
  \def\@tempa{#2}%
  \ifx\@tempa\@empty\else
     {\let\\\space
     \addcontentsline{lot}{table}{\protect\numberline{Table \thetable.}{#2}}}%
  \fi}
\makeatother

Then Table would appear in the toc (or use whatever other format your caption style is using in \addcontentsline)

Answer 2

You can use the below code in the prelude of your .tex file. It will both correct the captions of longtables and lines in the list of tables. (based on the answer of David Carlisle, of course).

\setlength\LTcapwidth{\textwidth}

\makeatletter
  \def\LT@makecaption#1#2#3{%
    \LT@mcol\LT@cols c{\hbox to\z@{\hss\parbox[t]\LTcapwidth{%
    \vskip\abovecaptionskip
    \centering{
      \sbox\@tempboxa{#1{#2 }#3}%
      \ifdim\wd\@tempboxa>\hsize
        #1{#2. }#3%
      \else
        \hbox to\hsize{\hfil\box\@tempboxa\hfil}%
      \fi
      \endgraf\vskip\baselineskip}}%
    \hss}}}
\makeatother

\makeatletter
  \def\LT@c@ption#1[#2]#3{%
    \LT@makecaption#1\fnum@table{#3}%
    \def\@tempa{#2}%
    \ifx\@tempa\@empty\else
    {\let\\\space
      \addcontentsline{lot}{table}{\protect\numberline{Table \thetable.}{\ignorespaces #2}\vspace\baselineskip}%
    }%
    \fi
  }
\makeatother