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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-footintab.html b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-footintab.html index 34d132fed9a..e4b41f568ca 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-footintab.html +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-footintab.html @@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ <title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label footintab</title> </head><body> <h3>Footnotes in tables</h3> -<p/>The standard LaTeX <code>\</code><code>footnote</code> command doesn’t work in tables; -the table traps the footnotes and they can’t escape to the bottom of +<p/>The standard LaTeX <code>\</code><code>footnote</code> command doesn’t work in tables; +the table traps the footnotes and they can’t escape to the bottom of the page. As a result, you get footnote marks in the table, and nothing else. <p/>This accords with common typographic advice: footnotes and tables are reckoned not to mix. -<p/>The solution, if you accept the advice, is to use “table notes”. +<p/>The solution, if you accept the advice, is to use “table notes”. The package <i>threeparttable</i> provides table notes, and <i>threeparttablex</i> additionally supports them in <code>longtable</code>s. <i>Threeparttable</i> works happily in @@ -17,23 +17,23 @@ ordinary text, or within a <code>table</code> float. <i>threeparttable</i>, and also uses the ideas of the <i>booktabs</i> package. The <code>\</code><code>ctable</code> command does the complete job of setting the table, placing the caption, and defining the -notes. The “table” may consist of diagrams, and a parameter in -<code>\</code><code>ctable</code>’s optional argument makes the float that is created a -“figure” rather than a “table”. -<p/>If you really want “real” footnotes in tables, despite the expert +notes. The “table” may consist of diagrams, and a parameter in +<code>\</code><code>ctable</code>’s optional argument makes the float that is created a +“figure” rather than a “table”. +<p/>If you really want “real” footnotes in tables, despite the expert advice, you can: <ul> <li> Use <code>\</code><code>footnotemark</code> to position the little marker appropriately, and then put in <code>\</code><code>footnotetext</code> commands to fill in - the text once you’ve closed the <code>tabular</code> environment. - This is described in Lamport’s book, but it gets messy if there’s + the text once you’ve closed the <code>tabular</code> environment. + This is described in Lamport’s book, but it gets messy if there’s more than one footnote. <li> Stick the table in a <code>minipage</code>. Footnotes in the - table then “work”, in the <code>minipage</code>’s style, with no + table then “work”, in the <code>minipage</code>’s style, with no extra effort. (This is, in effect, somewhat like table notes, but - the typeset appearance isn’t designed for the job.) + the typeset appearance isn’t designed for the job.) <li> Use <i>tabularx</i> or <i>longtable</i> from the LaTeX - tools distribution; they’re noticeably less efficient than the + tools distribution; they’re noticeably less efficient than the standard <code>tabular</code> environment, but they do allow footnotes. <li> Use <i>footnote</i>, which provides an @@ -47,20 +47,20 @@ advice, you can: <li> Use <i>mdwtab</i> from the same bundle; it will handle footnotes as you might expect, and has other facilities to increase the beauty of your tables. Unfortunately, it may be incompatible - with other table-related packages, though not those in the standard ‘tools’ + with other table-related packages, though not those in the standard ‘tools’ bundle. </ul> All the techniques listed will work, to some extent, whether in a float or -in ordinary text. The author of this FAQ answer doesn’t actually -recommend any of them, believing that table notes are the way to go… +in ordinary text. The author of this FAQ answer doesn’t actually +recommend any of them, believing that table notes are the way to go… <dl> <dt><tt><i>ctable.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ctable.zip">macros/latex/contrib/ctable</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ctable/">browse the directory</a>) -<dt><tt><i>footnote.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/mdwtools.zip">macros/latex/contrib/mdwtools</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/mdwtools/">browse the directory</a>) -<dt><tt><i>longtable.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/required/tools.zip">macros/latex/required/tools</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/required/tools/">browse the directory</a>) -<dt><tt><i>mdwtab.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/mdwtools.zip">macros/latex/contrib/mdwtools</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/mdwtools/">browse the directory</a>) -<dt><tt><i>threeparttable.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/misc/threeparttable.sty">macros/latex/contrib/misc/threeparttable.sty</a> +<dt><tt><i>footnote.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/mdwtools.zip">macros/latex/contrib/mdwtools</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/mdwtools/">browse the directory</a>); <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/footnote.html">catalogue entry</a> +<dt><tt><i>longtable.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/required/tools.zip">macros/latex/required/tools</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/required/tools/">browse the directory</a>); <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/longtable.html">catalogue entry</a> +<dt><tt><i>mdwtab.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/mdwtools.zip">macros/latex/contrib/mdwtools</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/mdwtools/">browse the directory</a>); <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/mdwtab.html">catalogue entry</a> +<dt><tt><i>threeparttable.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/threeparttable.zip">macros/latex/contrib/threeparttable</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/threeparttable/">browse the directory</a>) <dt><tt><i>threeparttablex.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/threeparttablex.zip">macros/latex/contrib/threeparttablex</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/threeparttablex/">browse the directory</a>) -<dt><tt><i>tabularx.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/required/tools.zip">macros/latex/required/tools</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/required/tools/">browse the directory</a>) +<dt><tt><i>tabularx.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/required/tools.zip">macros/latex/required/tools</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/required/tools/">browse the directory</a>); <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/tabularx.html">catalogue entry</a> </dl> <p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=footintab">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=footintab</a> </body> |