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diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-struttab.html b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-struttab.html index 9b33711a62a..8861d86c821 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-struttab.html +++ b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-struttab.html @@ -3,32 +3,34 @@ </head><body> <h3>Spacing lines in tables</h3> <p>(La)TeX mechanisms for maintaining the space between lines (the -"<em>leading</em>") rely on TeX's paragraph builder, which compares +“<em>leading</em>”) rely on TeX’s paragraph builder, which compares the shape of consecutive lines and adjusts the space between them. -<p>These mechanisms can't work in exactly the same way when (La)TeX is -building a table, because the paragraph builder doesn't get to see the +<p>These mechanisms can’t work in exactly the same way when (La)TeX is +building a table, because the paragraph builder doesn’t get to see the lines themselves. As a result, tables sometimes typeset with lines uncomfortably close together (or occasionally ridiculously far apart). <p>Traditional (moving metal type) typographers would adjust the spacing -between lines of a table by use of a "<em>strut</em>" (a metal +between lines of a table by use of a “<em>strut</em>” (a metal spacer). A TeX user can do exactly the same thing: most macro packages define a <code>\</code><code>strut</code> command, that defines a space appropriate to the current size of the text; placing a <code>\</code><code>strut</code> command at the -end of a troublesome row is the simplest solution to the problem - +end of a troublesome row is the simplest solution to the problem — if it works. Other solutions below are LaTeX-specific, but some may be simply translated to Plain TeX commands. <p>If your table exhibits a systematic problem (i.e., every row is wrong by the same amount) use <code>\</code><code>extrarowheight</code>, which is defined by the <i>array</i> package: +<blockquote> <pre> \usepackage{array}% in the preamble ... \setlength{\extrarowheight}{length} \begin{tabular}{....} </pre> -<p>To correct a single row whose maladjustment isn't corrected by a +</blockquote><p> +<p>To correct a single row whose maladjustment isn’t corrected by a <code>\</code><code>strut</code> command, you can define your own, using -<code>\</code><code>rule{0pt}{length}</code> - which is a near approximation to the +<code>\</code><code>rule{0pt}{length}</code> — which is a near approximation to the command that goes inside a <code>\</code><code>strut</code>. The <i>bigstrut</i> package defines a strut command that you can use for this purpose: <code>\</code><code>bigstrut</code> on its own opens up both above and below the current @@ -36,15 +38,32 @@ line; <code>\</code><code>bigstrut[t]</code> opens up above the line, <code>\</code><code>bigstrut[b]</code> opens up below the line. <p>General solutions are available, however. The <i>tabls</i> package automatically generates an appropriately-sized strut at the end of -each row. Its disadvantages are that it's really rather slow in +each row. Its disadvantages are that it’s really rather slow in operation (since it gets in the way of everything within tables) and its (lack of) compatibility with other packages. +<p>The <i>cellspace</i> does a (possibly inferior) job by defining a +new table/array column type “S”, which you apply to each column +specification. So, for example, +<blockquote> +<pre> +\cmdinvoke{begin}{tabular}{l l l p{3cm}} +</pre> +</blockquote><p> +would become +<blockquote> +<pre> +\cmdinvoke{begin}{tabular}{Sl Sl Sl Sp{3cm}} +</pre> +</blockquote><p> +and so on. This technique shows +promise of not interfering so much with other packages, but this +author has heard of no reports from the field. <p>The <i>booktabs</i> package comes with a thought-provoking essay about how tables should be designed. Since table row-spacing problems -most often appear in collisions with rules, the author's thesis, +most often appear in collisions with rules, the author’s thesis, that LaTeX users tend too often to rule their tables, is interesting. The package provides rule commands to support the -author's scheme, but deals with inter-row spacing too. The most +author’s scheme, but deals with inter-row spacing too. The most recent release of <i>booktabs</i> sports compatibility with packages such as <i>longtable</i>. <p>Documentation of both <i>bigstrut</i> and <i>tabls</i> may be @@ -53,6 +72,7 @@ found as comments in the package files themselves. <dt><tt><i>array.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/required/tools.zip">macros/latex/required/tools</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/required/tools.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/required/tools/">browse</a>) <dt><tt><i>bigstrut.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/multirow.zip">macros/latex/contrib/multirow</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/multirow.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/multirow/">browse</a>) <dt><tt><i>booktabs.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/booktabs.zip">macros/latex/contrib/booktabs</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/booktabs.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/booktabs/">browse</a>) +<dt><tt><i>cellspace.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/cellspace.zip">macros/latex/contrib/cellspace</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/cellspace.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/cellspace/">browse</a>) <dt><tt><i>tabls.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/misc/tabls.sty">macros/latex/contrib/misc/tabls.sty</a> </dl> <p><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=struttab">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=struttab</a> |