> > >>>>> Hello,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> is it still not possible to split a table so that it covers one
> > >>>>> half page an then
> > >>>> another half page?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> It is my understanding that splitting moves the table to the
> > >>>>> next page and
> > >>>> then splits it to the following if it gets too long for one entire
> > >>>> page.
> > >>>>> Would a "manual split" be possible?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Examle (table is not split, but could be):
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> \starttext
> > >>>>> \dorecurse{2}{\input knuth }
> > >>>>> \startplacetable[title={My Table}]
> > >>>>
> > >>>> \startplacetable[location=split,title={My table}] …
> > >>>> \stopplacetable
> > >>>
> > >>> Thank you Wolfgang!
> > >>> For some reason I thought the option split=yes would trigger
> > >>> splitting…
> > >>
> > >> The “split=yes” option works only for table which aren’t aren't
> > >> placed as float because this mechanism has to know that it has to
> > >> break the table into parts but then you don’t need the split key
> > >> for
> > \bTABLE.
> > >>
> > >>> Now in the sample document I get table 1a and table 1b.
> > >>> In my "real" document I get table 3.2 and table 3.3. Is there a
> > >>> way to influence this? (btw. captions are above the table, if that
> > >>> matters)
> > >>
> > >> The location of the caption doesn’t matter. The number of the
> > >> suffix for the subtables can be changed but without a example I
> > >> can’t tell why you get different results in your example and in the real
> document.
> > >
> > > My guess: It's because fo thecustom suffix. Example:
> > >
> > > \setupcaption[table][location=top]
> > > \setupcaptions[minwidth=\textwidth,width=fit,align=center,headstyle=
> > > {\
> > > ss \tfx},style={\ss \tfx
> > > \setupinterlinespace[line=1.4em]},suffix={:},distance=.5em]
> >
> > Remove the setting for “suffix” because it hold the number for the
> > subtable, the number itself can be changed with
> >
> > \setupfloatsplitting[conversion=…]
> >
> > and a separator between the float number and the suffix can be added
> > with
> >
> > \setupcaption[suffixseparator=…].
> >
> > To add a stopper behind the suffix a different method is needed
> > because although there is a “numberstopper” key for \setupcaption the
> > symbol is added before the suffix, what you can do is to put he symbol
> > in the label text with
> >
> > \setuplabeltext[table={Table ,:}]
> >
> > but a extra key “suffixstopper” but we useful in this case.
> >
> > @Hans: Can you make this change in strc-flt.mkvi?
> >
> > \unexpanded\def\thecurrentfloatnumbersuffix
> > {\doifsomething{\floatcaptionparameter\c!suffix}
> > {\floatcaptionparameter\c!suffixseparator
> > % \floatcaptionparameter\c!suffix}}
> > \floatcaptionparameter\c!suffix
> > \floatcaptionparameter\c!suffixstopper}}
> >
>
> Works like a charm :)
> Thanks, Wolfgang!
Just noticed:
In my example posted above, when I remove the suffix and add the
\setuplabeltext[table={Table ,:}] I get the a and b. BUT:
It's Table 1.1a and 1.2b ...so the second number is incremented, should stay
the same, though (1.1a & 1.1b).
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