Re: Multiple Lines in Table Cell
On Wed, 8 Jun 2016, Paul A. Rubin wrote: This makes the two columns into a single column for that row. That's a horse of a different garage. Um, no, it makes two rows into a single row for that column, which is a mule of a different stable. Paul, Two ways of describing the same thing. :-) Seems straightforward, but what's the problem with using two rows for the heading, with "Standard" in columns 2 and 3 of row 1 and the other four words distributed across row 2. That will do it; this did not occur to me. Thanks, Rich
Re: Multiple Lines in Table Cell
Rich Shepard appl-ecosys.com> writes: > >That's correct. By setting the column width of the cell I want to span two > lines to a length that accommodates the text on each line then I have a > narrow cell with two lines of column heading text. > > > Let's say I have two columns and join the top two cells in the > > right column to make a single header cell. > >This makes the two columns into a single column for that row. That's a > horse of a different garage. Um, no, it makes two rows into a single row for that column, which is a mule of a different stable. > > > Is that what you want, or am I missing something? > >Consider this set of column headers in a table: > >Mean Standard Standard Median > Deviation Error > > That's what I can do by setting the widths of the two middle columns. > >What I want is this: > > Standard Standard >Mean Deviation ErrorMedian > Seems straightforward, but what's the problem with using two rows for the heading, with "Standard" in columns 2 and 3 of row 1 and the other four words distributed across row 2. I did a side-by-side comparison of that with my suggestion (combining the two heading rows into one for just the middle two columns), and vertical spacing (in the PDF) looked identical to my undiscerning eye. Another version that worked for me (and looked identical to the aforementioned) was to use a single row for the heading. Using the cell settings dialog in LyX, I set the middle two heading cells to width 10ex and set the "Vertical alignment in row" to bottom (along with centering the cells horizontally, which IIRC was the default). The first and fourth heading cells required no adjustments. Paul
Re: Multiple Lines in Table Cell
On Tue, 7 Jun 2016, Paul A. Rubin wrote: I may not be understanding what you want. If you make the headings of some columns span multiple rows, that does not affect the headings of other columns. Paul, That's correct. By setting the column width of the cell I want to span two lines to a length that accommodates the text on each line then I have a narrow cell with two lines of column heading text. Let's say I have two columns and join the top two cells in the right column to make a single header cell. This makes the two columns into a single column for that row. That's a horse of a different garage. Is that what you want, or am I missing something? Consider this set of column headers in a table: Mean Standard Standard Median Deviation Error That's what I can do by setting the widths of the two middle columns. What I want is this: Standard Standard Mean Deviation ErrorMedian Rich
Re: Multiple Lines in Table Cell
Rich Shepard appl-ecosys.com> writes: > >The pattern I used to use back in the early Pleistocene was to place > single column headings on the bottom row when other columns had multiple > rows. Doing this in LyX using the embedded \linebreak is not working. > >Has table typesetting changed so that single-row cell headings are aligned > on the top when other columns have multiple row headings? If not, please > pass me a clue stick on how to move those single rows down. > Rich, I may not be understanding what you want. If you make the headings of some columns span multiple rows, that does not affect the headings of other columns. Let's say I have two columns and join the top two cells in the right column to make a single header cell. The left column still has separate cells in those rows; so I can just stick heading content in row 2, column 1. No line break is required. Is that what you want, or am I missing something? Paul
Multiple Lines in Table Cell
I'm running lyx-2.2.0 on Slackware and have a question on multiple lines in a table cell that was not answered in the wiki's page on tables. The pattern I used to use back in the early Pleistocene was to place single column headings on the bottom row when other columns had multiple rows. Doing this in LyX using the embedded \linebreak is not working. Has table typesetting changed so that single-row cell headings are aligned on the top when other columns have multiple row headings? If not, please pass me a clue stick on how to move those single rows down. TIA, Rich
