Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-02 Thread Paul Smith
I have tried the method suggested by you, but I get compiling errors. The LyX file is enclosed. attached the correct file. With right mouse button clicking on the minipage button you can change the width of the minipage. I set it to 30% of columnwidth. It works fine now! Thanks, Herbert! I have

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-02 Thread Herbert Voss
Paul Smith wrote: I have tried the method suggested by you, but I get compiling errors. The LyX file is enclosed. attached the correct file. With right mouse button clicking on the minipage button you can change the width of the minipage. I set it to 30% of columnwidth. It works fine now!

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-02 Thread Paul Smith
- Insert-minipage (it is by default 100% of columnwidth change it with the above method - now the cursor is inside the minipage change to paragraph layout- Caption - insert caption as usual Thank you very much indeed, Herbert! Paul

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-02 Thread Paul Smith
I have tried the method suggested by you, but I get compiling errors. The LyX file is enclosed. attached the correct file. With right mouse button clicking on the minipage button you can change the width of the minipage. I set it to 30% of columnwidth. It works fine now! Thanks, Herbert! I have

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-02 Thread Herbert Voss
Paul Smith wrote: I have tried the method suggested by you, but I get compiling errors. The LyX file is enclosed. attached the correct file. With right mouse button clicking on the minipage button you can change the width of the minipage. I set it to 30% of columnwidth. It works fine now!

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-02 Thread Paul Smith
- Insert-minipage (it is by default 100% of columnwidth change it with the above method - now the cursor is inside the minipage change to paragraph layout- Caption - insert caption as usual Thank you very much indeed, Herbert! Paul

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-02 Thread Paul Smith
I have tried the method suggested by you, but I get compiling errors. The LyX file is enclosed. attached the correct file. With right mouse button clicking on the minipage button you can change the width of the minipage. I set it to 30% of columnwidth. It works fine now! Thanks, Herbert! I have

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-02 Thread Herbert Voss
Paul Smith wrote: I have tried the method suggested by you, but I get compiling errors. The LyX file is enclosed. attached the correct file. With right mouse button clicking on the minipage button you can change the width of the minipage. I set it to 30% of columnwidth. It works fine now!

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-02 Thread Paul Smith
- Insert->minipage (it is by default 100% of columnwidth change it with the above method - now the cursor is inside the minipage change to paragraph layout-> Caption - insert caption as usual Thank you very much indeed, Herbert! Paul

Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Paul Smith
Dear All I am trying to insert a table in a document, but I do not know how to: 1.diminish the horizontal length of the caption; 2.force the float to be in the same place in the DVI file as it appears in the LyX file. Could somebody here please help me? Thank you a lot in advance! Paul

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Angus Leeming
Paul Smith wrote: Dear All I am trying to insert a table in a document, but I do not know how to: 1.diminish the horizontal length of the caption; Place the float in a minipage? 2.force the float to be in the same place in the DVI file as it appears in the LyX file. Then it isn't a

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Herbert Voss
Angus Leeming wrote: 1.diminish the horizontal length of the caption; Place the float in a minipage? it is not possible to have a float inside a minipage. It's the other way round: the caption can be inside the float. Herbert

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Paul Smith
1.diminish the horizontal length of the caption; Place the float in a minipage? it is not possible to have a float inside a minipage. It's the other way round: the caption can be inside the float. I thank both (Angus and Herbert) for your help! I have just tried the way suggested by Angus

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Herbert Voss
Paul Smith wrote: I thank both (Angus and Herbert) for your help! I have just tried the way suggested by Angus (putting the float table inside a minipage) and it works fine. Probably, my table is not a pure float, since I have selected the here definitely placement. This is not a good idea.

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Herbert Voss
Herbert Voss wrote: Angus Leeming wrote: 1.diminish the horizontal length of the caption; Place the float in a minipage? it is not possible to have a float inside a minipage. It's the other way round: the caption can be inside the float. should be the minipage Herbert

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Paul Smith
I thank both (Angus and Herbert) for your help! I have just tried the way suggested by Angus (putting the float table inside a minipage) and it works fine. Probably, my table is not a pure float, since I have selected the here definitely placement. This is not a good idea. You need a minipage

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Paul Smith
This is not a good idea. You need a minipage only for the caption, not for the float. Otherwise it makes no sense, because the tabular may be of a larger size than the minipage and then the tabular is not horizontally centered. I have tried the method suggested by you, but I get compiling errors.

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Herbert Voss
Paul Smith wrote: This is not a good idea. You need a minipage only for the caption, not for the float. Otherwise it makes no sense, because the tabular may be of a larger size than the minipage and then the tabular is not horizontally centered. I have tried the method suggested by you, but I

Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Paul Smith
Dear All I am trying to insert a table in a document, but I do not know how to: 1.diminish the horizontal length of the caption; 2.force the float to be in the same place in the DVI file as it appears in the LyX file. Could somebody here please help me? Thank you a lot in advance! Paul

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Angus Leeming
Paul Smith wrote: Dear All I am trying to insert a table in a document, but I do not know how to: 1.diminish the horizontal length of the caption; Place the float in a minipage? 2.force the float to be in the same place in the DVI file as it appears in the LyX file. Then it isn't a

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Herbert Voss
Angus Leeming wrote: 1.diminish the horizontal length of the caption; Place the float in a minipage? it is not possible to have a float inside a minipage. It's the other way round: the caption can be inside the float. Herbert

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Paul Smith
1.diminish the horizontal length of the caption; Place the float in a minipage? it is not possible to have a float inside a minipage. It's the other way round: the caption can be inside the float. I thank both (Angus and Herbert) for your help! I have just tried the way suggested by Angus

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Herbert Voss
Paul Smith wrote: I thank both (Angus and Herbert) for your help! I have just tried the way suggested by Angus (putting the float table inside a minipage) and it works fine. Probably, my table is not a pure float, since I have selected the here definitely placement. This is not a good idea.

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Herbert Voss
Herbert Voss wrote: Angus Leeming wrote: 1.diminish the horizontal length of the caption; Place the float in a minipage? it is not possible to have a float inside a minipage. It's the other way round: the caption can be inside the float. should be the minipage Herbert

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Paul Smith
I thank both (Angus and Herbert) for your help! I have just tried the way suggested by Angus (putting the float table inside a minipage) and it works fine. Probably, my table is not a pure float, since I have selected the here definitely placement. This is not a good idea. You need a minipage

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Paul Smith
This is not a good idea. You need a minipage only for the caption, not for the float. Otherwise it makes no sense, because the tabular may be of a larger size than the minipage and then the tabular is not horizontally centered. I have tried the method suggested by you, but I get compiling errors.

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Herbert Voss
Paul Smith wrote: This is not a good idea. You need a minipage only for the caption, not for the float. Otherwise it makes no sense, because the tabular may be of a larger size than the minipage and then the tabular is not horizontally centered. I have tried the method suggested by you, but I

Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Paul Smith
Dear All I am trying to insert a table in a document, but I do not know how to: 1.diminish the horizontal length of the caption; 2.force the float to be in the same place in the DVI file as it appears in the LyX file. Could somebody here please help me? Thank you a lot in advance! Paul

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Angus Leeming
Paul Smith wrote: > Dear All > > I am trying to insert a table in a document, but I do not know how > to: > > 1.diminish the horizontal length of the caption; Place the float in a minipage? > 2.force the float to be in the same place in the DVI file as it > appears in the LyX file. Then it

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Herbert Voss
Angus Leeming wrote: 1.diminish the horizontal length of the caption; Place the float in a minipage? it is not possible to have a float inside a minipage. It's the other way round: the caption can be inside the float. Herbert

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Paul Smith
1.diminish the horizontal length of the caption; Place the float in a minipage? it is not possible to have a float inside a minipage. It's the other way round: the caption can be inside the float. I thank both (Angus and Herbert) for your help! I have just tried the way suggested by Angus

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Herbert Voss
Paul Smith wrote: I thank both (Angus and Herbert) for your help! I have just tried the way suggested by Angus (putting the float table inside a minipage) and it works fine. Probably, my table is not a pure float, since I have selected the "here definitely placement". This is not a good idea.

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Herbert Voss
Herbert Voss wrote: Angus Leeming wrote: 1.diminish the horizontal length of the caption; Place the float in a minipage? it is not possible to have a float inside a minipage. It's the other way round: the caption can be inside the float. should be "the minipage" Herbert

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Paul Smith
I thank both (Angus and Herbert) for your help! I have just tried the way suggested by Angus (putting the float table inside a minipage) and it works fine. Probably, my table is not a pure float, since I have selected the "here definitely placement". This is not a good idea. You need a

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Paul Smith
This is not a good idea. You need a minipage only for the caption, not for the "float". Otherwise it makes no sense, because the tabular may be of a larger size than the minipage and then the tabular is not horizontally centered. I have tried the method suggested by you, but I get compiling

Re: Two problems with float:tables

2004-01-01 Thread Herbert Voss
Paul Smith wrote: This is not a good idea. You need a minipage only for the caption, not for the "float". Otherwise it makes no sense, because the tabular may be of a larger size than the minipage and then the tabular is not horizontally centered. I have tried the method suggested by you, but I