On 2009-12-05, at 7:55 AM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:
Am 04.12.2009 um 22:58 schrieb Design Department:
Earlier this year I attempted to set tabular material using ConTeXt while meeting *all* the following requirements:
Some columns need fixed width, content must wrap to multiple lines Multi-page tables Column headings must repeat on every page Additional header information is required on every page Additional footer information containing tabular text and graphics is required on every page Forced page breaks on arbitrary selected rows Horizontal rules between specified groups of rows
I was unable to meet all these requirements and reverted to LaTeX. It works, but I prefer ConTeXt and the LaTeX version takes a painfully long time to converge on optimal column widths. I'm now using TeXLive 2009, rather than 2008 - has anything changed in ConTeXt that will meet these requirements?
Can you show a example from the LaTeX output.
If I remove a few sensitive items I can generate a sample PDF. Is this what you mean, Wolfgang? I've never seen attachments in mailing list - is that allowed? I could also include a link to it hosted somewhere else. That's probably the better solution but it will take a bit of time. The LaTeX itself is a series of templates with mixed Ruby code, and so it doesn't seem practical to post the LaTeX code itself. cheers, David Richardson