Setting tabulate table width with \textwidth inside an item group
Dear List: I have a tabulate table inside an indented item group and I would like to set the width of the table to the \hbox size of the surrounding text. If I use \textwidth as a width parameter, the table spills into the right margin (see attached). What is the correct parameter to use to set the width of the table to the width of the text in the item group? MWE \starttext \showframe \startitemize[n,3*broad] \startitem{% \input ward \starttabulate[|cp(.25\textwidth)|cp(.75\textwidth)|] \HL \NC Column A \NC Column B \NC \NR \HL \NC 1 \NC 2 \NC \NR \NC 2 \NC 3 \NC \NR \NC 3 \NC 4 \NC \NR \NC 4 \NC 5 \NC \NR \NC 5 \NC 6 \NC \NR \BL \stoptabulate \input ward } \stopitem \stopitemize \stoptext Thanks, Clyde
Clyde Johnston schrieb am 27.02.19 um 22:49:
Dear List:
I have a tabulate table inside an indented item group and I would like to set the width of the table to the \hbox size of the surrounding text. If I use \textwidth as a width parameter, the table spills into the right margin (see attached).
What is the correct parameter to use to set the width of the table to the width of the text in the item group?
_MWE_
\starttext
\showframe
\startitemize[n,3*broad]
\startitem{%
\input ward
\starttabulate[|cp(.25\textwidth)|cp(.75\textwidth)|]
\HL
\NC Column A \NC Column B \NC \NR
\HL
\NC 1 \NC 2 \NC \NR
\NC 2 \NC 3 \NC \NR
\NC 3 \NC 4 \NC \NR
\NC 4 \NC 5 \NC \NR
\NC 5 \NC 6 \NC \NR
\BL
\stoptabulate
\input ward
}
\stopitem
\stopitemize
\stoptext
1. There is a space between the columns which has to taken into account when you set the width of the columns, in your example your tables has a width of textwidth plus the distance between the columns. 2. \textwidth doesn’t in the argument for the items but you can use the \localhsize length to get the current width of the text block. 3. You can let ConTeXt calculate the width of the second column which saves you from guessing the needed value for the column width. 4. You don’t need braces around the content for the items. \showframe \starttext \startitemize[n,3*broad] \startitem \input ward \starttabulate[|cp(.25\localhsize)|cp|] \FL \NC Column A \NC Column B \NC \NR \ML \NC 1 \NC 2 \NC \NR \NC 2 \NC 3 \NC \NR \NC 3 \NC 4 \NC \NR \NC 4 \NC 5 \NC \NR \NC 5 \NC 6 \NC \NR \LL \stoptabulate \input ward \stopitem \stopitemize \stoptext Wolfgang
Thanks Wolfgang. This is exactly what I was looking for and thanks for the explanatory notes on the inter-column width. New knowledge is always good! :-D I put braces around the contents of the items to make them consistent with \starthead command which does not seem to contain the headstyle setting in \startitemize to the head block. Do I need braces for \starthead but not for \startitem? \showframe \starttext \startitemize[n,3*broad,repeat][headstyle={\bf}] \starthead A header \stophead \startitemize[n,3*broad] \startitem \input ward \starttabulate[|cp(.25\localhsize)|cp|] \HL \NC Column A \NC Column B \NC \NR \HL \NC 1 \NC 2 \NC \NR \NC 2 \NC 3 \NC \NR \NC 3 \NC 4 \NC \NR \NC 4 \NC 5 \NC \NR \NC 5 \NC 6 \NC \NR \BL \stoptabulate \input ward \stopitem \startitemize[n,3*broad] \stopitemize \stoptext -----Original Message----- From: Wolfgang Schuster [mailto:wolfgang.schuster.lists@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2019 12:13 AM To: mailing list for ConTeXt users; Clyde Johnston Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Setting tabulate table width with \textwidth inside an item group Clyde Johnston schrieb am 27.02.19 um 22:49:
Dear List:
I have a tabulate table inside an indented item group and I would like to set the width of the table to the \hbox size of the surrounding text. If I use \textwidth as a width parameter, the table spills into the right margin (see attached).
What is the correct parameter to use to set the width of the table to the width of the text in the item group?
_MWE_
\starttext
\showframe
\startitemize[n,3*broad]
\startitem{%
\input ward
\starttabulate[|cp(.25\textwidth)|cp(.75\textwidth)|]
\HL
\NC Column A \NC Column B \NC \NR
\HL
\NC 1 \NC 2 \NC \NR
\NC 2 \NC 3 \NC \NR
\NC 3 \NC 4 \NC \NR
\NC 4 \NC 5 \NC \NR
\NC 5 \NC 6 \NC \NR
\BL
\stoptabulate
\input ward
}
\stopitem
\stopitemize
\stoptext
1. There is a space between the columns which has to taken into account when you set the width of the columns, in your example your tables has a width of textwidth plus the distance between the columns. 2. \textwidth doesnt in the argument for the items but you can use the \localhsize length to get the current width of the text block. 3. You can let ConTeXt calculate the width of the second column which saves you from guessing the needed value for the column width. 4. You dont need braces around the content for the items. \showframe \starttext \startitemize[n,3*broad] \startitem \input ward \starttabulate[|cp(.25\localhsize)|cp|] \FL \NC Column A \NC Column B \NC \NR \ML \NC 1 \NC 2 \NC \NR \NC 2 \NC 3 \NC \NR \NC 3 \NC 4 \NC \NR \NC 4 \NC 5 \NC \NR \NC 5 \NC 6 \NC \NR \LL \stoptabulate \input ward \stopitem \stopitemize \stoptext Wolfgang
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