Is it possible to make a natural table split over columns or columnsets? For instance below I would like three cells in each column \starttext \startcolumns{3} \placetable{}{ \bTABLE[split=repeat] \dorecurse{9}{\bTR\bTD ha \eTD\eTR} \eTABLE} \stopcolumns \stoptext -- Johan Sandblom N8, MRC, Karolinska sjh t +46851776108 17176 Stockholm m +46735521477 Sweden "What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite" - Bertrand Russell
Johan Sandblom wrote:
Is it possible to make a natural table split over columns or columnsets?
For instance below I would like three cells in each column
\starttext \startcolumns{3} \placetable{}{ \bTABLE[split=repeat] \dorecurse{9}{\bTR\bTD ha \eTD\eTR} \eTABLE} \stopcolumns \stoptext
pretty complex: balancing and afterwards splitting graphics and such; beyond my current ambitions -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
Hi Johan, Johan Sandblom wrote:
Is it possible to make a natural table split over columns or columnsets?
see http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Tables_Overview what is possible and what is not. Currently only *linetable* is supporting horizontal splitting. The syntax looks similar to TABLE, but I don't know the details (never used it). Anyhow worth a try... http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Linetable But I don't understand why you want to split a table over columns. You can reach this effect by using offsets (or empty columns if you use backgrounds or frames), beside from the (in my eyes) strange look. And how will you guarantee that a complete table line is horizontally aligned inside of columns (and pages)? Sounds like overkill to me ;) Peter
For instance below I would like three cells in each column
\starttext \startcolumns{3} \placetable{}{ \bTABLE[split=repeat] \dorecurse{9}{\bTR\bTD ha \eTD\eTR} \eTABLE} \stopcolumns \stoptext
Hi
But I don't understand why you want to split a table over columns. You can reach this effect by using offsets (or empty columns if you use backgrounds or frames), beside from the (in my eyes) strange look. And how will you guarantee that a complete table line is horizontally aligned inside of columns (and pages)? Sounds like overkill to me ;)
I don't understand how you mean with offsets or empty columns, do you have an example? I wanted the functionality for a very narrow table in a booklet where paper economy is a great concern. It does not matter if it is horizontally aligned, a hole at the end (though ugly) might still save an entire page for other useful information. Of course it is overkill, but since every strange request on this list usually leads to a pointer to functionality implemented several years back, I figured it couldn't hurt to ask ... Johan
Peter
For instance below I would like three cells in each column
\starttext \startcolumns{3} \placetable{}{ \bTABLE[split=repeat] \dorecurse{9}{\bTR\bTD ha \eTD\eTR} \eTABLE} \stopcolumns \stoptext
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Hi Johan, Johan Sandblom wrote:
Hi
But I don't understand why you want to split a table over columns. You can reach this effect by using offsets (or empty columns if you use backgrounds or frames), beside from the (in my eyes) strange look. And how will you guarantee that a complete table line is horizontally aligned inside of columns (and pages)? Sounds like overkill to me ;)
I don't understand how you mean with offsets or empty columns, do you have an example? I wanted the functionality for a very narrow table in a booklet where paper economy is a great concern. It does not matter if it is horizontally aligned, a hole at the end (though ugly) might still save an entire page for other useful information. Of course it is overkill, but since every strange request on this list usually leads to a pointer to functionality implemented several years back, I figured it couldn't hurt to ask ...
Sorry, I have missed that your test table has only one column (really narrow). So offset and empty column are pretty useless. :) I thought there were 9 table columns, that should be split over the three page columns. So all depends on the exact size of your table. Can you make a minimal example? Greetings, Peter
Johan
Peter
For instance below I would like three cells in each column
\starttext \startcolumns{3} \placetable{}{ \bTABLE[split=repeat] \dorecurse{9}{\bTR\bTD ha \eTD\eTR} \eTABLE} \stopcolumns \stoptext
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