Placing tables

[David Arnold <darnold@northcoast.com>]

All,

This works:

\setupTABLE[y][odd][background=color,backgroundcolor=gray,frame=on]
\bTABLE
\bTR \bTD $p(x)=x^{3}-x^{2}-1$ \eTD \bTD \type{p=[1 -1 0 -1]}   \eTD \eTR
\bTR \bTD $q(x)=x^{4}-x^{2}-x$ \eTD \bTD \type{q=[1 0 -1 -1 0]} \eTD \eTR
\bTR \bTD $r(x)=x^{4}-2x^{2}$  \eTD \bTD \type{r=[1 0 -2 0 0]}  \eTD \eTR
\eTABLE

But this doesn't:

\placetable
[here][tbl:matlabpolys]
{Matlab represents polynomials with vectors.}
\setupTABLE[y][odd][background=color,backgroundcolor=gray,frame=on]
\bTABLE
\bTR \bTD $p(x)=x^{3}-x^{2}-1$ \eTD \bTD \type{p=[1 -1 0 -1]}   \eTD \eTR
\bTR \bTD $q(x)=x^{4}-x^{2}-x$ \eTD \bTD \type{q=[1 0 -1 -1 0]} \eTD \eTR
\bTR \bTD $r(x)=x^{4}-2x^{2}$  \eTD \bTD \type{r=[1 0 -2 0 0]}  \eTD \eTR
\eTABLE

How come? And how can I "place" a table with this new technique for setting
tables? I want it centered, referenced, and captioned.

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David Arnold
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