From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/55058 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Design Department Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Table macro choices? Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 14:58:05 -0700 Message-ID: <334EDAFA-BA7F-4FBB-9C32-C3628C8C00A1@enquora.com> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1077) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1259963950 28241 80.91.229.12 (4 Dec 2009 21:59:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 21:59:10 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Fri Dec 04 22:59:03 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([195.12.62.10]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1NGgB5-00051J-EZ for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:59:03 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF6A9C9D1E; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:55:43 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id WV4r+wKirZCg; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:55:40 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15986C9D0C; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:55:40 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4754FC9D0C for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:55:36 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id H+Auk-1uajQQ for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:55:23 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from mail-pw0-f55.google.com (mail-pw0-f55.google.com [209.85.160.55]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0904EC9D08 for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:55:21 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: by pwj19 with SMTP id 19so2340475pwj.34 for ; Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:58:38 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.115.133.7 with SMTP id k7mr4861389wan.96.1259963918641; Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:58:38 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from ?192.168.1.141? (S010600131035e589.cg.shawcable.net [70.75.197.71]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 22sm2773870pzk.14.2009.12.04.13.58.37 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:58:37 -0800 (PST) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1077) X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:55058 Archived-At: 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? David ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________