From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/31055 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Johan Sandblom" Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: split natural table over columns Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:28:24 +0200 Message-ID: <97a06f070609270228v76e0ec74y76a84a036675b174@mail.gmail.com> References: <97a06f070609260235jbfa4a60pd9688fd985c6811f@mail.gmail.com> <45196309.8010108@gmx.net> <97a06f070609261214t3ef122afn14621a56812c4ae1@mail.gmail.com> <4519984A.1050802@gmx.net> <97a06f070609270025w12937d62m1880e725eb00caf1@mail.gmail.com> <451A40F1.2070606@gmx.net> Reply-To: johan.sandblom@ki.se, mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1159349352 17448 80.91.229.2 (27 Sep 2006 09:29:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:29:12 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Wed Sep 27 11:29:08 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GSVid-0002GV-S2 for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:28:44 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id E59511FF1E; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:28:42 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 17053-01; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:28:37 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72B941FF07; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:28:36 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31B4C1FF07 for ; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:28:33 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 15935-03-2 for ; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:28:25 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.171]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with SMTP id E5F321FF02 for ; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:28:24 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id e2so28122ugf for ; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:28:24 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.67.100.12 with SMTP id c12mr352234ugm; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:28:24 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.67.20.16 with HTTP; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:28:24 -0700 (PDT) Original-To: "mailing list for ConTeXt users" In-Reply-To: <451A40F1.2070606@gmx.net> Content-Disposition: inline X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.7 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 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:31055 Archived-At: Good point, in the actual case there were two columns, a name and a number. The reason for using the table is align the name to the left and the number to the right. So a more realistic example is something like \starttext \bTABLE \setupTABLE[c][1][align=right] \setupTABLE[c][2][align=left] \dorecurse{10}{ \bTR\bTD foo\eTD\bTD 123\eTD\eTR \bTR\bTD b \eTD\bTD 123456\eTD\eTR} \eTABLE \stoptext Thank you for your interest. Regards, Johan 2006/9/27, Peter Rolf : > Johan Sandblom wrote: > > What is missing from the example that started the thread? > > > Nothing, but I think it would be a waste of time. Instead of a one > column table (of this size) I would use > \startitemize[n,columns,three] or simply change the orientation of the > table and use column spanning (columns.pdf). > In my eyes a one column table is the wrong approach to present such content. > > Peter > > > Johan > > > > 2006/9/26, Peter Rolf : > >> 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 > >> >>> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> ntg-context mailing list > >> >> ntg-context@ntg.nl > >> >> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context@ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > -- 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