On 30/03/2017 11:11 a.m., Richard Heck wrote:
On 03/29/2017 04:22 AM, Andrew Parsloe wrote:
On 29/03/2017 1:04 p.m., Joel Kulesza wrote:
On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 3:28 PM, Andrew Parsloe <apars...@clear.net.nz
<mailto:apars...@clear.net.nz>> wrote:
The booktabs package produces much cleaner tables than "native"
LaTeX ones, but I wonder why LyX only "half converts" a LaTeX table
to formal style? In the attachment LyX produces the middle table
from the left-hand one, but the right-hand one is what should be
produced according to the booktabs documentation:
1. Never, ever use vertical rules.
2. Never use double rules.
...
In the simplest of cases a table begins with a \toprule, has a
single row of column headings, then a dividing rule called here a
\midrule; after the columns of data we finish off with a
\bottomrule.
A user might wonder what the benefits of the Formal Style are when
faced with the middle table. It takes significantly more space and
is still fussy with horizontal rules.
Why not convert according to the scheme:
1. the initial \hline -> \toprule
2. the final \hline -> \bottomrule
3. \hline \hline -> \midrule
4. any other \hline -> (nothing)
Andrew
Andrew:
See also tickets for varying degrees of discussion/disposition:
https://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/8360
https://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/9901
https://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/10105
https://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/10106
- Joel
Thank you Joel. I should have searched on trac before spouting. I
fully support the sentiments in 9901, 10105, 10106.
It might be worth a meta-bug that draws these together.
rh
There is already a tabular meta-bug, #6011, although none of the bugs
collected there are about formal tables. It is not clear to me how to
add the four that Joel mentions to the Description in the ticket. What
is the magic button to click? Is it the Reply button to the right of the
Description field? The Preview suggests not.
Andrew
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