On 23 Sep 2009, at 15:43, Joseph wrote:
> ...
> Here is a typical part number:
> CP-D-1X4-1315-25%-900/250-1-1-LC/PCx1-4x60mm
>
> When I print in html to the screen it nicely splits into two lines
> CP-D-1X4-1315-25%-900/250-1-1
> LC/PCx1-4x60mm
>
> so there is enough room for longer description. But tex template
> just prints the entire part number on one line, so the description
> is squeeze into few
> columns. It does not look good, and there is a lot of white space
> waisted as the part number column is long and empty below and
> description is squeezed
> into narrow space, so it takes a lot of space.
>
> I'm using default invoice.tex template.
> I think this is the section from the template:
>
> \begin{tabularx}{\textwidt...@{}rlxlrlrrr@{}}
> \textbf{Pos} & \textbf{Number} & \textbf{Description} & &
> \textbf{Qt'y} &
> \textbf{Unit} & \textbf{Price} & \textbf{Disc \%} &
> \textbf{Amount} \\ [0.5em]
> <?lsmb FOREACH number ?>
> <?lsmb lc = loop.count - 1 ?>
> <?lsmb runningnumber.${lc} ?> &
> <?lsmb number.${lc} ?> &
> <?lsmb description.${lc} ?> &
> <?lsmb deliverydate.${lc} ?> &
> <?lsmb qty.${lc} ?> &
> <?lsmb unit.${lc} ?> &
> <?lsmb sellprice.${lc} ?> &
> <?lsmb discountrate.${lc} ?> &
> <?lsmb linetotal.${lc} ?> \\
> <?lsmb END ?>
> \end{tabularx}
You may wish to:
\usepackage{hyphenat}
But I _believe_ this is inherent to tabularx. I'm pretty sure I
changed to longtable for similar reasons.
I have this notion that tabularx is rubbish, and I think it caused
another poster problems with multipage invoices. See the archives for
18-19 May this year (Subject: "2 persistant bugs; Seeking ideas where
to look."). I think longtable is a bunch better, and it will be used
in the default templates in the future.
Suggest you make a test.tex file in your homedir and filling it with
static fields:
\documentclass{minimal}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\begin{document}
Pos & Number & Description & Qt'y & Unit & Price & Disc & Amount \\
1234 & 1 & Oranges & 3 & 1 & £0.42 & 0% & £1.26 \\
CP-D-1X4-1315-25%-900/250-1-1-LC/PCx1-4x60mm & 2 & Paper probably &
8 & 1 & £1 & 0% & £8 \\
...
\end{document}
You can copy & paste the "\begin{tabularx}" and "\end{tabularx}" lines
from your invoice.tex and you should see the same problem reproduced.
I think that if you port the table to longtable you will see better
results.
Docs: http://www.maths.nottingham.ac.uk/common/resources/latex/longtable.pdf
Stroller.
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