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
