On Tuesday 12 January 2010 03:47:03 Daniel Lohmann wrote: > On 12.01.2010, at 07:05, Steve Litt wrote: > > Ugh! > > > > I wanted rows with 3 columns. Column 1 is the name of the graphic. > > Column 2 is > > the graphic itself. Column 3 is a short explanation of the graphic. > > I used > > individual 1 row, 3 column tables to save room and make sure pages > > broke > > reasonably. > > > > Trouble is, no matter how I set cell alignment in any of the > > columns, the > > graphic always rises to the top, and the text (in other columns/ > > cells mind > > you) always starts just below where the graphic ends, thereby > > costing a lot of > > space, looking ugly, and causing confusion. > > > > Does anyone have an idea how to get the graphic and text to line up > > correctly, > > vertically, within their respective cells? Does anyone have any idea > > what > > would cause the behavior I describe? > > Hi Steve, > > have you tried using minipages instead? In my experience they tend to > be less fragile than tables. I have never tried 3 columns (just 2 so > far), but that shouldn't matter. Just insert 3 minipages side by side > with a width of 33% \textwidth and a \hfill in between. > > Daniel
Thanks Daniel, Yeah, I tried a minipage containing three minipages just before I wrote the original email. It walked waaaaaay off the right side of the page. Hmmm, but I didn't try the textwidth and hfill. Where would I place the \textwidth, and how would I back it out once all these triples are complete? Thanks SteveT Steve Litt Recession Relief Package http://www.recession-relief.US Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevelitt
