Re: [NTG-context] Row spacing in tables

[Hans Hagen]

At 06:16 PM 1/9/2003 +0200, you wrote:

As the TABLE manual is not very easily available (and may be not even
applicable here), I hope that somebody can answer to my question...

i patched so much in TaBLe that i will probably rewrite it some day

[btw, there is a new table mechanism under construction, meant for multiple page tables, which splits tables over spreads (multiple spreads), i.e. one can have tables with 1000 rows and 400 columns; repeat header rows and leading columns, and alike; typically a mechanism for database output]

I had to make a floating table. After a good deal of investigation in the
Beginner's Manual and the list archives I've gotten everything else into
place but the row spacing.

good, that's the best way to learn -)

My table (shortened version) is built like this:

\setuptables[bodyfont={9pt,ss},distance=small]

\placetable[here,force][table:specs]{Specifications}
\starttable[|l|lw(8cm)|l|]
\HL
\VL \bf Abbrev. \VL \bf Product name \VL \bf Code \VL \SR
\HL
\VL bog. \VL Bogus text for testing \VL -X \VL \SR
\HL
\VL bog. \VL Bogus text for testing \VL -X \VL \FR
\VL bog. \VL Bogus text for testing \VL -X \VL \LR
\HL
\VL bog. \VL Bogus text for testing \VL -X \VL \FR
\VL bog. \VL Bogus text for testing \VL -X \VL \MR
\VL bog. \VL Bogus text for testing \VL -X \VL \LR
\HL
\stoptable

or:

\startbuffer
\starttable[|l|lw(8cm)|l|]
\HL
\VL \bf Abbrev. \VL \bf Product name \VL \bf Code \VL \SR
\HL
\VL \strut bog. \VL Bogus text for testing \VL -X \VL \SR
\HL
\VL bog. \VL Bogus text for testing \VL -X \VL \FR
\VL bog. \VL Bogus text for testing \VL -X \VL \LR
\HL
\VL \strut bog. \VL Bogus text for testing \VL -X \VL \FR
\VL \strut bog. \VL Bogus text for testing \VL -X \VL \MR
\VL \strut bog. \VL Bogus text for testing \VL -X \VL \LR
\HL
\stoptable
\stopbuffer

\placetable[here,force][table:specs]{Specifications}{\getbuffer}

[this way you can also do: \externalfiguru[buffer][type=buffer,width=5cm]} and it's more readable]

I managed to make the lines come somewhat tighter together by
\setuptables[distance=small]
but they are not close enough. I tried replacing \MR with \NR and other
variants thereof, but that wasn't really a satisfying solution.

So, how do I tell my ConTeXt how small I want "distance=small" to be
(without affecting the text in the document)?

\setuptables[bodyfont={9pt,ss}] \showstruts

\setuptables[distance=none]
\getbuffer
\setuptables[height=0,depth=0]
\getbuffer
\setuptables[height=\strutheightfactor,depth=\strutdepthfactor]
\getbuffer

PS. Any easy way to color/shade a table cell/row?

with this kind of tables: a way yes, easy, depends; did you try the bTABLE mechanism?

Hans

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