Table footnote numbering
Thanks Richard, Combs, Richard wrote: >> How I can start footnote numbering for a single table for any other > value >> than >> 1/a? > > For one table, but not others? I don't think you can do that with real > footnotes. Hmm what I thought :( > > You can specify custom numbering -- go to Format > Document > Numbering >> Table Footnote and set Format to Custom. In the Custom Numbering > dialog, enter the sequence of letters/numbers/symbols you want to use > (in order of use). This I know :) > You can probably fake it using superscripted hypertext links to pgfs in > a borderless straddled cell at the bottom of the table. But it would be > a manual and fussy task. > > I'd rethink the idea if I were you -- but then, I'm particularly averse > to manual and fussy. ;-) Me too ;) It's just that I have two tables on one page (both tables span pages, the first starts on the previous page and the second finishes on the succeeding page). Both tables have footnotes and so both have the same sequence of letters. This may be a source of confusion for some readers because the letter "a" for the first footnote in the first table is on the previous page and the footnote is on the current page, but the first footnote in the second table appears on the succeeding page but its letter "a" is on the current page. Therefore you have a table footnote on the current page and a letter "a" too, but they relate to different footnotes and tables. I know the footnote appears *above* the letter "a", but one can never under-estimate the lack of comprehension of some readers. So I wanted to start the second table where the first table's footnote numbering left off. Sheesh that's hard to describe clearly. So far this is the only instance, but the book will be over 1000 pages before it is done and there are tables on 75% of them. Looks like I'm going to have to live with it, again. Alan
Table footnote numbering
Hi all, How I can start footnote numbering for a single table for any other value than 1/a? Of course the ideal would be to be able to have different footnote numbering styles for individual tables :( Cheers Alan
Table footnote numbering
Alan Litchfield wrote: > It's just that I have two tables on one page (both tables span pages, the > first starts on the previous page and the second finishes on the succeeding > page). Both tables have footnotes and so both have the same sequence of > letters. This may be a source of confusion for some readers because the > letter > "a" for the first footnote in the first table is on the previous page and > the > footnote is on the current page, but the first footnote in the second table > appears on the succeeding page but its letter "a" is on the current page. > > Therefore you have a table footnote on the current page and a letter "a" > too, > but they relate to different footnotes and tables. I know the footnote > appears > *above* the letter "a", but one can never under-estimate the lack of > comprehension of some readers. I think you can justify living with it. Assuming these aren't the first tables with footnotes in this book, your readers will have had the opportunity to learn by previous examples that table footnotes always appear at the bottom of the table. If there is any intervening text between the two tables (even just a heading or table title), I think the chances of a normally functional human being getting confused are pretty close to nil. Trying to guard against the rare exception may lead you afoul of a corollary to Baker's Paradox: "Any procedure that anticipates every possible misunderstanding will be incomprehensible to all users." -- Mark Baker IMHO, YMMV, etc. Richard Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 --
RE: Table footnote numbering
Alan Litchfield wrote: > It's just that I have two tables on one page (both tables span pages, the > first starts on the previous page and the second finishes on the succeeding > page). Both tables have footnotes and so both have the same sequence of > letters. This may be a source of confusion for some readers because the > letter > "a" for the first footnote in the first table is on the previous page and > the > footnote is on the current page, but the first footnote in the second table > appears on the succeeding page but its letter "a" is on the current page. > > Therefore you have a table footnote on the current page and a letter "a" > too, > but they relate to different footnotes and tables. I know the footnote > appears > *above* the letter "a", but one can never under-estimate the lack of > comprehension of some readers. I think you can justify living with it. Assuming these aren't the first tables with footnotes in this book, your readers will have had the opportunity to learn by previous examples that table footnotes always appear at the bottom of the table. If there is any intervening text between the two tables (even just a heading or table title), I think the chances of a normally functional human being getting confused are pretty close to nil. Trying to guard against the rare exception may lead you afoul of a corollary to Baker's Paradox: "Any procedure that anticipates every possible misunderstanding will be incomprehensible to all users." -- Mark Baker IMHO, YMMV, etc. Richard Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 -- ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Table footnote numbering
Alan Litchfield wrote: > How I can start footnote numbering for a single table for any other value > than > 1/a? For one table, but not others? I don't think you can do that with real footnotes. You can specify custom numbering -- go to Format > Document > Numbering > Table Footnote and set Format to Custom. In the Custom Numbering dialog, enter the sequence of letters/numbers/symbols you want to use (in order of use). But table footnote numbering always starts over with each table, and each table's footnotes will use that same sequence. You can probably fake it using superscripted hypertext links to pgfs in a borderless straddled cell at the bottom of the table. But it would be a manual and fussy task. I'd rethink the idea if I were you -- but then, I'm particularly averse to manual and fussy. ;-) Richard Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 --
RE: Table footnote numbering
Thanks Richard, Combs, Richard wrote: >> How I can start footnote numbering for a single table for any other > value >> than >> 1/a? > > For one table, but not others? I don't think you can do that with real > footnotes. Hmm what I thought :( > > You can specify custom numbering -- go to Format > Document > Numbering >> Table Footnote and set Format to Custom. In the Custom Numbering > dialog, enter the sequence of letters/numbers/symbols you want to use > (in order of use). This I know :) > You can probably fake it using superscripted hypertext links to pgfs in > a borderless straddled cell at the bottom of the table. But it would be > a manual and fussy task. > > I'd rethink the idea if I were you -- but then, I'm particularly averse > to manual and fussy. ;-) Me too ;) It's just that I have two tables on one page (both tables span pages, the first starts on the previous page and the second finishes on the succeeding page). Both tables have footnotes and so both have the same sequence of letters. This may be a source of confusion for some readers because the letter "a" for the first footnote in the first table is on the previous page and the footnote is on the current page, but the first footnote in the second table appears on the succeeding page but its letter "a" is on the current page. Therefore you have a table footnote on the current page and a letter "a" too, but they relate to different footnotes and tables. I know the footnote appears *above* the letter "a", but one can never under-estimate the lack of comprehension of some readers. So I wanted to start the second table where the first table's footnote numbering left off. Sheesh that's hard to describe clearly. So far this is the only instance, but the book will be over 1000 pages before it is done and there are tables on 75% of them. Looks like I'm going to have to live with it, again. Alan ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Table footnote numbering
Alan Litchfield wrote: > How I can start footnote numbering for a single table for any other value > than > 1/a? For one table, but not others? I don't think you can do that with real footnotes. You can specify custom numbering -- go to Format > Document > Numbering > Table Footnote and set Format to Custom. In the Custom Numbering dialog, enter the sequence of letters/numbers/symbols you want to use (in order of use). But table footnote numbering always starts over with each table, and each table's footnotes will use that same sequence. You can probably fake it using superscripted hypertext links to pgfs in a borderless straddled cell at the bottom of the table. But it would be a manual and fussy task. I'd rethink the idea if I were you -- but then, I'm particularly averse to manual and fussy. ;-) Richard Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 -- ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Table footnote numbering
Hi all, How I can start footnote numbering for a single table for any other value than 1/a? Of course the ideal would be to be able to have different footnote numbering styles for individual tables :( Cheers Alan ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
