Setting Up Longtable

[Rich Shepard]

  I have a table with 65 rows and want to define it as a long table. The
Users Guide tells me, If the table is too long to fit on one page, you can
use the option Use long table in the tab Longtable of the table dialog to
split the table automatically over more pages. Doing this enables some check
boxes and you can now define.

  But, I cannot find the 'tab Longtable of the table dialog.' It does not
appear to be on the table tool bar and clicking in the table does not bring
up a table dialog. I'm not seeing how to access do the job.

Rich

Re: Setting Up Longtable

[curtis osterhoudt]

Hi, Rich, 

   I recently had to do this (in the 2.1.0 development version of LyX).

   I inserted a table, and got the caption typed in. Then, near that caption 
box (and within the demarcations marking the table), I can right-click. At the 
bottom of the pop-up menu is a More... option, which brings up yet another 
pop-up menu, with Settings Choosing that finally has the Longtable tab.

   Hope that helps!

               Curtis
 
/**
As a species, we are forever sticking our fingers into the electric socket of 
the Universe to see what'll happen next. It's a trait that'll either save us or 
kill us, but by god it's what makes us human beings. I'd rather be in the 
company of people who look at Mars than people who contemplate humanity's navel 
-- other worlds are better than fluff. ~~Terry Pratchett
***/



 From: Rich Shepard rshep...@appl-ecosys.com
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org 
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 12:49 PM
Subject: Setting Up Longtable
 
  I have a table with 65 rows and want to define it as a long table. The
Users Guide tells me, If the table is too long to fit on one page, you can
use the option Use long table in the tab Longtable of the table dialog to
split the table automatically over more pages. Doing this enables some check
boxes and you can now define.

  But, I cannot find the 'tab Longtable of the table dialog.' It does not
appear to be on the table tool bar and clicking in the table does not bring
up a table dialog. I'm not seeing how to access do the job.

Rich

Re: Setting Up Longtable

[curtis osterhoudt]

Ah. A slightly easier way of getting there is to place the mouse cursor within 
the table, and then go to the Edit menu at the top of the LyX window, choose 
Table Settings, and then the dialog which appears includes the Longtable 
tab.
 
/**
As a species, we are forever sticking our fingers into the electric socket of 
the Universe to see what'll happen next. It's a trait that'll either save us or 
kill us, but by god it's what makes us human beings. I'd rather be in the 
company of people who look at Mars than people who contemplate humanity's navel 
-- other worlds are better than fluff. ~~Terry Pratchett
***/



 From: Rich Shepard rshep...@appl-ecosys.com
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org 
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 12:49 PM
Subject: Setting Up Longtable
 
  I have a table with 65 rows and want to define it as a long table. The
Users Guide tells me, If the table is too long to fit on one page, you can
use the option Use long table in the tab Longtable of the table dialog to
split the table automatically over more pages. Doing this enables some check
boxes and you can now define.

  But, I cannot find the 'tab Longtable of the table dialog.' It does not
appear to be on the table tool bar and clicking in the table does not bring
up a table dialog. I'm not seeing how to access do the job.

Rich

Re: Setting Up Longtable

[Rich Shepard]

On Fri, 10 Aug 2012, curtis osterhoudt wrote:


Ah. A slightly easier way of getting there is to place the mouse cursor
within the table, and then go to the Edit menu at the top of the LyX
window, choose Table Settings, and then the dialog which appears
includes the Longtable tab.  


Curtis,

  I need to play with this (or your previous suggestion). When I follow the
above, and check the box for 'caption' it makes the column header row a
caption. Since all tables I've used in the past were in floats I need to
learn how to work with a table outside a float.

  Looks like I need to play until I can get the caption correct, then figure
out by trial-and-error where to break the page.

Thanks for the pointers,

Rich

Setting Up Longtable

[Rich Shepard]

  I have a table with 65 rows and want to define it as a long table. The
Users Guide tells me, If the table is too long to fit on one page, you can
use the option Use long table in the tab Longtable of the table dialog to
split the table automatically over more pages. Doing this enables some check
boxes and you can now define.

  But, I cannot find the 'tab Longtable of the table dialog.' It does not
appear to be on the table tool bar and clicking in the table does not bring
up a table dialog. I'm not seeing how to access do the job.

Rich

Re: Setting Up Longtable

[curtis osterhoudt]

Hi, Rich, 

   I recently had to do this (in the 2.1.0 development version of LyX).

   I inserted a table, and got the caption typed in. Then, near that caption 
box (and within the demarcations marking the table), I can right-click. At the 
bottom of the pop-up menu is a More... option, which brings up yet another 
pop-up menu, with Settings Choosing that finally has the Longtable tab.

   Hope that helps!

               Curtis
 
/**
As a species, we are forever sticking our fingers into the electric socket of 
the Universe to see what'll happen next. It's a trait that'll either save us or 
kill us, but by god it's what makes us human beings. I'd rather be in the 
company of people who look at Mars than people who contemplate humanity's navel 
-- other worlds are better than fluff. ~~Terry Pratchett
***/



 From: Rich Shepard rshep...@appl-ecosys.com
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org 
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 12:49 PM
Subject: Setting Up Longtable
 
  I have a table with 65 rows and want to define it as a long table. The
Users Guide tells me, If the table is too long to fit on one page, you can
use the option Use long table in the tab Longtable of the table dialog to
split the table automatically over more pages. Doing this enables some check
boxes and you can now define.

  But, I cannot find the 'tab Longtable of the table dialog.' It does not
appear to be on the table tool bar and clicking in the table does not bring
up a table dialog. I'm not seeing how to access do the job.

Rich

Re: Setting Up Longtable

[curtis osterhoudt]

Ah. A slightly easier way of getting there is to place the mouse cursor within 
the table, and then go to the Edit menu at the top of the LyX window, choose 
Table Settings, and then the dialog which appears includes the Longtable 
tab.
 
/**
As a species, we are forever sticking our fingers into the electric socket of 
the Universe to see what'll happen next. It's a trait that'll either save us or 
kill us, but by god it's what makes us human beings. I'd rather be in the 
company of people who look at Mars than people who contemplate humanity's navel 
-- other worlds are better than fluff. ~~Terry Pratchett
***/



 From: Rich Shepard rshep...@appl-ecosys.com
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org 
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 12:49 PM
Subject: Setting Up Longtable
 
  I have a table with 65 rows and want to define it as a long table. The
Users Guide tells me, If the table is too long to fit on one page, you can
use the option Use long table in the tab Longtable of the table dialog to
split the table automatically over more pages. Doing this enables some check
boxes and you can now define.

  But, I cannot find the 'tab Longtable of the table dialog.' It does not
appear to be on the table tool bar and clicking in the table does not bring
up a table dialog. I'm not seeing how to access do the job.

Rich

Re: Setting Up Longtable

[Rich Shepard]

On Fri, 10 Aug 2012, curtis osterhoudt wrote:


Ah. A slightly easier way of getting there is to place the mouse cursor
within the table, and then go to the Edit menu at the top of the LyX
window, choose Table Settings, and then the dialog which appears
includes the Longtable tab.  


Curtis,

  I need to play with this (or your previous suggestion). When I follow the
above, and check the box for 'caption' it makes the column header row a
caption. Since all tables I've used in the past were in floats I need to
learn how to work with a table outside a float.

  Looks like I need to play until I can get the caption correct, then figure
out by trial-and-error where to break the page.

Thanks for the pointers,

Rich

Setting Up Longtable

[Rich Shepard]

  I have a table with 65 rows and want to define it as a long table. The
Users Guide tells me, "If the table is too long to fit on one page, you can
use the option Use long table in the tab Longtable of the table dialog to
split the table automatically over more pages. Doing this enables some check
boxes and you can now define".

  But, I cannot find the 'tab Longtable of the table dialog.' It does not
appear to be on the table tool bar and clicking in the table does not bring
up a table dialog. I'm not seeing how to access do the job.

Rich

Re: Setting Up Longtable

[curtis osterhoudt]

Hi, Rich, 

   I recently had to do this (in the 2.1.0 development version of LyX).

   I inserted a table, and got the caption typed in. Then, near that caption 
box (and within the demarcations marking the table), I can right-click. At the 
bottom of the pop-up menu is a "More..." option, which brings up yet another 
pop-up menu, with "Settings...". Choosing that finally has the "Longtable" tab.

   Hope that helps!

               Curtis
 
/**
"As a species, we are forever sticking our fingers into the electric socket of 
the Universe to see what'll happen next. It's a trait that'll either save us or 
kill us, but by god it's what makes us human beings. I'd rather be in the 
company of people who look at Mars than people who contemplate humanity's navel 
-- other worlds are better than fluff." ~~Terry Pratchett
***/


>
> From: Rich Shepard 
>To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org 
>Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 12:49 PM
>Subject: Setting Up Longtable
> 
>  I have a table with 65 rows and want to define it as a long table. The
>Users Guide tells me, "If the table is too long to fit on one page, you can
>use the option Use long table in the tab Longtable of the table dialog to
>split the table automatically over more pages. Doing this enables some check
>boxes and you can now define".
>
>  But, I cannot find the 'tab Longtable of the table dialog.' It does not
>appear to be on the table tool bar and clicking in the table does not bring
>up a table dialog. I'm not seeing how to access do the job.
>
>Rich
>
>
>
>
>
>

Re: Setting Up Longtable

[curtis osterhoudt]

Ah. A slightly easier way of getting there is to place the mouse cursor within 
the table, and then go to the "Edit" menu at the top of the LyX window, choose 
"Table Settings", and then the dialog which appears includes the "Longtable" 
tab.
 
/**
"As a species, we are forever sticking our fingers into the electric socket of 
the Universe to see what'll happen next. It's a trait that'll either save us or 
kill us, but by god it's what makes us human beings. I'd rather be in the 
company of people who look at Mars than people who contemplate humanity's navel 
-- other worlds are better than fluff." ~~Terry Pratchett
***/


>
> From: Rich Shepard 
>To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org 
>Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 12:49 PM
>Subject: Setting Up Longtable
> 
>  I have a table with 65 rows and want to define it as a long table. The
>Users Guide tells me, "If the table is too long to fit on one page, you can
>use the option Use long table in the tab Longtable of the table dialog to
>split the table automatically over more pages. Doing this enables some check
>boxes and you can now define".
>
>  But, I cannot find the 'tab Longtable of the table dialog.' It does not
>appear to be on the table tool bar and clicking in the table does not bring
>up a table dialog. I'm not seeing how to access do the job.
>
>Rich
>
>
>
>
>
>

Re: Setting Up Longtable

[Rich Shepard]

On Fri, 10 Aug 2012, curtis osterhoudt wrote:


Ah. A slightly easier way of getting there is to place the mouse cursor
within the table, and then go to the "Edit" menu at the top of the LyX
window, choose "Table Settings", and then the dialog which appears
includes the "Longtable" tab.  


Curtis,

  I need to play with this (or your previous suggestion). When I follow the
above, and check the box for 'caption' it makes the column header row a
caption. Since all tables I've used in the past were in floats I need to
learn how to work with a table outside a float.

  Looks like I need to play until I can get the caption correct, then figure
out by trial-and-error where to break the page.

Thanks for the pointers,

Rich