[texhax] A table with both images and text (format problem)
Lars Madsen
daleif at imf.au.dk
Sun Jun 12 17:16:53 CEST 2005
>>
>> use the array-package
>>
>> and m{...} instead of p{...}
>>
>> I remembered wrong.
>>
>> p{...} is like \parbox[t]{...}{...}
>> m{...} is like \parbox[c]{...}{...}
>> and
>> b{...} is like \parbox[b]{...}{...}
>
>
>
> The resulting table still has too much white space (unnecessary white
> space). Is this just on my system?
>
>
> I tried using the parbox equivelents that you suggested (wrapped around
> the "\rule{5cm}{2cm}" command only, but the results are the same as the
> above, i.e. "\parbox[c]{...}{...}" gives a slight improvement.
>
use m{...} for both columns
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{array}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular} {|m{3cm}|m{5cm}|}
\hline
more more more more more more text
&
\rule{5cm}{2cm}
\\
\hline
more more more more more more text
&
\rule{5cm}{2cm}
\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{document}
looks fine to me.
Otherwise you need to be more specific on what it is you want.
>
>
> I don't really like the above solution because it is quite inflexible to
> any layout changes, however, if I could give my parboxes above a little
> spaceing at least it would be better than anything I have seen yet.
>
> Can I center one parbox within another?
>
see the array package documentation
You might also want to consult some documentation on what happens when one
has
\parbox[t]{...}{...}\parbox[c]{...}{...}\parbox[b]{...}{...}
the t,c,b controls how these are aligned., so since p{...} is equal to
\parbox[t]{...}{...}, then
p{...} m{...}
means that the first baseline in the p-cell is aligned with 'vertical'
middle of the m-cell. Since the contents of the m-cell is a picture
standing on the baseline you will end up with a situation where the first
baseline of the text in the p-cell is aligned with the middle of the
picture. Which doesn't look good.
Same thing with the b{...} which just aligns with the last baseline of
the text.
--
/daleif
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