[OS X TeX] Two macros for TeXShop & iTeXMac

[Will Robertson]

On 14 Jul 2004, at 9:38 AM, Alain Schremmer wrote:

> I did not see what makes the tabular a floating one but I take your 
> word for it. Is there a way to make it non floating? A lot of my 
> tables are two or three rows and really part of the body text.
>
> Any other such in preparation?

By floating I mean that the tabular is wrapped up in the table 
environment with a caption and label so you can refer to it (and if 
there isn't space for it, it will move to a page where it can fit).

If you just want a centered table in your text that doesn't move, I've 
attached a new TeXShop macro to the end of this email that will do 
this. I'll include it in the download next time I update the macros 
(maybe soon, maybe not. You know where to find me if you have 
problems!).

The question is: do you find them useful, or is it just as easy to do 
it by hand?

Best of luck,
Will

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--Applescript

property indent_with_spaces : "  " -- edit this if you want other than 
2 spaces for your indent
property cell_text : "ð " -- edit this if you want a different text blob

tell application "TeXShop"
	
	set q1 to display dialog "This macro creates a new floating tabular." 
& return & "Enter the number of columns you'd like and then input the 
type of tabular you want (booktabs is available in the memoir class)." 
default answer "3" buttons {"Cancel", "Plain", "Booktabs"} default 
button "Booktabs"
	set NCOLS to the text returned of q1
	set tabtype to the button returned of q1
	
	set q2 to display dialog "Enter the number of rows you'd like (not 
including a header row) and whether you'd like tabs or spaces for the 
indents." default answer "3" buttons {"Cancel", "Spaces", "Tabs"} 
default button "Tabs"
	set NROWS to the text returned of q2
	set indenttype to the button returned of q2
	
	if NCOLS < 1 or NROWS < 1 then
		display dialog "Eh? Zero or negative rows or columns? Silly rabbit." 
buttons {"ÁOops!"} default button 1
		return
	end if
	
	if the indenttype = "Tabs" then
		set the indent to "	"
	else
		set the indent to indent_with_spaces
	end if
	
	if the tabtype = "Booktabs" then
		set the toprule to "\\toprule"
		set the midrule to "\\midrule"
		set the bottomrule to "\\bottomrule"
	else
		set the toprule to "\\hline"
		set the midrule to "\\hline"
		set the bottomrule to "\\hline"
	end if
	
	set the beforetext to "\\begin{center}" & return & indent & indent & 
"\\begin{tabular}"
	set the aftertext to indent & indent & bottomrule & return & indent & 
"\\end{tabular}" & return & "\\end{center}"
	
	set the column_preamble to "{@{} c"
	set the one_row_text to indent & indent & cell_text
	
	if NCOLS > 1 then
		repeat with c from 2 to NCOLS
			set the column_preamble to column_preamble & "c"
			set the one_row_text to one_row_text & "& " & cell_text
		end repeat
	end if
	
	set the column_preamble to column_preamble & " @{}}" & return
	set the one_row_text to one_row_text & "\\\\ "
	
	set the midtext to Â
		indent & indent & toprule & return & Â
		one_row_text & return & Â
		indent & indent & midrule & return
	-- This is the first header row surrounded by rules, not counted in 
the number of rows
	
	repeat with r from 1 to NROWS
		set the midtext to midtext & one_row_text & return
	end repeat
	
	set alltext to beforetext & column_preamble & midtext & aftertext
	set the content of the selection of the front document to alltext
	
end tell
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