General ⇒ How to insert word 'Table' or 'Figure' before Table no. in L

[vinD]

Hi

When Latex generates List of Figures (LOF) or List of Tables (LOT), it just shows the number..like 2.1, 4.5 etc...I was wondering if there is a way to insert word 'Table' or 'Figure' before it ? ..like Table 2.1, Figure 4.5 etc

Any ideas ?

Thanks

[localghost]

Does that make any sense? What else as figures would be listed in the LoF and will there be other objects than tables in the LoT?


Best regards and welcome on Board
Thorsten

[gmedina]

The tocloft package can be useful; take a look at the following example for the case of the list of tables:

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\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{tocloft}

\renewcommand{\cfttabpresnum}{TABLE }
\newlength{\mylen}
\settowidth{\mylen}{\cfttabpresnum\cfttabaftersnum}
\addtolength{\cfttabnumwidth}{\mylen}

\begin{document} 
\listoftables

\begin{table}[!ht]
  \centering
  \fbox{Test table}
  \caption{The first table}
\end{table}

\begin{table}[!ht]
  \centering
  \fbox{Test table}
  \caption{The second table}
\end{table}

\begin{table}[!ht]
  \centering
  \fbox{Test table}
  \caption{The third table}
\end{table}

\end{document}

[vinD]

Hi

Thank you for reply. I do understand that it makes no sense but this is the comment that I have received on my thesis from thesis editor. It has been mentioned that they will accept the thesis without incorporating this comment if it is generated by latex file. But I was just wondering if it is at all possible.

[localghost]

Hm, I see. Editors and their guidelines. Some of them seem not to have any ideas of things that do make sense and of those that do not.