Document Classes ⇒ Positioning of tables

[c0nny]

Hi,

I have a question about positioning of tables.
Why is a table on an otherwise empty page placed in the middle of the page and not at the top as I try to do with [ht] ?
How can I change this behaviour?

Conny

[l0calh05t]

try adding

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\makeatletter
\setlength\@fptop{0pt}
\setlength\@fpsep{20pt plus 2pt minus 2pt}
\setlength\@fpbot{0pt}
\makeatother

in the preamble

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi,

those values will probably work if there's just one table at the page and perhaps will produce a warning "underfull \vbox".
If there are two tables, one will be positioned at the top and one at the bottom, because of the value 0pt for \@fpbot and the stretchability of \@fpsep.
I think its better not to change \@fpbot, it could keep its default value 0pt+1fil, so the tables will go up to the top of the page. Further there will be no warning about the underfull \vbox.

Stefan

[c0nny]

Thanks, the table is now at the top of the page. I then added another table to this page and with

\makeatletter
\setlength\@fptop{0pt}
\setlength\@fpsep{20pt plus 2pt minus 2pt}
\setlength\@fpbot{0pt}
\makeatother

one is at the top and one at the bottom. This remains when I remove the "fpsep" line. When I just put

\makeatletter
\setlength\@fptop{0pt}
\makeatother

the second table is somewhere in the middle of the page. I dont have the problem with the two tables right now, but how would I fix that?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi c0nny,

I meant \@fpbot above, that should not be changed, I've corrected it.
So try:

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\makeatletter
\setlength\@fptop{0pt}
\setlength\@fpsep{20pt plus 2pt minus 2pt}
\makeatother

Stefan

[c0nny]

sure, sorry, I wasn't concentrating

now it works! Thanks!