Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Multiple Alignment Points within a Table Column

[svend_tveskaeg]

Hi all.

Consider the following MWE:

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\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,danish]{article}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage[hmargin=2.4cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{booktabs,dcolumn}

\newcommand*{\mc}[1]{\multicolumn{1}{c}{#1}}

\begin{document}

\begin{table}[htbp]
\def\mlr{\hspace{5.89pt}}
 \centering
  \label{tbl:3}
  \begin{tabular}{l l l l}
   \toprule
    \mc{Samlet placering} & \mc{Placering i sv{\o}mning} & \mc{Placering i cykling} & \mc{Placering i l{\o}b}      \\
   \midrule
     \mlr $1$.~Anders     & \mlr $1$.~Dennis             & \mlr $1$.~Anders         & \mlr $1$.~Anders   ($32.30$) \\
     \mlr $2$.~Brian      & \mlr $2$.~Brian              & \mlr $2$.~Frede          & \mlr $2$.~Gorm     ($34.08$) \\
     \mlr $3$.~Frede      & \mlr $3$.~Frederik           & \mlr $3$.~Brian          & \mlr $3$.~Brian    ($34.28$) \\
     \mlr $4$.~Dennis     & \mlr $4$.~Emil               & \mlr $4$.~Emil           & \mlr $4$.~Frede    ($35.19$) \\
     \mlr $5$.~Emil       & \mlr $5$.~Henrik             & \mlr $5$.~Dennis         & \mlr $5$.~Frederik ($35.20$) \\
     \mlr $6$.~Frederik   & \mlr $6$.~Frede              & \mlr $6$.~Ivar           & \mlr $6$.~Dennis   ($35.39$) \\
     \mlr $7$.~Gorm       & \mlr $7$.~Anders             & \mlr $7$.~Henrik         & \mlr $7$.~Jens     ($35.40$) \\
     \mlr $8$.~Henrik     & \mlr $8$.~Gorm               & \mlr $8$.~Frederik       & \mlr $8$.~Emil     ($35.41$) \\
     \mlr $9$.~Ivar       & \mlr $9$.~Ivar               & \mlr $9$.~Jens           & \mlr $9$.~Henrik   ($35.56$) \\
         $10$.~Jens       &     $10$.~Jens               &     $10$.~Gorm           &     $10$.~Ivar     ($36.32$) \\
   \bottomrule
  \end{tabular}
\end{table}

\end{document}

Issues:

1. Is it possible to align each column at the full stop (e.g., just before or after the end of "1.") in order to avoid the manual aligning?
2. Can I align the last column both as mentioned in 1. and align the numbers in the parentheses at the same time?

Thank you in advance!

[localghost]

The short answer is to use more columns. The long answer is to use left and right aligned pairs of columns with a specific column separator to get the desired alignment. The number alignment in the last column can be done by the siunitx package. In form of code it looks like this.

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\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,danish]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{selinput}
\SelectInputMappings{
  ae={æ},
  oslash={ø},
  Euro={€}
}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage[margin=2.4cm]{geometry}
\usepackage[tableposition=top]{caption}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{siunitx}

\newcommand*{\mcii}[1]{\multicolumn{2}{c}{#1}}
\newcommand*{\mciii}[1]{\multicolumn{3}{c}{#1}}

\begin{document}
  \begin{table}[!htb]
    \caption{Table caption}
    \label{tbl:3}
    \centering
    \begin{tabular}{
      r@{.\enspace}l  % right and left aligned pair of columns
      r@{.\enspace}l  % right and left aligned pair of columns
      r@{.\enspace}l  % right and left aligned pair of columns
      r@{.\enspace}l  % right and left aligned pair of columns
      S[table-format=3.3,input-symbols={(,)}] % number alignement specifications
    }\toprule
      \mcii{Samlet placering} & \mcii{Placering i svømning} & \mcii{Placering i cykling} & \mciii{Placering i løb} \\ \midrule
       1 & Anders   &  1 & Dennis   &  1 & Anders   &  1 & Anders   & (32.30) \\
       2 & Brian    &  2 & Brian    &  2 & Frede    &  2 & Gorm     & (34.08) \\
       3 & Frede    &  3 & Frederik &  3 & Brian    &  3 & Brian    & (34.28) \\
       4 & Dennis   &  4 & Emil     &  4 & Emil     &  4 & Frede    & (35.19) \\
       5 & Emil     &  5 & Henrik   &  5 & Dennis   &  5 & Frederik & (35.20) \\
       6 & Frederik &  6 & Frede    &  6 & Ivar     &  6 & Dennis   & (35.39) \\
       7 & Gorm     &  7 & Anders   &  7 & Henrik   &  7 & Jens     & (35.40) \\
       8 & Henrik   &  8 & Gorm     &  8 & Frederik &  8 & Emil     & (35.41) \\
       9 & Ivar     &  9 & Ivar     &  9 & Jens     &  9 & Henrik   & (35.56) \\
      10 & Jens     & 10 & Jens     & 10 & Gorm     & 10 & Ivar     & (36.32) \\ \bottomrule
    \end{tabular}
  \end{table}
\end{document}

Thorsten

[svend_tveskaeg]

Perfect!

Thank you for the other hints/corrections, too.

Update
There is actually one small thing: In the last column, I would like the output to be on the form "(xx.yy)" instead of "(xx,yy)". Therefore I tried changing input-symbols={(,)} to input-symbols={(.)} but it gives me the same output.

If someone can either point to the right place in the sinuitx manual or tell me what to do here, I will much appreciate it.

[localghost]

[…] There is actually one small thing: In the last column, I would like the output to be on the form "(xx.yy)" instead of "(xx,yy)". Therefore I tried changing input-symbols={(,)} to input-symbols={(.)} but it gives me the same output. […]

Oh, yes. I accidently left out an important detail. For the desired output add these lines to the preamble.

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\sisetup{
  output-decimal-marker={.}
}

Alternatively you can check if one of the predefined localisations matches your demands (see Section 5.16).

[…] If someone can either point to the right place in the sinuitx manual or tell me what to do here, I will much appreciate it.

Presumably Section 5 is a good starting point. Especially Section 5.6 in your case here.

[svend_tveskaeg]

I will definitely read section 5 tonight.

Thank you very much, Thorsten!