Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Very peculiar tables

[Jayaratna]

Dear members,

I'm a first timer here, I apologize if my question should happen to fall in the wrong place.

I have to typeset a book with a lot of music in it, but I'm solving the problem by using lilypond-book and (if I'll be able to install it on my Ubuntu) lilyglyphs.

I need to type some very peculiar tables in it, and I don't know if it would be better to draw them and then import them in Latex or if I really could code them.
First one:

Second one:

Third one:


Thank you for any advice,
Andrea

[Johannes_B]

I have never seen tables/pictures like that. One way to achieve something like that, would be to draw them using TikZ, but that needs some effort in the first place to get to know the basics.
You can have a look at TeXample.net and see how many kinds of graphical visualisation are available.

PSTricks is the alternative to Tikz on the LaTeX side. The decision which one to choose is often just a decicion of taste.

A very different approach would be to use a drawing program like Inkscape, which also has a tikz export feature.
But also Inkscape needs some time to learn.

[Jayaratna]

Dear Johannes,

thanks for your answer. I'll give a look to tikz and pstricks. I already know a little basic of inkscape and could give that a try. I'll post some results later.

Thanks again,
A

[Jayaratna]

Here is how I made the first table, using tikz:

Code: Select all

\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=0.5]
\draw (1,0)-- (1,17);
\draw (0, 0)-- (24,0);
\draw (0,17)-- (24,17);
\draw (19,0)-- (19,17);
\draw (2,0)-- (2,17);

\coordinate (a) at (0.2,10.6);
\coordinate (b) at (0.2,16.2);
\draw[decorate,decoration={brace,amplitude=10pt,raise=1pt,mirror},yshift=0pt] (b) -- (a) node [midway,yshift=-15pt]{};


\coordinate (a) at (0.2,6.6);
\coordinate (b) at (0.2,9.8);
\draw[decorate,decoration={brace,amplitude=10pt,raise=1pt,mirror},yshift=0pt] (b) -- (a) node [midway,yshift=-15pt]{};

\coordinate (a) at (0.2,1);
\coordinate (b) at (0.2, 5.8);
\draw[decorate,decoration={brace,amplitude=10pt,raise=1pt,mirror},yshift=0pt] (b) -- (a) node [midway,yshift=-15pt]{};

%\draw (0.5, 1) -- (0.5, 17);
\node at (0.5, 13.5) {\rotatebox{270}{Chiavi acute o doppie}};
\node at (0.56, 8.2)  {\rotatebox{270}{Chiavi medie}};
\node at (0.5, 3.4)  {\rotatebox{270}{Chiavi basse o gravi}};

\node at (1.5,1) {$\Gamma$};\node at (2.5,1) {\textit{ut}}; \node at (10.55,1) {Prima sex vocum deductio.}; \node at (18.5,1) {\textit{ut}}; \draw (3,0.9)-- (6.8, 0.9); \draw (14.2,0.9)-- (18,0.9); \node at (20, 1) {1 nota}; 


\node at (1.5,1.8) {A}; \node at (2.5,1.8) {\textit{re}}; \node at (18.5,1.8) {\textit{re}};  \node at (20, 1.8) {1 nota}; 

\node at (1.5,2.6) {$\natural$}; \node at (2.5,2.6) {\textit{mi}};  \node at (18.5,2.6) {\textit{mi}}; \draw (3,2.5)-- (18, 2.5); \node at (20, 2.6) {1 nota};

\node at (1.5,3.4) {C}; \node at (2.8,3.4) {\textit{fa ut}}; \node at (10.55,3.4) {Secunda deductio.}; \node at (18.2,3.4) {\textit{ut fa}};  \node at (20, 3.4) {2 note}; 

\node at (1.5,4.2) {D}; \node at (2.8,4.2) {\textit{sol re}}; \node at (18.2,4.2) {\textit{re sol}};  \node at (20, 4.2) {2 note}; \draw (3.6,4.1)-- (17.4, 4.1); 

\node at (1.5,5) {E}; \node at (2.8,5) {\textit{la mi}}; \node at (18.2,5) {\textit{mi la}};  \node at (20, 5) {2 note}; 

\node at (1.5,5.8) {F}; \node at (3.5 ,5.8) {\textit{fa ut}}; \node at (10.55,5.8) {Tertia deductio.}; \node at (17.5, 5.8) {\textit{ut fa}}; \draw (4.2, 5.8)-- (8.4, 5.8); \draw (12.6,5.8)-- (16.8, 5.8); \node at (20, 5.8) {2 note}; \draw (2.2, 5.8)-- (2.8, 5.8); \draw (18.2, 5.8)-- (18.8, 5.8); \node at (18.6, 5.65) { \lilyGlyph[scale=0.8, raise=-1]{clefs.petrucci.f} };

\node at (1.5,6.6) {G}; \node at (4 ,6.6) {\textit{sol re ut}}; \node at (10.55,6.6) {Quarta ut prima.}; \node at (17.1, 6.6) {\textit{ut re sol}}; \node at (20, 6.6) {3 note};

\node at (1.5,7.4) {a}; \node at (4 ,7.4) {\textit{la mi re}};  \node at (17.1, 7.4) {\textit{re mi la}};\node at (21.17, 7.4) {2 note, 2 chiavi};  \draw (5.1, 7.3)-- (16, 7.3);   \draw (2.2,7.3)-- (3, 7.3); \draw (18.1, 7.3)-- (18.8, 7.3); 

\node at (1.5,8.2) {b};  \node at (4.6 ,8.2) {\textit{fa $\natural$ mi}}; \node at (16.6, 8.2) {\textit{mi fa}}; \node at (20, 8.2) {2 note};


\node at (1.5,9) {c}; \node at (4.25 ,9) {\textit{sol fa ut}}; \node at (10.55,9) {Quinta ut secunda.}; \node at (16.5, 9) {\textit{ut fa sol}}; \draw (5.4, 9)-- (7.8, 9); \draw (13.2,9)-- (15.4, 9);  \draw (2.2, 9)-- (3.2, 9); \draw (17.6, 9)-- (18.8, 9); \node at (18.3, 9.055) { \lilyGlyph[scale=0.8, raise=0]{clefs.petrucci.c2} }; \node at (20, 9) {3 note};

\node at (1.5,9.8) {d}; \node at (4.25 ,9.8) {\textit{la sol re}};  \node at (16.5, 9.8) {\textit{re sol la}}; \node at (20, 9.8) {3 note};

\node at (1.5,10.6) {e}; \node at (4.75,10.6) {\textit{la mi}}; \node at (16,10.6) {\textit{mi la}};  \node at (20, 10.6) {2 note};  \draw (5.5, 10.5)-- (15.3, 10.5);   \draw (2.2,10.5)-- (4.05, 10.5); \draw (16.7, 10.5)-- (18.8, 10.5); 

\node at (1.5,11.4) {f}; \node at (5.5 ,11.4) {\textit{fa ut}}; \node at (10.55,11.4) {Sexta ut tertia.}; \node at (15.2, 11.4) {\textit{ ut fa}}; \node at (20, 11.4) {2 note};

\node at (1.5,12.2) {g}; \node at (6, 12.2) {\textit{sol re ut}}; \node at (10.55,12.2) {Septima ut prima.}; \node at (14.3, 12.2) {\textit{ut re sol}};   \draw (2.2, 12.1)-- (5, 12.1); \draw (15.4, 12.1)-- (18.8, 12.1); \node at (17.8, 12.255) { \lilyGlyph[scale=0.8, raise=0]{clefs.petrucci.g} }; \node at (20, 12.2) {3 note};

\node at (1.5,13) {aa}; \node at (6 ,13) {\textit{la mi re}};  \node at (14.3, 13) {\textit{re mi la}}; \node at (20, 13) {3 note};

\node at (1.5,13.8) {bb}; \node at (6.65 ,13.8) {\textit{fa $\natural$ mi}}; \node at (13.9, 13.8) {\textit{mi fa}}; \node at (20, 13.8) {2 note};  \draw (7.5, 13.8)-- (13.15, 13.8);   \draw (2.2,13.8)-- (5.7, 13.8); \draw (14.65, 13.8)-- (18.8, 13.8);

\node at (1.5,14.6) {cc}; \node at (6.525 ,14.6) {\textit{ sol \hspace {2.25pt} fa}}; \node at (13.9, 14.6) {\textit{fa sol}}; \node at (21.17, 14.6) {2 note, 2 chiavi};

\node at (1.5,15.4) {dd}; \node at (6.65 ,15.4) {\textit{la sol}}; \node at (13.9, 15.4) {\textit{sol la}}; \node at (20, 15.4) {2 note};  \draw (7.5, 15.4)-- (13.15, 15.4);   \draw (2.2,15.4)-- (5.7, 15.4); \draw (14.65, 15.4)-- (18.8, 15.4);

\node at (1.5,16.2) {ee}; \node at (7 ,16.2) {\textit{ la}}; \node at (13.5, 16.2) {\textit{la}}; \node at (20, 16.2) {1 nota};

\end{tikzpicture}

Tabellatikz.png (133.44 KiB) Viewed 3040 times