LyX ⇒ Problem with a table...

[sim0ne]

Hi.

I try to creat a table, that has 2 columns. the left one has a picture in it, the right one has a few lines in it.

now, i insert a picture in the left column, and add text to the lines in the right column.


now, there is no line breaks in the table, even though i have spaces between the words.
and the table has the height of the text, like there wouldn't even be a picture. so the picture is completely out of place. look for yourself:


what am i supposed to do to get the table i want ?

[mas]

You should post what you have done so that it is easier for others to help you. What is expected is a minimal working example.

The tabular options like c/l/r do not break the lines. Use p instead. If you want more control on the alignments, use the package array. Take a look the code snippet. It might help you.

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\documentclass{standalone}

\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{blindtext}

\usepackage{blindtext}

\begin{document}
  \begin{tabular}{cm{.5\textwidth}}
      \includegraphics*[scale=.2]{example-image-a.png} &
      \blindtext
  \end{tabular}
\end{document}

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[sim0ne]

ok, as i see, it works on your system, and it works on mine, too, using blindtext or anything of the like.
could you maybe replace the blindtext with the following, and see if it still works? because for me, it doesn't.

5.92 (dd, 4H, 3J=7.9 Hz, 4J=0.8 Hz, H-1), 6.65 (dd, 4H, 3J=7.5 Hz, 4J=1.5 Hz, H-7), 6.86 (dd, 4H, 3J=7.5 Hz, 4J=1.3 Hz, H-8), 6.87 (dd, 4H, 3J=5.8 Hz, 4J=1.5 Hz, H-5), 7.60 (dd, 4H, 3J=7.7 Hz, 4J=1.3 Hz, H-6), 7.84 (dd, 4H, 3J=7.7 Hz, 4J=1.5 Hz, H-9), 7.98 (d, 4H, 3J=7.9 Hz, H-2), 9.30 (ddd, 4H, 3J=5.8 Hz, 4J=1.5 Hz, 5J=0.8 Hz, H-4).

thanks.

[Johannes_B]

You can do something like this;

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\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{blindtext}

\usepackage{showframe}

\begin{document}
\noindent
\begin{tabular}{>{\centering}m{.45\textwidth}m{.45\textwidth}}
	\includegraphics[width=.7\linewidth]{example-image-a.png} &
%	\blindtext
	5.92 (dd, 4H, 3J=7.9 Hz, 4J=0.8 Hz, H-1), 6.65 (dd, 4H, 3J=7.5 Hz, 4J=1.5 Hz, H-7), 6.86 (dd, 4H, 3J=7.5 Hz, 4J=1.3 Hz, H-8), 6.87 (dd, 4H, 3J=5.8 Hz, 4J=1.5 Hz, H-5), 7.60 (dd, 4H, 3J=7.7 Hz, 4J=1.3 Hz, H-6), 7.84 (dd, 4H, 3J=7.7 Hz, 4J=1.5 Hz, H-9), 7.98 (d, 4H, 3J=7.9 Hz, H-2), 9.30 (ddd, 4H, 3J=5.8 Hz, 4J=1.5 Hz, 5J=0.8 Hz, H-4).
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

[sim0ne]

so far, my table looks like this:

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\begin{tabular}{ll}
\multirow{3}{*}{\includegraphics[scale=0.4]{\string"image\string".eps}} & 
\textbf{\textsuperscript{\textbf{1}}H-NMR:} \textgreek{d} {[}ppm{]}
(500 MHz, CDCl\textsubscript{3}): \textgreek{d} 8.50 (1H, s, H-3),
7.86 (2H, d, \textsuperscript{3}J=8.2 Hz, H-9), 7.60 (1H, d, \textsuperscript{3}J=8
Hz, H-6), 7.53 (1H, dd, \textsuperscript{3}J=8.1 Hz, \textsuperscript{4}J=2.3
Hz, H-7), 7.26 (2H, d, \textsuperscript{3}J=7.9 Hz, H-10), 2.40 (3H,
s, H-12), 2.36 (3H, s, H-1).\tabularnewline
 & 13C\tabularnewline
 & ESI\tabularnewline
\end{tabular}

now, i'm don't understand latex enough to see where the difference is, which makes it impossible to get a line break. is it the tabularnewline tag ?

[Johannes_B]

A snipet with unknown commands once more.

The thing is, lyX is not a tool to save yourself from learning LaTeX. It is a tool for people familiar with LaTeX that know what pushing a button does.

I wasn't able to compile the current example due to unknown commands, and as there are more than 5000 packages that possibly define a commands, my mood in searching the right one today is quite low.

Hint: Package chemmcaros provides commands that help when dealing with NMR stuff. Of course, this needs a bit of LaTeX knowledge and LyX will not provide a button to klick. LyX can, by definition, not provide any aspect that packages provide. This is a limitation and a safe harbour at the very same time.

[scottkosty]

A snipet with unknown commands once more.

The thing is, lyX is not a tool to save yourself from learning LaTeX. It is a tool for people familiar with LaTeX that know what pushing a button does.

+1

Yes, please provide a minimal example. Please read the following:
wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/MinimalExample

[sim0ne]

I understand that knowing what LyX is doing is better than not knowing it.
But since I have to get my work finished, and MS Office pretty much sucks for writing long documents, I have no other choice than trying my best with LyX. I'll try to understand what to do to make it work. But in case you have an idea how I could fix it, please let me know. I appreciate it a lot !

[Johannes_B]

We want to help, but we need something compilable. If not, we have to invest a lot of time. Since you are not the only one seeking help ... you have to invest a bit of time to start with.

[sim0ne]

ok, sorry. i stripped it down to just the table.
here's the complete tex-file. let's see if it works now:

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\documentclass[12pt,ngerman]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[latin9]{inputenc}
\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{verbose,tmargin=2.5cm,bmargin=2.5cm,lmargin=2.5cm,rmargin=2.5cm}
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{5}
\setcounter{tocdepth}{5}
\setlength{\parskip}{\smallskipamount}
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{setspace}
\onehalfspacing

\makeatletter

\providecommand{\tabularnewline}{\\}

\makeatother

\usepackage{babel}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{ll}
\multirow{3}{*}{\includegraphics[scale=0.4]{\string"/picture\string".eps}} & 8.50 (1H, s, H-3), 7.86 (2H, d, \textsuperscript{3}J=8.2 Hz, H-9),
7.60 (1H, d, \textsuperscript{3}J=8 Hz, H-6), 7.53 (1H, dd, \textsuperscript{3}J=8.1
Hz, \textsuperscript{4}J=2.3 Hz, H-7), 7.26 (2H, d, \textsuperscript{3}J=7.9
Hz, H-10), 2.40 (3H, s, H-12), 2.36 (3H, s, H-1).\tabularnewline
 & second row\tabularnewline
 & third row\tabularnewline
\end{tabular}
\end{document}