Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Table borders

[huseyin_hzl]

Hi all,

I am newbie to Latex and trying to write my thesis with it. I have solved some issue but now I am wondering something new. I have searched the net but couldn't find. So, I would like to ask it here. Is there a way to produce such a table borders like below;



Thanks in advance.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Yes, using booktabs, take a look at the booktabs manual.

Double lines are "evil", but thick top and bottom lines and thin middle lines can easily be done using booktabs. Try it, and let us know how it is for you.

Stefan

[huseyin_hzl]

Yes, using booktabs, take a look at the booktabs manual.

Double lines are "evil", but thick top and bottom lines and thin middle lines can easily be done using booktabs. Try it, and let us know how it is for you.

Stefan

Actually, the table border contains thin line above thick line. Also, I don't know the working code

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Looks kind of ancient old style anyway. And not good as it's common today, for example this table writes units in italic, but today we write units upright, distinguished from italic variables.

Before implementing "fancy ideas" for your thesis, take a look at modern books in your field of science. Do they use double thick/thin lines in tables?

Stefan

[huseyin_hzl]

Looks kind of ancient old style anyway. And not good as it's common today, for example this table writes units in italic, but today we write units upright, distinguished from italic variables.

Before implementing "fancy ideas" for your thesis, take a look at modern books in your field of science. Do they use double thick/thin lines in tables?

Stefan

Just now I have looked at the book published in 2013, they also used thick lines in table also italic units are easy to be converted upright So you advice me to use simple tabular properties right?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

My advice is

• using thick lines and thin lines, not double lines (very unusual and no reason for it)
• upright units, italic variables
• no italics for table head entries, the lines separate it enough, no reason to make it harder readable and less inconsistent

Perhaps post your own table and we help to improve your code.

Stefan