Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Same size tables side by side

[eamrob]

Hello all,

I'm new in this forum and i really need your help.

In fact, i need to put two tables side by side. I dit it but the problem is that the second column of the second table is not centered and i don't understand why.

Thanks for you're help.

here is the table code:

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\begin{table}[!ht]
    \caption{Exons et SCRs correspondants \citep{Perez2001}}
    \centering
    \label{exons_scr}
    \begin{minipage}{.3\linewidth}
      \centering
        \begin{tabular*}{\linewidth}{@{\extracolsep{\fill}}|c|c|}
            \hline
Exon & SCR \\ 
\hline 
1 & Peptide signal \\ 
\hline 
2 & SCR1 \\ 
\hline 
3 & SCR2A \\ 
\hline 
4 & SCR2B \\ 
\hline 
5 & SCR3 \\ 
\hline 
6 & SCR4 \\ 
\hline 
7 & SCR5 \\ 
\hline
8 & SCR6 \\ 
\hline
9 & SCR7 \\ 
\hline
11 & SCR8 \\ 
\hline
12 & SCR9 \\ 
\hline
        \end{tabular*}
    \end{minipage}%
    \hspace{1cm}
    \begin{minipage}{.3\linewidth}
      \centering
        \begin{tabular*}{\linewidth}{@{\extracolsep{\fill}}|c|c|}     
            \hline
Exon & SCR \\ 
\hline 
13 & SCR10 \\ 
\hline
14 & SCR11 \\ 
\hline
15 & SCR12 \\ 
\hline
16 & SCR13 \\ 
\hline
17 & SCR14 \\ 
\hline
18 & SCR15 \\ 
\hline
19 & SCR16 \\ 
\hline
20 & SCR17 \\ 
\hline
21 & SCR18 \\ 
\hline
22 & SCR19 \\ 
\hline
23 & SCR20 \\ 
\hline 
        \end{tabular*}
    \end{minipage} 
\end{table}

and here is the result:

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[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi eamrob,

welcome to the forum!

That extra flexible space pushes the content to the right. I would use tabularx. That package provides stretchable columns too, up to a selectable table width.

\usepackage{tabularx}

The table could then be like

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\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{*2{|>{\centering\arraybackslash}X}|
...
\end{tabularx}

Stefan

[eamrob]

Hi Stefan,

Thanks for your reply.

I used your solution, the problem now is that the tables are one under the other. (See picture).
I forget to say that it's the same table (same caption) that i divided in two sub tables for a best fit.

Here is the latex code :

\usepackage{tabularx}

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\begin{table}[!ht]
\centering
\caption{test}
\begin{tabularx}{.5\linewidth}{*2{|>{\centering\arraybackslash}X}|}
 \hline
Exon & SCR \\ 
\hline 
1 & Peptide signal \\ 
\hline 
2 & SCR1 \\ 
\hline 
3 & SCR2A \\ 
\hline 
4 & SCR2B \\ 
\hline 
5 & SCR3 \\ 
\hline 
6 & SCR4 \\ 
\hline 
7 & SCR5 \\ 
\hline
8 & SCR6 \\ 
\hline
9 & SCR7 \\ 
\hline
11 & SCR8 \\ 
\hline
12 & SCR9 \\ 
\hline
\end{tabularx}
\hspace{1cm}
\begin{tabularx}{.5\linewidth}{*2{|>{\centering\arraybackslash}X}|}
\hline
Exon & SCR \\ 
\hline 
13 & SCR10 \\ 
\hline
14 & SCR11 \\ 
\hline
15 & SCR12 \\ 
\hline
16 & SCR13 \\ 
\hline
17 & SCR14 \\ 
\hline
18 & SCR15 \\ 
\hline
19 & SCR16 \\ 
\hline
20 & SCR17 \\ 
\hline
21 & SCR18 \\ 
\hline
22 & SCR19 \\ 
\hline
23 & SCR20 \\ 
\hline 
\end{tabularx}
\end{table}

can you please review it for me ? I also tried

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\begin{tabularx}[t]

in the first tabular but i have this error: (log file)
! Missing number, treated as zero.
<to be read again>
}
l.227 \end{tabularx}

A number should have been here; I inserted `0'.
(If you can't figure out why I needed to see a number,
look up `weird error' in the index to The TeXbook.)

! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
<to be read again>
}
l.227 \end{tabularx}
http://www.filedropper.com/rapport_3 ==> Log file here

hebergeur dimage
thanks !

[rais]

Hi eamrob,

the problem now is that the tables are one under the other. (See picture).

unlike your initial sub tables (using the minipages) with 0.3\linewidth each, you're now trying to put two sub tables with half the linewidth each, plus something in-between. Small wonder, really, that LaTeX breaks at this `something in-between'...

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\end{tabularx}
\hspace{1cm}
\begin{tabularx}{.5\linewidth}{*2{|>{\centering\arraybackslash}X}|}

might even try to put more than the 1 cm from \hspace beween the sub tables: starting a new line between two somethings is like telling LaTeX you want a (horizontal) space between those two.

I also tried

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\begin{tabularx}[t]

in the first tabular but i have this error: (log file)
! Missing number, treated as zero.

you must not omit the width for the {tabularx} environment (nor the column specification). With {tabularx}, the optional position argument goes between the two mandatory arguments:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{showframe}
\newlength\subtabdist
\setlength\subtabdist{1cm}
\begin{document}
\begin{table}[!ht]
\centering
\caption{test}
\begin{tabularx}{\dimexpr.5\linewidth-0.5\subtabdist}[t]{*2{|>{\centering\arraybackslash}X}|}
 \hline
Exon & SCR \\ 
\hline 
1 & Peptide signal \\ 
\hline 
2 & SCR1 \\ 
\hline 
3 & SCR2A \\ 
\hline 
\end{tabularx}%
\hfill%
\begin{tabularx}{\dimexpr.5\linewidth-0.5\subtabdist}[t]{*2{|>{\centering\arraybackslash}X}|}
\hline
Exon & SCR \\ 
\hline 
13 & SCR10 \\ 
\hline
14 & SCR11 \\ 
\hline
\end{tabularx}
\end{table}
\end{document}

KR
Rainer

[eamrob]

Hi Rainer,

it works like a charm ! Thanks a lot !

Thank you Stefan for your help !

Have a nice week end guys !

KR
Eam!