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svend_tveskaeg
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### siunitx | Alignments in Table

Hi all.

Consider the following MWE:

\documentclass{article}\usepackage[locale=DE]{siunitx}\usepackage{booktabs} \begin{document} \begin{table}\centering  \begin{tabular}{    S[table-figures-integer=1,table-figures-decimal=1]    S[table-figures-integer=2,table-figures-decimal=3]    @{\,}    s[table-unit-alignment=left]    S[table-figures-integer=2,table-figures-decimal=3]    @{\,}    s[table-unit-alignment=left]   }   \toprule    \multicolumn{1}{c}{Something random~A} &    \multicolumn{2}{c}{Something random~B} &    \multicolumn{2}{c}{Something random~C}  \\   \midrule    6.5 &  2.35  & \percent &  2.35  & \percent \\    7   & 34.234 & \percent & 34.234 & \percent \\    7.5 &  3.762 & \percent &  3.762 & \percent \\   \bottomrule  \end{tabular}\end{table} \end{document}

I have a few problems with formatting of this table:

(1) The first column: I would like to vertically align 7'' in the second row of numbers with the 6 in 6,5'' and the 7 in 7,5''.
(2) The second and third column: I would like to horisontically center the numbers and units relative to Something random B'' and Something random C'', resp.

How do I do this?

P.S. I have tried to look at the siunitx documentation, but without coming up with any solutions.
In the game of chess, you can never let your adversary see your pieces.''
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svend_tveskaeg
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First: I have also posted this question on TeX Stackexchange, here. I have not gotten any help with my modified question, though.

Here is the new code:

\documentclass{article}\usepackage[locale=DE]{siunitx}\usepackage{booktabs} \begin{document} \begin{table}\centering  \caption{S{\o}vnm{\ae}ngde blandt elever i niende klasse.}  \label{tbl:2}  \begin{tabular}{    S[table-format = 1.1]    S[table-format = 2.0]    S[table-format = 2.0]<{{\,\si{\percent}}}    S[table-format = 2.0]    S[table-format = 2.0]<{{\,\si{\percent}}}   }   \toprule    {Antal timer} &    \multicolumn{2}{c}{Andel af eleverne fra 9.~A} &    \multicolumn{2}{c}{Andel af eleverne fra 9.~B}   \\   \midrule        & {Abs.} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Rel.} & {Abs.} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Rel.} \\   \midrule    6.5 &  1     &   4    &   0    &   0 \cr    7   &  4     &  16    &   2    &  10 \cr    7.5 & 99     &  12    &   3    &  15 \cr   \bottomrule  \end{tabular}\end{table} \end{document}

The columns with ''Abs.'' numbers and ''Rel.'' numbers+units are not centered properly under ''Andel af eleverne fra 9. A'' and ''Andel af eleverne fra 9. B'', resp.

Also, the numbers and numbers+units seem not to be directly under ''Abs.'' and ''Rel.'', resp.

How do I fix this?

In the game of chess, you can never let your adversary see your pieces.''
-- Zapp Brannigan, Futurama (season 1, episode 4)

cgnieder
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You might want to specify table-space-text-post (see section 5.14 of the siunitx manual). Also your table-format doesn't match the numbers your actually using.

Is this what you want:
\documentclass{article}\usepackage[locale=DE]{siunitx}\usepackage{booktabs} \begin{document} \begin{table}\centering  \caption{S{\o}vnm{\ae}ngde blandt elever i niende klasse.}  \label{tbl:2}  \begin{tabular}{    S[table-format = 1.1]    S[table-format = 2]    S[table-format = 2,table-space-text-post={\,\si{\percent}}]<{{\,\si{\percent}}}    S[table-format = 1]    S[table-format = 2,table-space-text-post={\,\si{\percent}}]<{{\,\si{\percent}}}   }   \toprule    {Antal timer} &    \multicolumn{2}{c}{Andel af eleverne fra 9.~A} &    \multicolumn{2}{c}{Andel af eleverne fra 9.~B}   \\   \midrule    & {Abs.} & {Rel.} & {Abs.} & {Rel.} \cr   \midrule    6.5 &  1 &   4&   0&   0 \cr    7   &  4 &  16&   2&  10 \cr    7.5 & 99 &  12&   3&  15 \cr   \bottomrule  \end{tabular}\end{table} \end{document}

Regards
Clemens
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svend_tveskaeg
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The first of my problems are now solved (thanks!).

There is another problem, though: The left edge of "Andel af eleverne ..." is vertically aligned with the left edge of "Abs." while the "Rel. %" is 'indented' relative to the right egde of "Andel af eleverne ...". I would like to have the same (non-zero) indentation form both sides.

P.S. I have again modified the code (this time just a little bit):

\documentclass{article}\usepackage[locale=DE]{siunitx}\usepackage{booktabs} \begin{document} \begin{table}\centering  \caption{S{\o}vnm{\ae}ngde blandt elever i niende klasse.}  \label{tbl:1}  \begin{tabular}{    S[table-format = 1.1]    S[table-format = 2]    S[table-format = 3,table-space-text-post={\,\si{\percent}}]<{{\,\si{\percent}}}    S[table-format = 2]    S[table-format = 3,table-space-text-post={\,\si{\percent}}]<{{\,\si{\percent}}}   }   \toprule    {Antal timer} &    \multicolumn{2}{c}{Andel af eleverne fra 9.~A} &    \multicolumn{2}{c}{Andel af eleverne fra 9.~B}   \\   \midrule    & {Abs.} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Rel.} & {Abs.} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Rel.} \cr   \midrule    6.5 &  1 &   4 &  0 &   0 \cr    7   &  4 &  16 &  2 &  10 \cr    7.5 &  3 &  12 &  3 &  15 \cr   \midrule        & 25 & 100 & 20 & 100 \cr   \bottomrule  \end{tabular}\end{table} \end{document}
In the game of chess, you can never let your adversary see your pieces.''
-- Zapp Brannigan, Futurama (season 1, episode 4)

cgnieder
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Ok, the following is a hack...

\documentclass{article}\usepackage[locale=DE]{siunitx}\usepackage{booktabs} \begin{document} \begin{table}[ht]  \def\prc{\,\si{\percent}}  \def\spc{\hspace{2em}}  \centering  \caption{S{\o}vnm{\ae}ngde blandt elever i niende klasse.}  \label{tbl:1}  \begin{tabular}{    S[table-format = 1.1]    >{\spc}S[table-format = 2,,table-space-text-pre={\spc}]    S[table-format = 3,table-space-text-post={\prc}]    >{\spc}S[table-format = 2,,table-space-text-pre={\spc}]    S[table-format = 3,table-space-text-post={\prc}]   }   \toprule    {Antal timer} &    \multicolumn{2}{c}{Andel af eleverne fra 9.~A} &    \multicolumn{2}{c}{Andel af eleverne fra 9.~B} \\   \midrule        & {Abs.} &   {Rel.} & {Abs.} & {Rel.} \\   \midrule    6.5 &      1 &   4 \prc &      0 &   0 \prc \\    7   &      4 &  16 \prc &      2 &  10 \prc \\    7.5 &      3 &  12 \prc &      3 &  15 \prc \\   \midrule        &     25 & 100 \prc &     20 & 100 \prc \\   \bottomrule  \end{tabular}\end{table} \end{document}

Regards
Clemens
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svend_tveskaeg
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Thank you a lot!

Any chance this can be 'automated'?

I would probably like to use this construction another time, but with some other text than "Andel af eleverne ...", which would make the spacing incorrect.

P.S. I will mark this thread as solved after an eventual answer.
Last edited by svend_tveskaeg on Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
In the game of chess, you can never let your adversary see your pieces.''
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cgnieder
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svend_tveskaeg wrote:Any chance this can be 'automated'?

I'm not sure... One of the reasons I put
\def\spc{\hspace{2em}}

in there was to minimize the effort when adjust the spacing. 2em was only a guess, anyway. Told you it was a hack

Regards
Clemens
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svend_tveskaeg
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Thank you for the explanation and for helping me in general!
In the game of chess, you can never let your adversary see your pieces.''
-- Zapp Brannigan, Futurama (season 1, episode 4)