Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Redefining the table name (e.g. Supplemental Table)

[volcs0]

I'm using emulategpj to make tables for my manuscript.

http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~alexey/emulateapj

Instead of the title being Table 1, Table 2,
I'd like it to be Supplemental Table 1, Supplemental Table 2, etc.

So, as a kludge, I found that if I go into the emulateapj,cls file and change:

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\if@chicago
 \def\@eapj@cap@font{\scshape}
 \def\@eapj@figname{Fig.}
 \def\@eapj@tabname{TABLE}
\else
 \def\@eapj@cap@font{\bfseries}
 \def\@eapj@figname{Figure}
 \def\@eapj@tabname{Table}
\fi

to

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\if@chicago
 \def\@eapj@cap@font{\scshape}
 \def\@eapj@figname{Fig.}
 \def\@eapj@tabname{SUPPLEMENTAL TABLE}
\else
 \def\@eapj@cap@font{\bfseries}
 \def\@eapj@figname{Figure}
 \def\@eapj@tabname{Table}
\fi

that it works.

But I would rather not touch the cls file, obviously.

So, I'm trying to figure out how to just put something into my .tex file.

I tried something like this:

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\newcommand\startsupplement{%
 \makeatletter 
 \renewcommand\def\@eapj@tabname{SUPPLEMENTAL TABLE}
  \makeatother}

but that doesn't work.

And I tried playing with redefining this line:

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 \def\fnum@table{{\@eapj@cap@font \@eapj@tabname~\thetable}}

which is also from the .cls, but I couldn't figure it out.

I've spent several hours now googling and trying things, so I'm just going to ask the Forum.

Thanks.

[kaiserkarl13]

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  \makeatletter
    \if@chicago
     \def\@eapj@cap@font{\scshape}
     \def\@eapj@figname{Fig.}
     \def\@eapj@tabname{SUPPLEMENTAL TABLE}
    \else
     \def\@eapj@cap@font{\bfseries}
     \def\@eapj@figname{Figure}
     \def\@eapj@tabname{Table}
    \fi
  \makeatother

should do what you want. Note that the \makeatletter tag is necessary so that you can use the at sign (@) as part of a command name. TeX normally doesn't allow that unless you're writing a class or style file (it's intended as an implementation-hiding device, so the "guts" of the command can change without needing to inform the user).

[sommerfee]

I tried something like this:

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\newcommand\startsupplement{%
 \makeatletter 
 \renewcommand\def\@eapj@tabname{SUPPLEMENTAL TABLE}
  \makeatother}

but that doesn't work.

It should be:

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\makeatletter
\newcommand\startsupplement{%
 \renewcommand\def\@eapj@tabname{SUPPLEMENTAL TABLE}}
\makeatother

[cgnieder]

It should be:

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\makeatletter
\newcommand\startsupplement{%
 \renewcommand\def\@eapj@tabname{SUPPLEMENTAL TABLE}}
\makeatother

This would still redefine \def (I'm sure Sommerfee simply missed that one )

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\makeatletter
\newcommand\startsupplement{%
 \renewcommand*\@eapj@tabname{SUPPLEMENTAL TABLE}}
\makeatother

Regards