LyX ⇒ How to add height to a table row?

[redda2]

Hi,

Currently im doing some big maths equations inside a table.

The problem is that the row lines are way too close to the text. Is there any way to increase the row height? (Adding some padding to the top and bottom of each row).

Cheers.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi redda2,

welcome to the board!
You could redefine \arraystretch, the factor for the default distance of the rows, for example:

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\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.5}

Its default value is 1.

Or use \extrarowheight, \strut or \rule etc. like described here: Spacing lines in tables.

Stefan

[redda2]

Hi,

Thanks your your reply. Im really noob with code and was wondering where do I paste this code?

Im using lyx 1.6.2 btw.

Cheers.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Insert this into the document preamble:

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\usepackage{array}

Later in the document, right before the tabular/table (inside a table environment) you could insert an ERT field:

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\setlength{\extrarowheight}{length}

This would increase the height of all rows of that table. For the length you could insert a value like 10pt, 1ex etc. If you want to adjust only certain rows it could be done another way.

Stefan

[redda2]

Hey Thanks it works!

The only problem is that it only adds height to the top padding. Is it possible to add right to both above and below the text?

Cheers.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Try the effect of

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\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.5}

instead of redefining \extrarowheight, at the same place.

Stefan

[redda2]

Sweet.

Thanks for your help