From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marcin Borkowski Subject: Re: [patch] LaTeX export using tabu tables Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 15:15:06 +0200 Message-ID: <20130407151506.5e392e51@aga-netbook> References: <87li9e4u7q.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> <87ehf5ywqn.fsf@gmail.com> <878v5cdotv.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> <20130326210548.13ea0f8e@aga-netbook> <87boa538mi.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:43851) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UOpRB-0007Ft-2t for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Apr 2013 09:15:16 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UOpR7-0001KU-9Q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Apr 2013 09:15:13 -0400 Received: from msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl ([2001:808:114:2::50]:41864) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UOpR7-0001KF-2X for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Apr 2013 09:15:09 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B19C4C9F7 for ; Sun, 7 Apr 2013 15:15:08 +0200 (CEST) Received: from msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id sYy4h996yP4r for ; Sun, 7 Apr 2013 15:15:08 +0200 (CEST) Received: from aga-netbook (jedenzero5-dziewiecosiem.echostar.pl [213.156.105.98]) by msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 79EF24008F for ; Sun, 7 Apr 2013 15:15:08 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <87boa538mi.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Dnia 2013-03-27, o godz. 09:59:49 Eric Abrahamsen napisa=C5=82(a): > Marcin Borkowski writes: >=20 > > Dnia 2013-03-25, o godz. 13:35:08 > > Eric Abrahamsen napisa=C5=82(a): > > > >> Nicolas Goaziou writes: > >>=20 > >> > Thanks for your patch. I didn't know about "tabu" package, but it > >> > looks interesting. > >>=20 > >> It's definitely my new go-to table environment, though I'm > >> struggling to ignore the fact that it's got the ugliest > >> documentation of any LaTeX package I've ever seen. > > > > Slightly off-topic: I've looked (briefly) into tabu's documentation, > > and I agree;). If you want your tables /beautiful/, however, I > > strongly recommend checking out the booktabs package (its manual > > contains also general aesthetical/typographical advice on tables!). >=20 > Isn't it ghastly? Works great though. I'm definitely using booktabs > and enjoying it. That's the nice thing about tabu, it does a good job > of using extend existing table packages (longtable, colortab, etc) > rather than rolling its own. I'm particularly pleased with the siunitx > integration -- it means I can get rid of a table filter that added > \num{NN} all over the place. Well, that means that I'll have to look at tabu a bit closer (despite the appalling look of the docs). Thanks for the pointer! Best, --=20 Marcin Borkowski http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski Adam Mickiewicz University