Thanks for the guidance.  I think this is it.

Cheers,

Greg



On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 4:46 PM, Nicolas Goaziou <n.goaziou@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Greg Tucker-Kellogg <gtuckerkellogg@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I think this covers it.  ":float sideways" now works for both tables and
> > figures, but ":float sidewaystable" is kept for backwards compatibility.
>  I
> > updated org.texi, and mentioned that the use of ":float sideways" will
> make
> > the ":placement" option irrelevant.
> >
> > Attached are the two patches; the one from yesterday and the one that
> > updates as described above.
>
> Thank you. Here are a few comments.
>
> > +The @code{:float} specifies the float environment for the table.
>  Possible values are @code{sideways},
> > +(or equivalently @code{sidewaystable}), @code{multicolumn}, @code{t}
> and @code{nil}.  When unspecified, a table with
> > +a caption will have a @code{table} environment.  Moreover, the
> @code{:placement}
> > +attribute can specify the positioning of the float. Note:
> @code{:placement} is
> > +ignored for sidewaystable.
>
> In Texinfo, you need to add two spaces after a period.
>
> Also, providing backwards compatibility for "sidewaystable" in code is
> fine, but I don't think we need to talk about it anymore as an
> alternative option in the documentation. If you feel uncomfortable about
> it, I think it's better to add a footnote:
>
>   Possible values are @code{sideways}@footnote{Formerly, the value was
>   @code{sidewaystable}.  This is deprecated since Org 8.3.},
>   @code{multicolumn}...
>
> Also, could you provide a proper commit message, with "TINYCHANGE" at
> its end. For more information, see
>
>   http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.html
>
> I think you can also merge both patches. But that's your call.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Nicolas Goaziou
>