Re: [docbook-apps] Table Caption

[Denis Bradford <denis dot bradford at verizon dot net>]

Tristan Fiedler wrote:
> I've been using the <table> example from "The Definitive Guide", and can 
> not find a good way to simply have a caption under my table.  The best 
> way I found (works for both PDF and HTML output) is to simply end the 
> table element, and put a <para>.  I tested <title>, <textobject>, 
> <caption>, and none worked properly.

You can set the formal.title.placement param to render the title *after* the table.
See http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/FormalTitles.html
>   ** Also, how can I turn off the automatic table title (?) which 
> appears above the table in both PDF and HTML output?

Use informaltable instead of table.
> Could others please comment on how to best have :
>
> a1  a2 a3  a4
>
> b1  b2  b3  b4
>
> c1  c2  c3  c4
>
> Table 6 : The table above simply shows rows an columns
Here's one way:

  <informaltable colsep="0" frame="none" rowsep="0">
    <tgroup cols="4">
      <tbody>
        <row>
          <entry>a1</entry>
          <entry>a2</entry>
          <entry>a3</entry>
          <entry>a4</entry>
        </row>
        <row>
          <entry>b1</entry>
          <entry>b2</entry>
          <entry>b3</entry>
          <entry>b4</entry>
        </row>
        <row>
          <entry>c1</entry>
          <entry>c2</entry>
          <entry>c3</entry>
          <entry>c4</entry>
        </row>
        <row>
          <entry>d1</entry>
          <entry>d2</entry>
          <entry>d3</entry>
          <entry>d4</entry>
        </row>
      </tbody>
    </tgroup>
  </informaltable>


> -----------------------------
> I currently have the following :
>
> <table>
> <tgroup cols="4">
> <tbody>
>
> <row>
> <entry>a1</entry>
> <entry>a2</entry>
> <entry>a3</entry>
> <entry>a4</entry>
> </row>
>
> <row>
> <entry>b1</entry>
> <entry>b2</entry>
> <entry>b3</entry>
> <entry>b4</entry>
> </row>
>
> <row>
> <entry>c1</entry>
> <entry>c2</entry>
> <entry>c3</entry>
> <entry>c4</entry>
> </row>
>
> </tbody>
>
> </tgroup>
> </table>
>
> <para> Table 6 : The table above simply shows rows an columns</para>
>
>
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tristan
> ------------------------------
> Tristan J. Fiedler
> Postdoctoral Fellow - Stein Lab
> Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory