Table title alignment oddity

[Linda G. Gallagher]

Well, maybe I've found a bug. I assure you the para tag the tables are
anchored to is set to In Column, but the frame for the table title goes to
the left side of the side head area when I insert a new table.

Some existing tables of this same style, anchored to the same para tag, have
the title frame aligned with the text, that is, not in the side head area.
Other existing tables similarly anchored have the title frame all the way to
the side head area.

So, when I set the table title style to indent, it works fine in tables I
insert and in some existing tables, but other existing tables end up
indenting the table title too much, because the title frame is only in the
main text area.

Reapplying the table style or para styles or anything else does not help get
all these tables of the same style to look the same.

To add to the fun, two different table styles, one set to 0 Left and the
other set to .25 Left, align identically. The title goes all the way through
the side head area, but the table starts in the main text area (not in the
side head). Both are anchored to the same para tag type. Are we having fun
yet???

It's making me a little nuts. =:o


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-----Original Message-----
From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.combs at Polycom.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:18 PM
To: Linda G. Gallagher; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Table title alignment oddity

Linda G. Gallagher wrote:
 
> The tables are all anchored to paragraphs that are in the 
> main text area, not in the side head area.

Are you sure? Really? Double-check this in Paragraph Designer's
Pagination tab. Are the anchor pgfs all set to In Column? It's not
enough that they _be_ in the column (via an indent setting, for
instance) -- are they _defined_ as In Column?
 
> I hope this is making sense. The crux of the problem is 
> inconsistent behavior of where tables and table titles align 
> in relation to side head area. What controls this?

The anchor pgf is supposed to control this. I've just confirmed this in
my current doc. We anchor tables in TableAnchor pgfs, which are set on
the Pagination tab to Across All Columns and Side Heads. 

A left-aligned table anchored in a TableAnchor pgf starts at the text
frame edge (in the sidehead area) plus its Left Indent. The Title frame
above it starts at the text frame edge (in the sidehead area), too, and
the TableTitle pgf in it is indented by its Left Indent amount. 

If I change the table's anchor pgf from TableAnchor to FigAnchor (which
is set to In Column), both the table and its Title frame jump rightward
into the text column. 

If you have two tables anchored in identical In Column anchor pgfs, and
one aligns left across the sidehead area and the other doesn't, I think
you've found a real bug. 

Later, Linda also wrote:

> The table title is set to In Column. Forgot to mention that. 

That setting actually is irrelevant. The title pgf is in its own text
frame (if you work with View > Borders on -- and you should, IMHO --
you'll see it). That frame has a single column with no sidehead. You
can't change it, either. 

You can control the placement of the title pgf within the Title frame
using its indent settings. 

HTH!
Richard


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Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
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