Space around tables in LaTeX export?

Space around tables in LaTeX export?

[Peter Davis]

I'm trying to export a document to PDF via LaTeX, but my tables appear with no preceding or trailing whitespace, even if I put several blank lines before and after. For example:

---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---
blah blah blahbeddy-blah and still more blah


|------------+------+--------|
|            | Some | Stuff  |
|------------+------+--------|
| First row  | yes  | n/a    |
| 2nd row    | no   | maybe  |
|------------+------+--------|


blah blah blahbeddy-blah and still more blah
---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---

In the resulting PDF, there's no space between the table and the surrounding text.

I couldn't find anything here [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-latex-export.html#sec-13]] on how to fix this.

Thanks!

-pd


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Re: Space around tables in LaTeX export?

[Charles Millar]

Peter Davis wrote:
> In the resulting PDF, there's no space between the table and the surrounding text.
how about

#+BEGIN_LATEX
\vspace{/somelength}/
#+END_LATEX


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Re: Space around tables in LaTeX export?

[John Hendy]

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On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 11:08 AM, Peter Davis <pfd@pfdstudio.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to export a document to PDF via LaTeX, but my tables appear with no preceding or trailing whitespace, even if I put several blank lines before and after. For example:
>
> ---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---
> blah blah blahbeddy-blah and still more blah
>
>
> |------------+------+--------|
> |            | Some | Stuff  |
> |------------+------+--------|
> | First row  | yes  | n/a    |
> | 2nd row    | no   | maybe  |
> |------------+------+--------|
>
>
> blah blah blahbeddy-blah and still more blah
> ---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---cut---
>
> In the resulting PDF, there's no space between the table and the surrounding text.

How much are you looking for? I just exported (emacs -Q with minimal
config, see attached) and get one blank line before and after. Is this
what you get, or are you stating that you get literally *no*
whitespace? If you just want more, then Charles' suggestion is the
easiest way to go, and what I use. You can reduce the verbosity
slightly with:

#+begin_src org

blah blah blah...

#+latex: \vspace{1cm}

| table |

#+latex: \vspace{1cm}

blah blah blah...


Best regards,
John

>
> I couldn't find anything here [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-latex-export.html#sec-13]] on how to fix this.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -pd
>
>
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Re: Space around tables in LaTeX export?

[Peter Davis]

On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 12:18:20PM -0500, Charles Millar wrote:
> Peter Davis wrote:
> >In the resulting PDF, there's no space between the table and the surrounding text.
> how about
> 
> #+BEGIN_LATEX
> \vspace{/somelength}/
> #+END_LATEX
> 

Ok, but I was hoping for a more org-mode-y solution.

Thanks!

-pd


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Re: Space around tables in LaTeX export?

[Rasmus]

Peter Davis <pfd@pfdstudio.com> writes:

> On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 12:18:20PM -0500, Charles Millar wrote:
>> Peter Davis wrote:
>> >In the resulting PDF, there's no space between the table and the surrounding text.
>
>> how about
>> 
>> #+BEGIN_LATEX
>> \vspace{/somelength}/
>> #+END_LATEX

It will become a float if you give it a caption.  That's probably what
you want.  You can still force it to be at a particular location.

–Rasmus

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Re: Space around tables in LaTeX export?

[Charles Millar]

Peter Davis wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 12:18:20PM -0500, Charles Millar wrote:
>> Peter Davis wrote:
>>> In the resulting PDF, there's no space between the table and the surrounding text.
>> how about
>>
>> #+BEGIN_LATEX
>> \vspace{/somelength}/
>> #+END_LATEX
>>
> Ok, but I was hoping for a more org-mode-y solution.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -pd
>
>
Correction
somehow a couple of  "/" crept in

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Re: Space around tables in LaTeX export?

[Peter Davis]

On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 06:27:28PM +0100, Rasmus wrote:
> 
> It will become a float if you give it a caption.  That's probably what
> you want.  You can still force it to be at a particular location.
> 

Ah! Yes, that works, even with a blank caption.

Thank you!

-pd


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