Nicolas, Special blocks seem to work very well, actually. Thank you.
This is what you had proposed: #+begin_threeparttable ... tabular with Org syntax ... #+begin_tablenotes ... probably some raw LaTeX... #+end_tablenotes #+end_threeparttable It seem to work beautifully even when the table is a result of a source code block. My experiments suggest that when the result changes, on account of evaluating the source code block again, the special block structure around is respected. Super. I am amazed. Thank you. I bow. Vikas On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 1:06 PM, Vikas Rawal < vikasli...@agrarianresearch.org> wrote: > > > > On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Nicolas Goaziou <n.goaz...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Vikas Rawal <vikasli...@agrarianresearch.org> writes: >> >> > I do not know if I am expressing myself clearly. The table is being >> > generated by an R source code. We need a way of adding notes to such a >> > table. >> >> There are two different problems: >> >> 1. How to generate "threeparttable" environment using Org syntax and >> `latex' export back-end. >> 2. How to generate Org syntax specified above from a source block. >> >> At the moment, my only concern is point 1. >> >> > Yes, this is right. > > > Unfortunately, on such matters, one has to work with the conventions in > >> > different disciplines. At least in social sciences, it is usually >> expected >> > that notes are placed below Tables and Figures, and not as part of >> > footnotes, which are reserved for notes to text. At least my >> collaborators >> > and readers frown when I put table sources and notes in the footnotes. >> >> Understood. You didn't answer to my suggestion to use special blocks, >> though. >> >> > I do not know how to use special blocks. I will read the manual and see > what can be done with those. I f special blocks cannot give a statisfactory > solution (I do not know), other questions you raise may be relevant in > exploring a better solution. > > >> >> >> If my suggestion to use special blocks doesn't apply, you still need to >> properly define your problem. In particular: >> >> - How table notes are generated? Do you want to hijack footnotes in >> table to produce them? >> > - Should note numbers be configurable? >> > > We should be able to add something to #+RESULTS block. I would think that > the natural way would be to specify threeparttable in #+attr_latex. It > would be ideal to put contents of a footer under a separate headline > (tagged noexport) somewhere in the document with a custom_id property. This > custom_id could be specified along with threeparttable in the above > #+attr_latex. Something like the following: > > #+attr_latex: threeparttable [[notes_custom_id_1]] > #+RESUlTS: > |x|y|z| > |1|2|2| > > * Table notes :noexport: > :PROPERTIES: > :CUSTOM_ID: notes_custom_id_1 > :END: > + first note here > + second note here > + third note here > > - Should "threeparttable" be generated only when table contains at least >> a note and some global option is set to a non-nil value? Or should >> a user explicitly write that he requires such an environment for the >> current table? >> > > I would think threeparttable be generated when you have something like the > above specified in #+attr_latex. > > >> - Can another environment than "tabular" be used within >> "threeparttable"? >> - Is the "table" environment around mandatory? >> - ... >> > > I use tabulary inside threeparttable (that is, when I give raw latex > code). > > The code I used has table environment around it. I am no expert on latex > and I must have put it together using whatever I could find on > threeparttable. I cannot say whether this is mandatory. I am sure other > people on this list would just know this. Otherwise, I can experiment. > > I am really stretching my capabilities and knowledge of org. So, please > excuse me, if what I said is nonsensical. > > Vikas > > >
