On Tuesday 24 January 2006 18:27, Helge Hafting wrote: > samar j. singh wrote: > >Hi > > > >Long table does not split when inside a Table float. > > > >I am not sure this is unique to this version of Lyx though I seem to think > > I have used this successfully before. > > Floats _never_ split - their purpose is to float big un-splittable items > (pictures, tables) around so as to avoid bad page breaks. If the float > is too big, then it extends into the lower margin. > > > Long tables will split just fine if you don't stick them in a float. > Nice when > the table is longer than one page, or when exact position is important > and you don't mind the split. There are special tricks for getting a > caption for > the longtable, if you want that. > > Helge Hafting
Hi That makes a lot of sense. How do we get a caption, please. Is it possible for the caption to have a consistent table name and will it show up in the list of tables? Appreciate any advice samar -- samar j. singh bangalore
