Library of Formatting Examples:Tables/17A
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PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MORE IMPORTANT BACILLI /* -----------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------+----------------+------------------ | <sc>Characteristics of the Cultures.</sc> | <sc>Influence | | <sc>Name.</sc> +----------------+---------------+------------+ of | <sc>Physiological | <sc>Sundry | Slides. | Gelatin. | Gelose. | Oxygen and | Action.</sc> | Observations.</sc> | | | | Heat.</sc> | | -----------------+----------------+---------------+------------+---------------+----------------+------------------ B. Caucasius. | | | |Aërobic. | |Dissolves | | | | | | precipitated | | | | | | caseine. -----------------+----------------+---------------+------------+---------------+----------------+------------------ | Colonies of | | | | |Produces propionic | whitish | The gelatin | | | | acid at B Cavicida. | concentric | becomes | |Aërobic. |Pathogenic. | the expense | rings, like a | viscid. | | | | of sugars. |tortoise shell. | | | | | -----------------+----------------+---------------+------------+---------------+----------------+------------------ B. Claviformis | | | |Anaërobic. |Albuminoid |Spores form at (<i>Tyrothrix | | | | | ferment. | an enlarged claviformis</i>).| | | | | | extremity. */ |
Multi-line markup
Formatting tables containing multi-line small caps and italics (bold would be done the same way as italics): we apply tags by cell, not by line, so the entire italics phrase in a cell should be enclosed in one pair of italics tags, even if it is several lines long. We are formatting for plain text, where italics tags become underscores _like this_, so we must allow for an extra character on each of the first and last lines when aligning the columns. If the italics is on just one line, the width of the cell must allow for those two extra characters on that line. See the last cell in the left-hand column, above, for an example of two-line italics.
One way to do this is to add _placeholders_ for italics tags (and bold, if any; but not for small caps) before doing anything else, then align the table before adding real tags. When the table is properly aligned, replace the italics placeholders with opening/closing tags, and add opening/closing small caps tags at the beginning and end of each phrase needing them. If the table contains notes from earlier proofreaders, temporarily move them to the ends of their lines (out of the way), then move them back when done formatting.
Small caps will become all caps in the plain text version of the e-book, and their tags will be discarded. As with italics, the entire small caps phrase in a cell should be enclosed in one pair of small caps tags, as shown in the headings above.
Note: The "Preview" button may flag cells formatted this way as errors, even when they are done correctly. The "Show All Text" button may display lines containing cells formatted this way incorrectly, as there may be two "opening" tags in a row. Don't forget to enclose the table in no-wraps, and to leave appropriate blank lines where needed.
Plain text output
Below is how the markup above will appear in plain text:
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PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MORE IMPORTANT BACILLI
-----------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------+----------------+------------------
| CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CULTURES. | INFLUENCE | |
NAME. +----------------+---------------+------------+ OF | PHYSIOLOGICAL | SUNDRY
| Slides. | Gelatin. | Gelose. | OXYGEN AND | ACTION. | OBSERVATIONS.
| | | | HEAT. | |
-----------------+----------------+---------------+------------+---------------+----------------+------------------
B. Caucasius. | | | |Aërobic. | |Dissolves
| | | | | | precipitated
| | | | | | caseine.
-----------------+----------------+---------------+------------+---------------+----------------+------------------
| Colonies of | | | | |Produces propionic
| whitish | The gelatin | | | | acid at
B Cavicida. | concentric | becomes | |Aërobic. |Pathogenic. | the expense
| rings, like a | viscid. | | | | of sugars.
|tortoise shell. | | | | |
-----------------+----------------+---------------+------------+---------------+----------------+------------------
B. Claviformis | | | |Anaërobic. |Albuminoid |Spores form at
(_Tyrothrix | | | | | ferment. | an enlarged
claviformis_).| | | | | | extremity.
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