Table column width distribution

I got the following table:

documentclass{article}

usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

usepackage{tabularx}

usepackage{pbox}



title{Skills Matrix}

author{Raphael Fritz}

date{February 2019}



begin{document}



begin{table}[h]

begin{tabularx}{textwidth}{|l|X|X|}

hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{Programming Languages}}   \ hline

Skill & Degree of newline experience footnote{test} & Commentary \ hline

Java & 3 & this is a very long text and it needs much space in here \ hline hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{test titel 2}} \ hline

           Skill & Degree of newline experience & Commentary \ hline

end{tabularx}

end{table}



end{document}

It looks like this

enter image description here

The second column does not need that much space. The last does need more space. Why are the second and third distributed equally? How can I change that?

And how do I get my table to full width of my paper?

asked Feb 22 at 13:05

texNewbie

381129

You are asking for equally wide columns by making both X type (that means: the remaining space after regular columns is equally distributed among them). To make your table full paper width, you could reduce the margins.

– TeXnician
Feb 22 at 13:12

@TeXnician Thank you. The problem is, that When not using X at the second column I can't do this line break.

– texNewbie
Feb 22 at 13:14

Use e.g. p{4cm}.

– TeXnician
Feb 22 at 13:19

add a comment |

I got the following table:

documentclass{article}

usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

usepackage{tabularx}

usepackage{pbox}



title{Skills Matrix}

author{Raphael Fritz}

date{February 2019}



begin{document}



begin{table}[h]

begin{tabularx}{textwidth}{|l|X|X|}

hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{Programming Languages}}   \ hline

Skill & Degree of newline experience footnote{test} & Commentary \ hline

Java & 3 & this is a very long text and it needs much space in here \ hline hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{test titel 2}} \ hline

           Skill & Degree of newline experience & Commentary \ hline

end{tabularx}

end{table}



end{document}

It looks like this

enter image description here

The second column does not need that much space. The last does need more space. Why are the second and third distributed equally? How can I change that?

And how do I get my table to full width of my paper?

asked Feb 22 at 13:05

texNewbie

381129

You are asking for equally wide columns by making both X type (that means: the remaining space after regular columns is equally distributed among them). To make your table full paper width, you could reduce the margins.

– TeXnician
Feb 22 at 13:12

@TeXnician Thank you. The problem is, that When not using X at the second column I can't do this line break.

– texNewbie
Feb 22 at 13:14

Use e.g. p{4cm}.

– TeXnician
Feb 22 at 13:19

add a comment |

I got the following table:

documentclass{article}

usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

usepackage{tabularx}

usepackage{pbox}



title{Skills Matrix}

author{Raphael Fritz}

date{February 2019}



begin{document}



begin{table}[h]

begin{tabularx}{textwidth}{|l|X|X|}

hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{Programming Languages}}   \ hline

Skill & Degree of newline experience footnote{test} & Commentary \ hline

Java & 3 & this is a very long text and it needs much space in here \ hline hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{test titel 2}} \ hline

           Skill & Degree of newline experience & Commentary \ hline

end{tabularx}

end{table}



end{document}

It looks like this

enter image description here

The second column does not need that much space. The last does need more space. Why are the second and third distributed equally? How can I change that?

And how do I get my table to full width of my paper?

asked Feb 22 at 13:05

texNewbie

381129

I got the following table:

documentclass{article}

usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

usepackage{tabularx}

usepackage{pbox}



title{Skills Matrix}

author{Raphael Fritz}

date{February 2019}



begin{document}



begin{table}[h]

begin{tabularx}{textwidth}{|l|X|X|}

hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{Programming Languages}}   \ hline

Skill & Degree of newline experience footnote{test} & Commentary \ hline

Java & 3 & this is a very long text and it needs much space in here \ hline hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{test titel 2}} \ hline

           Skill & Degree of newline experience & Commentary \ hline

end{tabularx}

end{table}



end{document}

It looks like this

enter image description here

The second column does not need that much space. The last does need more space. Why are the second and third distributed equally? How can I change that?

And how do I get my table to full width of my paper?

tabularx

asked Feb 22 at 13:05

texNewbie

381129

asked Feb 22 at 13:05

texNewbie

381129

asked Feb 22 at 13:05

texNewbie

381129

asked Feb 22 at 13:05

texNewbie

381129

asked Feb 22 at 13:05

texNewbie

381129

You are asking for equally wide columns by making both X type (that means: the remaining space after regular columns is equally distributed among them). To make your table full paper width, you could reduce the margins.

– TeXnician
Feb 22 at 13:12

@TeXnician Thank you. The problem is, that When not using X at the second column I can't do this line break.

– texNewbie
Feb 22 at 13:14

Use e.g. p{4cm}.

– TeXnician
Feb 22 at 13:19

add a comment |

You are asking for equally wide columns by making both X type (that means: the remaining space after regular columns is equally distributed among them). To make your table full paper width, you could reduce the margins.

– TeXnician
Feb 22 at 13:12

@TeXnician Thank you. The problem is, that When not using X at the second column I can't do this line break.

– texNewbie
Feb 22 at 13:14

Use e.g. p{4cm}.

– TeXnician
Feb 22 at 13:19

You are asking for equally wide columns by making both X type (that means: the remaining space after regular columns is equally distributed among them). To make your table full paper width, you could reduce the margins.

– TeXnician
Feb 22 at 13:12

@TeXnician Thank you. The problem is, that When not using X at the second column I can't do this line break.

– texNewbie
Feb 22 at 13:14

Use e.g. p{4cm}.

– TeXnician
Feb 22 at 13:19

add a comment |

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see, if this can help you:

documentclass{article}

usepackage{tabularx}

newcolumntype{L}{>{raggedrightarraybackslash}X}  % <--



begin{document}

    begin{table}[ht] % <--

begin{tabularx}{textwidth}{|l|>{hsize=0.6hsize}L|   % <--

                                >{hsize=1.4hsize}L|}  % <--

hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{Programming Languages}}   \ hline

Skill & Degree of experience footnote{test} & Commentary \ hline

Java & 3 & this is a very long text and it needs much space in here \ hline hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{test titel 2}} \ hline

           Skill & Degree of newline experience & Commentary \ hline

end{tabularx}

    end{table}

end{document}

enter image description here

edited Feb 22 at 16:34

answered Feb 22 at 13:58

Zarko

126k867164

1

when using hsize=..., you forgot the sum of the coefficients should be the number of columns; so to obtain the same ratio, they should be 0.6 and 1.4.

– Bernard
Feb 22 at 14:11

@Bernard, your suggestion works, however, in tabularx documentation this not mentioned. from description: "Make sure that the sum of the widths of all the X columns is unchanged. (In the above example, the new widths still add up to twice the default width, the same as two standard X columns.)" i don't understand that one need to obey the rule noted in your comment. but it might be that i'm wrong.

– Zarko
Feb 22 at 14:30

1

I think that what's in the parenthesis explicits the rule: if you have 2 (ordinary) X columns hence 2 hsizes, and If you use hsize=..., you have to ensure the total of coefficients will still make 2 ihsizes in all. At least that's my interpretation.

– Bernard
Feb 22 at 14:44

@Zarko - If the relative widths of the two X columns form the ratio 0.3:0.7, then their hsizes must be 0.6 and 1.4, respectively. The sum of the hsize values must equal the number of columns of type X.

– Mico
Feb 22 at 15:03

thank you boths. i correct answer accordingly.

– Zarko
Feb 22 at 16:34

add a comment |

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see, if this can help you:

documentclass{article}

usepackage{tabularx}

newcolumntype{L}{>{raggedrightarraybackslash}X}  % <--



begin{document}

    begin{table}[ht] % <--

begin{tabularx}{textwidth}{|l|>{hsize=0.6hsize}L|   % <--

                                >{hsize=1.4hsize}L|}  % <--

hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{Programming Languages}}   \ hline

Skill & Degree of experience footnote{test} & Commentary \ hline

Java & 3 & this is a very long text and it needs much space in here \ hline hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{test titel 2}} \ hline

           Skill & Degree of newline experience & Commentary \ hline

end{tabularx}

    end{table}

end{document}

enter image description here

edited Feb 22 at 16:34

answered Feb 22 at 13:58

Zarko

126k867164

1

when using hsize=..., you forgot the sum of the coefficients should be the number of columns; so to obtain the same ratio, they should be 0.6 and 1.4.

– Bernard
Feb 22 at 14:11

@Bernard, your suggestion works, however, in tabularx documentation this not mentioned. from description: "Make sure that the sum of the widths of all the X columns is unchanged. (In the above example, the new widths still add up to twice the default width, the same as two standard X columns.)" i don't understand that one need to obey the rule noted in your comment. but it might be that i'm wrong.

– Zarko
Feb 22 at 14:30

1

I think that what's in the parenthesis explicits the rule: if you have 2 (ordinary) X columns hence 2 hsizes, and If you use hsize=..., you have to ensure the total of coefficients will still make 2 ihsizes in all. At least that's my interpretation.

– Bernard
Feb 22 at 14:44

@Zarko - If the relative widths of the two X columns form the ratio 0.3:0.7, then their hsizes must be 0.6 and 1.4, respectively. The sum of the hsize values must equal the number of columns of type X.

– Mico
Feb 22 at 15:03

thank you boths. i correct answer accordingly.

– Zarko
Feb 22 at 16:34

add a comment |

see, if this can help you:

documentclass{article}

usepackage{tabularx}

newcolumntype{L}{>{raggedrightarraybackslash}X}  % <--



begin{document}

    begin{table}[ht] % <--

begin{tabularx}{textwidth}{|l|>{hsize=0.6hsize}L|   % <--

                                >{hsize=1.4hsize}L|}  % <--

hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{Programming Languages}}   \ hline

Skill & Degree of experience footnote{test} & Commentary \ hline

Java & 3 & this is a very long text and it needs much space in here \ hline hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{test titel 2}} \ hline

           Skill & Degree of newline experience & Commentary \ hline

end{tabularx}

    end{table}

end{document}

enter image description here

edited Feb 22 at 16:34

answered Feb 22 at 13:58

Zarko

126k867164

1

when using hsize=..., you forgot the sum of the coefficients should be the number of columns; so to obtain the same ratio, they should be 0.6 and 1.4.

– Bernard
Feb 22 at 14:11

@Bernard, your suggestion works, however, in tabularx documentation this not mentioned. from description: "Make sure that the sum of the widths of all the X columns is unchanged. (In the above example, the new widths still add up to twice the default width, the same as two standard X columns.)" i don't understand that one need to obey the rule noted in your comment. but it might be that i'm wrong.

– Zarko
Feb 22 at 14:30

1

I think that what's in the parenthesis explicits the rule: if you have 2 (ordinary) X columns hence 2 hsizes, and If you use hsize=..., you have to ensure the total of coefficients will still make 2 ihsizes in all. At least that's my interpretation.

– Bernard
Feb 22 at 14:44

@Zarko - If the relative widths of the two X columns form the ratio 0.3:0.7, then their hsizes must be 0.6 and 1.4, respectively. The sum of the hsize values must equal the number of columns of type X.

– Mico
Feb 22 at 15:03

thank you boths. i correct answer accordingly.

– Zarko
Feb 22 at 16:34

add a comment |

see, if this can help you:

documentclass{article}

usepackage{tabularx}

newcolumntype{L}{>{raggedrightarraybackslash}X}  % <--



begin{document}

    begin{table}[ht] % <--

begin{tabularx}{textwidth}{|l|>{hsize=0.6hsize}L|   % <--

                                >{hsize=1.4hsize}L|}  % <--

hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{Programming Languages}}   \ hline

Skill & Degree of experience footnote{test} & Commentary \ hline

Java & 3 & this is a very long text and it needs much space in here \ hline hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{test titel 2}} \ hline

           Skill & Degree of newline experience & Commentary \ hline

end{tabularx}

    end{table}

end{document}

enter image description here

edited Feb 22 at 16:34

answered Feb 22 at 13:58

Zarko

126k867164

see, if this can help you:

documentclass{article}

usepackage{tabularx}

newcolumntype{L}{>{raggedrightarraybackslash}X}  % <--



begin{document}

    begin{table}[ht] % <--

begin{tabularx}{textwidth}{|l|>{hsize=0.6hsize}L|   % <--

                                >{hsize=1.4hsize}L|}  % <--

hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{Programming Languages}}   \ hline

Skill & Degree of experience footnote{test} & Commentary \ hline

Java & 3 & this is a very long text and it needs much space in here \ hline hline

multicolumn{3}{|l|}{textbf{test titel 2}} \ hline

           Skill & Degree of newline experience & Commentary \ hline

end{tabularx}

    end{table}

end{document}

enter image description here

edited Feb 22 at 16:34

answered Feb 22 at 13:58

Zarko

126k867164

edited Feb 22 at 16:34

answered Feb 22 at 13:58

Zarko

126k867164

answered Feb 22 at 13:58

Zarko

126k867164

answered Feb 22 at 13:58

Zarko

126k867164

1

when using hsize=..., you forgot the sum of the coefficients should be the number of columns; so to obtain the same ratio, they should be 0.6 and 1.4.

– Bernard
Feb 22 at 14:11

@Bernard, your suggestion works, however, in tabularx documentation this not mentioned. from description: "Make sure that the sum of the widths of all the X columns is unchanged. (In the above example, the new widths still add up to twice the default width, the same as two standard X columns.)" i don't understand that one need to obey the rule noted in your comment. but it might be that i'm wrong.

– Zarko
Feb 22 at 14:30

1

I think that what's in the parenthesis explicits the rule: if you have 2 (ordinary) X columns hence 2 hsizes, and If you use hsize=..., you have to ensure the total of coefficients will still make 2 ihsizes in all. At least that's my interpretation.

– Bernard
Feb 22 at 14:44

@Zarko - If the relative widths of the two X columns form the ratio 0.3:0.7, then their hsizes must be 0.6 and 1.4, respectively. The sum of the hsize values must equal the number of columns of type X.

– Mico
Feb 22 at 15:03

thank you boths. i correct answer accordingly.

– Zarko
Feb 22 at 16:34

add a comment |

1

when using hsize=..., you forgot the sum of the coefficients should be the number of columns; so to obtain the same ratio, they should be 0.6 and 1.4.

– Bernard
Feb 22 at 14:11

@Bernard, your suggestion works, however, in tabularx documentation this not mentioned. from description: "Make sure that the sum of the widths of all the X columns is unchanged. (In the above example, the new widths still add up to twice the default width, the same as two standard X columns.)" i don't understand that one need to obey the rule noted in your comment. but it might be that i'm wrong.

– Zarko
Feb 22 at 14:30

1

I think that what's in the parenthesis explicits the rule: if you have 2 (ordinary) X columns hence 2 hsizes, and If you use hsize=..., you have to ensure the total of coefficients will still make 2 ihsizes in all. At least that's my interpretation.

– Bernard
Feb 22 at 14:44

@Zarko - If the relative widths of the two X columns form the ratio 0.3:0.7, then their hsizes must be 0.6 and 1.4, respectively. The sum of the hsize values must equal the number of columns of type X.

– Mico
Feb 22 at 15:03

thank you boths. i correct answer accordingly.

– Zarko
Feb 22 at 16:34

when using hsize=..., you forgot the sum of the coefficients should be the number of columns; so to obtain the same ratio, they should be 0.6 and 1.4.

– Bernard
Feb 22 at 14:11

@Bernard, your suggestion works, however, in tabularx documentation this not mentioned. from description: "Make sure that the sum of the widths of all the X columns is unchanged. (In the above example, the new widths still add up to twice the default width, the same as two standard X columns.)" i don't understand that one need to obey the rule noted in your comment. but it might be that i'm wrong.

– Zarko
Feb 22 at 14:30

I think that what's in the parenthesis explicits the rule: if you have 2 (ordinary) X columns hence 2 hsizes, and If you use hsize=..., you have to ensure the total of coefficients will still make 2 ihsizes in all. At least that's my interpretation.

– Bernard
Feb 22 at 14:44

@Zarko - If the relative widths of the two X columns form the ratio 0.3:0.7, then their hsizes must be 0.6 and 1.4, respectively. The sum of the hsize values must equal the number of columns of type X.

– Mico
Feb 22 at 15:03

thank you boths. i correct answer accordingly.

– Zarko
Feb 22 at 16:34

add a comment |

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