Re: table notes

Alan Isaac <[email protected]> Thu, 16 May 2019 17:59:14 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.text.docutils.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
I'm looking at the documentation at
http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/ref/rst/directives.html#table
On my reading, it does not allow for the equivalent of the "legend"
content in a figure.  What am I overlooking?

Thanks, Alan Isaac


On 5/16/2019 4:37 PM, David Goodger wrote:
> That's what the "table" directive is for:
> http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/ref/rst/directives.html#table
> 
> David Goodger
> <https://david.goodger.org>
> 
> On Thu, 16 May 2019 at 15:03, Alan Isaac <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> In published work, tables and figures often require
>> explanatory notes.
>>
>> In rst there appears to be an odd difference in structure between
>> tables and figures.  A figure is understood to have three possible
>> types of content, and image, a caption, and what is called a "legend"
>> (which can hold explanatory notes).
>>
>> A table does not do this, but it could.
>> Might this be considered as a possible enhancement?
>>
>> Thanks, Alan Isaac
>>
>>
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