How to keep text vertically centered in table when adjusting row height?

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1

So I wanted to shrink the row height of a table, but now the text is aligned to the bottom, so it touches horizontal lines below, while there is plenty of space above the text. Is there a way to change that? Thanks!

2

Hi there! Could you please provide the code for the table? It would clarify your problem and help us come up with a solution.

3

Sure. Here’s what I’m working with:


#set text(size: 8pt)

#figure(
  
  table(
    
    
    columns: (12),
    stroke: none,
    rows: (10pt),
    fill: (_, y) => if calc.odd(y) and y > 2 { rgb("EAF2F5") },
    
    
    
    table.hline(start: 0, y: 0),
    table.hline(start: 0, y: 3),
    table.hline(start: 0, y: 5),
    table.hline(start: 0, y: 6),
    table.hline(start: 0, y: 11),
  
    
    table.vline(x: 0, start: 0),
    table.vline(x: 1, start: 0),
    table.vline(x: 3, start: 0),
    table.vline(x: 7, start: 0),
    table.vline(x: 8, start: 0),
    table.vline(x: 9, start: 0),
    table.vline(x: 12, start: 0),

    
    [*Höhe*], table.cell(colspan: 2)[*Temperatur*], table.cell(colspan: 4)[*Druck*], [*Dichte*], [*Wichte*], table.cell(colspan: 3)[*Verhältniszahlen*], 

    [$h$], [$t$], [$T$], [N/$"m"^2$], [$p$], [], [], [$rho$], [$gamma$], [$T/T_n$], [$p/p_n$], [$gamma/gamma_n = rho/rho_n$],

    [km], [°C], [K], [Pa], [Torr], [at], [mbar], [kg/$"m"^3$], [N/$"m"^3$], [], [], [],

    [-0.2], [16.30], [289.46], [103750], [778.20], [1.05796], [1037.51], [1.2487], [12.246], [1.00451], [1.02394], [1.0193],

    [-0.1], [15.65], [288.81], [102532], [769.05], [1.04554], [1025.32], [1.2368], [12.129], [1.00226], [1.01191], [1.0094],

    [_0_], [_15.00_], [_288.16_], [_101325_], [_760.00_], [_1.03323_], [_1013.25_], [_1.2250_], [_12.013_], [_1.00000_], [_1.00000_], [_1.00000_],

    [0.1], [14.35], [287.51], [100130], [751.03], [1.02104], [1001.29], [1.2133], [11.898], [0.99774], [0.98820], [0.99043],
    
    [0.2], [13.70], [286.86], [98945], [742.15], [1.00896], [989.45], [1.2017], [11.785], [0.99549], [0.97651], [0.98094],

    [0.3], [13.05], [286.21], [97772], [733.35], [0.99700], [977.73], [1.1901], [11.671], [0.99323], [0.96494], [0.97151],

    [0.4], [12.40], [285.56], [96611], [724.64], [0.98516], [966.11], [1.1787], [11.559], [0.99097], [0.95348], [0.96216],

    [0.5], [11.75], [284.91], [95461], [716.01], [0.97343], [954.61], [1.1673], [11.447], [0.98872], [0.94213], [0.95287],

))

Oh, and just in case you know - is there a way to change font size within the table or figure environment only, withouth changing the size for the entire page?

4

You can set align to horizon to make the content vertically centered. And you can use a show-set rule to change the font size within the figure or table environment.

// use figure here if you also want to include the caption
#show table: set text(size: 8pt)

#figure(
  #table(
    columns: 12,
    stroke: none,
    align: horizon,
    rows: 10pt,
    fill: (_, y) => if calc.odd(y) and y > 2 { rgb("EAF2F5") },

    ..(0, 3, 5, 6, 11).map(y => table.hline(start: 0, y: y)),
    ..(0, 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 12).map(x => table.vline(start: 0, x: x)),

    ...
  )
)

In general I would’ve also recommended you to pass a function to the property stroke instead of using table.hline() and table.vline(). But in your specific case this gets a bit weird due to the cell “Verhältniszahlen” that spans three columns. You can however clean up your table by creating the horizontal lines and vertical lines in a loop.

And if you would want the row height to always be compact relative to the font size, you can use rows: 1.25em instead of rows: 10pt.

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5

Thank you. Still trying to get used to the .map function, but you are right, that is way more elegant.