Aligning number in tables at decimal point

[fuellerer]

I am using the dcolumn package for aligning numbers in tables at their
decimal points which works fine. However I would like to print
negative numbers bold. When I use textbf the dcolumn package does not
find the decimal point and so the aligning collapses. \bf only makes
the first number bold. Any ides how to resolve this problem?





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[Kristof Möller]

Quick and dirty:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{dcolumn}
\newcommand{\bfneg}[2]{-\mathbf#1.\mathbf#2}
\newcolumntype{d}[1]{D{.}{\cdot}{#1}}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{d{-1} d{2} d{1}}
\bfneg{1}{2} & 1.2 & 1.3 \\
1.54 & 1.24 & 12.5
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Greetings
Kris

Post by fuellerer
I am using the dcolumn package for aligning numbers in tables at their
decimal points which works fine. However I would like to print
negative numbers bold. When I use textbf the dcolumn package does not
find the decimal point and so the aligning collapses. \bf only makes
the first number bold. Any ides how to resolve this problem?

[Kristof Möller]

Sorry,

it was really quick and dirty ;-)

...this one works fine (even with more decimal places):

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{dcolumn}
\newcommand{\bfneg}[2]{-\mathbf{#1}.\mathbf{#2}}
\newcolumntype{d}[1]{D{.}{\mathbf\cdot}{#1}}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{d{-1} d{2} d{1}}
\bfneg{1}{233} & \bfneg{1}{233} & \bfneg{1}{3334} \\
1.54 & 1.24 & 12.5
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Greetings
Kris

Post by fuellerer
I am using the dcolumn package for aligning numbers in tables at their
decimal points which works fine. However I would like to print
negative numbers bold. When I use textbf the dcolumn package does not
find the decimal point and so the aligning collapses. \bf only makes
the first number bold. Any ides how to resolve this problem?

[Kristof Möller]

Time for weekend...

I'm sorry - it's more tricky - {...} won't work here...

Have to think about it...

Greetings
Kris

Post by fuellerer
I am using the dcolumn package for aligning numbers in tables at their
decimal points which works fine. However I would like to print
negative numbers bold. When I use textbf the dcolumn package does not
find the decimal point and so the aligning collapses. \bf only makes
the first number bold. Any ides how to resolve this problem?

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[Yannick]

Hi,
did you try to make a table like this?
\begin{tabular}{l@{.}r}
123 & 45\\
3 & 0\\
0 & 005\\
\end{tabular}
?
It schould the look like this:
123.5
3.0
0.005

like this, you have two columns separated by a decimal dot. Since both
entries (before and after the point) are in different columns, it
shouldn't be a problem to print them in boldface.
However, the decimal point won't be in boldface. I hope it's what you want,

Yannick




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[Kristof Möller]

Hi again...

this example is now working fine, and can be adjusted to Your needs
(e.g. different seperation symbols, here the german version):

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{dcolumn}
%
\newcommand{\bfneg}[2]{-\mathbf{#1}.\mathbf{#2}}
%
\newcolumntype{d}[1]{D{.}{,}{#1}}
%
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{|d{-1}|d{2}|d{1}|}
\bfneg{1}{233} & \bfneg{12}{23} & \bfneg{1}{3} \\
1.54 & 1.24 & 12.5 \\
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

But, be sure the decimal places fit with the number in d{...} - e.g.
d{2} assigns
two decimal places for the column-width - this was the mistake in my
last example!

Greetings
Kris

Post by fuellerer
I am using the dcolumn package for aligning numbers in tables at their
decimal points which works fine. However I would like to print
negative numbers bold. When I use textbf the dcolumn package does not
find the decimal point and so the aligning collapses. \bf only makes
the first number bold. Any ides how to resolve this problem?