"thick" \hline ?

[George Varsamopoulos]

Hello LaTeX gurus,

I am styling my thesis and I need the top and bottom \hline in
tabular environment to be thick (thicker than the normal \hline).

\begin{tabular}{l}\hline % I want this \hline thicker
search-improving techniques \\ \hline % I like this \hline the way it is
location caching\\
profile replication\\
predictive paging \hline % I want this \hline thicker too
\end{tabular}

How can i make those hlines thicker?

Regards,
George

[Will Robertson]

Post by George Varsamopoulos
I am styling my thesis and I need the top and bottom \hline in
tabular environment to be thick (thicker than the normal \hline).
\begin{tabular}{l}\hline % I want this \hline thicker
search-improving techniques \\ \hline % I like this \hline the way it is
location caching\\
profile replication\\
predictive paging \hline % I want this \hline thicker too
\end{tabular}
How can i make those hlines thicker?

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{booktabs} % or use the memoir class!
\begin{document}

% Requires the booktabs if the memoir class is not being used:
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
%\topcaption{Table captions are sometimes better up top} % requires
the topcapt package
\begin{tabular}{@{} lcr @{}} % Column formatting, @{} suppresses
leading/trailing space
\toprule
\multicolumn{2}{c}{Item} \\
\cmidrule(r){1-2} % Partial rule. (r) trims the line a little bit
on the right; (l) & (lr) also possible
Animal & Description & Price (\$)\\
\midrule
Gnat & per gram & 13.65 \\
& each & 0.01 \\
Gnu & stuffed & 92.50 \\
Emu & stuffed & 33.33 \\
Armadillo & frozen & 8.99 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\caption{Remember, \emph{never} use vertical lines in tables.}
\label{tab:booktabs}
\end{table}

\end{document}

Regards,
Will Robertson

[Vilar Camara Neto]

If you are using the "memoir" class, you have the commands \toprule,
\midrule and \bottomrule, where the first and last ones are thicker by
default. Also, these commands provide fine adjustments in vertical
spacing, bringing a more professional look to the tables than \hline.

Regards,
Vilar Camara Neto

Post by George Varsamopoulos
Hello LaTeX gurus,
I am styling my thesis and I need the top and bottom \hline in
tabular environment to be thick (thicker than the normal \hline).
\begin{tabular}{l}\hline % I want this \hline thicker
search-improving techniques \\ \hline % I like this \hline the way it is
location caching\\
profile replication\\
predictive paging \hline % I want this \hline thicker too
\end{tabular}
How can i make those hlines thicker?
Regards,
George

[Saravanan,M.]

Try with the following command:

\def\firsttablerule{\hrule \@height 1pt % <- rule height
}

\begin{tabular}
\firsttablerule
...
\end{tabular}

Regards
Saravanan,M.
India

Post by George Varsamopoulos
Hello LaTeX gurus,
I am styling my thesis and I need the top and bottom \hline in
tabular environment to be thick (thicker than the normal \hline).
\begin{tabular}{l}\hline % I want this \hline thicker
search-improving techniques \\ \hline % I like this \hline the way it is
location caching\\
profile replication\\
predictive paging \hline % I want this \hline thicker too
\end{tabular}
How can i make those hlines thicker?
Regards,
George

[Harry Schmidt]

Post by George Varsamopoulos
I am styling my thesis and I need the top and bottom \hline in
tabular environment to be thick (thicker than the normal \hline).
\begin{tabular}{l}\hline % I want this \hline thicker
search-improving techniques \\ \hline % I like this \hline the way it
is location caching\\
profile replication\\
predictive paging \hline % I want this \hline thicker too
\end{tabular}
How can i make those hlines thicker?

Use booktabs.sty and read its nice manual.

Harry