Table names should be present as stable names

[PeterSommerlad]

The latex sources of the standard have "stable" table identifications as their \label{tablename}. However, in contrast to regular sections, these names are never rendered in the text. This leads to tedious updates of table numbers in any paper referring to any of the tables. It would be great if the table labels would be printed with the standard like the stable names are printed in the header sections.

This would ease the work of the paper authors as well as the editors (i guess).

[tkoeppe]

(I feel like this issue has been raised before.)

[cpplearner]

#824

[jensmaurer]

Editorial meeting:

• Review all table labels.
• Expose label as "tab:blah".

[jensmaurer]

This needs substantial work. Almost all labels seem to be overly long or nondescript. Suggested rules:

• If a subclause consists predominantly of a table, use the same label as the subclause label (plus tab: prefix). Example: tab:lex.key, tab:lex.digraph.
• For concepts tables, just use the flat name as-is. Example: tab:copyconstructible.
• Otherwise, use at least some parts in common with the subclause label. Example: tab:temp.fold.empty.

What's the desired formatting of the table label? I currently have "bold", but I feel I need a bit more space separating it from the prose caption text:

Should the label be repeated for continued captions of longtables?

[jensmaurer]

Editorial meeting:

• Second rule: Use cpp17.conceptname. DONE
• Do not make the label bold. DONE
• Separate label from caption text by \quad. DONE
• Separate table number from caption text by \quad or colon (show screenshots of both options). Remove mdash. Try to be consistent with subclause titles. SEE BELOW
• Make figure captions the same as table captions, except for before/after placement. DONE
• Check linebreaks in captions. SEE BELOW
• Do not repeat the label in continued captions of longtables. DONE

[jensmaurer]

Sample 1: separate table number from caption text by colon

Sample 2: separate table number from caption text by \quad

[jensmaurer]

Sample figure:

Sample linebreak:

[hubert-reinterpretcast]

My preference is for the colon between the number and the caption.

[W-E-Brown]

On Jun 8, 2019, at 3:07 PM, Hubert Tong ***@***.***> wrote: My preference is for the colon between the number and the caption.

I, too, prefer the colon.

[zygoloid]

(I also prefer the colon.) Thanks Jens!

[jensmaurer]

Added a "labels" section to the wiki style guidelines.