I have a longtable
that is used to produce checklist forms. The basic layout is shown below,
The second page (if there is one – some forms are quite short) would be better if it had the bottom row of the table extend vertically to meet the top of the signature block
below – which is a separate tabular
. Is there a way to add vertical stretch like a \vfill
effect in a table row? Any other suggestions.
A trimmed working minimal version of the code is listed below
\documentclass[11pt]{article} % use larger type; default would be 10pt
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{amssymb}[2002/01/22] %% for the Box
%% Set up counters for the check items
%% The counters are defined globally in a header
%% so we only step the counters here
%%
%% qnumber is the question counter
\newcounter{qnumber}
\setcounter{qnumber}{0}
%% new counter for headings in forms
%%
\newcounter{hcounter}
\setcounter{hcounter}{0}
%% We define the yesno macro that is used
%% by the questions to print the Yes No and
%% tick boxes
\newcommand{\yesno}{\textsf{Yes}\hskip9pt\textsf{No} {\Large ~$\Box$}~~~~{\Large $\Box$}}
%% we now define the questions
%% since they are not all questions a better term
%% would be added on the next revision
%
\newcommand{\question}[1]{
\stepcounter{qnumber}%
\hfill\thehcounter.\theqnumber\hfill\hfill &\textsf{#1} &{\small\yesno}& {\small\yesno}&{\small\yesno}\\ \hline%
}
%% we now define the question headings
%% Every time a heading is called
%% The hcounter is incremented and the qnumber set to 1
\newcommand{\heading}[1]{%
\stepcounter{hcounter}%
\setcounter{qnumber}{0}%
\hfill\textbf{\thehcounter.0}\hfill\hfill&\multicolumn{4}{|l|}{\bf\textsf{#1}}\\ \hline %
}
\begin{document}
\begin{longtable}{|p{7mm}|p{8.61cm}|p{1.5cm}|p{1.5cm}|p{1.55cm}|}
\heading{Controls}
\question{Control valves/actuators properly installed.}
\question{Control valves/actuators operable.}
\question{BMS signals operable.}
\question{Control valves/actuators properly installed.}
\question{Vibration isolation devices installed?}
\heading{Other}
\question{Access doors are operable and sealed? }
\question{Casing undamaged?}
\question{Insulation undamaged?}
\question{Condensate drainage is unobstructed?}
%% the end portion of the environment
%% add the remarks columns and close the longtable
\multicolumn{5}{|l|}{\bf {\textsf{DISCREPANCIES}}}\\
\multicolumn{5}{|l|}{}\\
\multicolumn{5}{|l|}{}\\
\multicolumn{5}{|l|}{}\\
\multicolumn{5}{|l|}{}\\
\hline%
\end{longtable}
\end{document}
Best Answer
With the package
zref-savepos
you can get the current coordinates. It needs at least two pdflatex runs.\zrefy{<Label>}
is the current height from the bottom. With the other settings from the top you know what height you have to fill to get a full page tabular. Here is only an example on how it works. For demonstration I used only\rule{0pt}{0.5\myHeight}
. You have to use the paper dimensions to get the correct\myHeight
.