includelandscapepdfpdfpages
I want to include a PDF in landscape (its a table in PDF form)
with include PDF. I want a section on the same side, but when I use this command, the section heading is not on top (of that landscape page).
\includepdf[landscape=true, page=1,pagecommand=\section{Section Heading}]{table.pdf}
As you can see. B Section Heading is on the right. But i want it on top.
I answered a similar question in a German forum so I take this example.
I recommend the package hvfloat which does exactly what you want.
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{hvfloat}
\usepackage{units}
\begin{document}
\section{minimalbeispiel}
\vfill
\begin{center}
\hvFloat[%
nonFloat=true,%
capPos=l,%
capAngle=90,%
objectAngle=90,%
]{table}{\tiny%
\begin{tabular}{llllllll}
\toprule
& \multicolumn{4}{c}{Coefficients} & & \\
\cmidrule(lr){2-5}
Clamp. pres. in bar & $b_0$ & $b_1$ & $b_2$ & $b_3$ & $SS_{\text{err}}$ & $R^2$ in \%\\
\midrule
15 & $9.63*10^{-1}$ & $-2.16*10^{-3}$ & $3.56*10^{-6}$ & $-3.38*10^{-9}$ & $6.16*10^{-4}$ & 99.88\\
20 & $9.62*10^{-1}$ & $-2.08*10^{-3}$ & $3.40*10^{-6}$& $-3.27*10^{-9}$ & $8.19*10^{-4}$ & 99.83\\
25 & $9.64*10^{-1}$ & $-2.08*10^{-3}$ & $3.46*10^{-6}$ & $-3.29*10^{-9}$ & $5.30*10^{-4}$ & 99.89\\
30 & $9.61*10^{-1}$ & $-1.99*10^{-3}$ & $3.19*10^{-6}$ & $-3.00*10^{-9}$ & $6.99*10^{-4}$ & 99.84\\
35 & $9.53*10^{-1}$ & $-1.98*10^{-3}$ & $3.09*10^{-6}$ & $-2.92*10^{-9}$ & $6.87*10^{-4}$ & 99.85\\
40 & $9.53*10^{-1}$ & $-2.04*10^{-3}$ & $3.33*10^{-6}$ & $-3.22*10^{-9}$ & $5.84*10^{-4}$ & 99.88\\
45 & $9.54*10^{-1}$ & $-2.06*10^{-3}$ & $3.20*10^{-6}$ & $-3.02*10^{-9}$ & $5.24*10^{-4}$ & 99.89\\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}%
}%
[Polarization curve data fitting of clamping pressure testing]{%
Polarization curve data fitting of clamping pressure testing\\ Model: $\frac{U}{V} = b_0 + b_1 \frac{i}{\unitfrac[]{\text{mA}}{\text{cm}^2}} + b_2 \frac{i^2}{\left(\unitfrac[]{\text{mA}}{\text{cm}^2}\right)^2} + b_3 \frac{i^3}{\left(\unitfrac[]{\text{mA}}{\text{cm}^2}\right)^3}$}{tab:3}
\end{center}
\vfill\clearpage
\end{document}
The solution is twofold, thanks to @David Carlilse for the idea to use the rotating package.
Firstly, the tabularx inside the table needs to be placed inside a sideways block.
Secondly, tabularx needs to be told the \textheight instead of the \textwidth so that it knows the total width of the table for its X column calculations. However, this results in the column overlapping with the page number so we subtract 3cm for margin.
The section now reads like this:
\section{Appendix B - Risk Assessment}
\begin{table}[H]
\centering\ra{1.3}
\caption{Table to show risks, hazards and mitigation techniques for this experiment}
\label{tbl:RiskMatrix}
\begin{sideways}
\begin{tabularx}{\textheight - 3cm}{X X c X c c}
\toprule
Description of Hazard & Consequences & Risk Before & Mitigations Required & Risk After & ALARP? (Yes/No) \\ [0.5ex]
\midrule
Electrocution & Serious injury or death & 0.5 & Ensure hands are dry when plugging in. Do not tamper with any electrical components & 0.1 & Yes \\
Burns from hot components & Non-serious burns & 0.7 & Wear thermally insulated gloves when operating equipment & 0.2 & Yes \\
Burns from steam & Very serious burns, potential loss of sight & 0.6 & Wear safety goggles and a lab coat to protect from steam egress & 0.2 & Yes \\
Loss of apparatus integrity & Injuries from shrapnel, serious burns, potentially fatal & 0.3 & Check equipment for signs of buckling before use. Ensure that it remains within safe operating pressures. Ensure ballistic screen is in place around equipment. & 0.2 & Yes \\\bottomrule
\end{tabularx}
\end{sideways}
\end{table}
Best Answer
There could be multiple reasons for this. I suspect that
\pdfpagesstill uses the "portrait coordinate system" for pages included in landscape, thus "LaTeX" does not know that you are in landscape mode. You've just rotated the one PDF-page.If you use e.g. the
pdflscape-package to tell LaTeX that you are in landscape mode first, it seems to work fine: