Adding a itemized list in a multi row/column table cell

[russurquhart1]

Hi,

Based on the example in the Tabularray docs, I created a multi row column example, and tried to put an itemized list in one of the cells:

\documentclass[landscape]{article}
\usepackage{tabularray}
\usepackage{xcolor}

\begin{document}

%test of a table

\begin{tblr}{|l|l|l|l|l|}
\hline
\SetCell[r=2]{l} 2 Rows
   & \SetCell[c=2]{l} 2 Columns
   &   & \SetCell[r=2,c=2]{l} This is a list
   \begin{itemize}
   \item This is a bullet.
   \item Another bullet. 
   \item Another bullet.
   \end{itemize} &  \\
\hline
 & 2-2 & 2-3 & & \\
\hline
\end{tblr}

\end{document}

In the version of MiKTeX that I'm using it gives this error message:

! LaTeX Error: Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item.

See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
 ...                                              
                                                  
l.22 \end
         {tblr}

I loaded the same file into Overleaf. I compiled correctly, but gave similar error messages. It implied that you could NOT have a itemized list in a table cell. Further in the Tabularray docs, they show a sample of a bullted list in a table cell. Does LaTeX not allow lists in a table cell?

Thanks for any help!

Russ

[muzimuzhi]

Further in the Tabularray docs, they show a sample of a bullted list in a table cell.

To use list-like stuff in table cells, measure=vbox (inner) option, provided by the varwidth library is a must. See package manual (v2024A, 2024-02-16), sec. 5.10 Library varwidth for more info.

\documentclass[landscape]{article}
\usepackage{tabularray}
\usepackage{xcolor}

\UseTblrLibrary{varwidth}

\begin{document}

%test of a table

\begin{tblr}{colspec={lllll}, hlines, vlines, measure=vbox}
  \SetCell[r=2]{l} 2 Rows
     & \SetCell[c=2]{l} 2 Columns
     &   & \SetCell[r=2,c=2]{l} This is a list
     \begin{itemize}
     \item This is a bullet.
     \item Another bullet. 
     \item Another bullet.
     \end{itemize} &  \\
     & 2-2 & 2-3 & & \\
\end{tblr}

\end{document}

[russurquhart1]

Thank you very much, this was the missing piece I needed for my documents!!

I also found and saw the reference you mentioned. As a technical writer, could I possibly suggest that I think it would be helpful if you put a Note in at the end of Section 1.5 that linked/referenced Section 5.8 as a method to add lists to cells? Just a thought!

Thanks again for all your help!