Fix caption and table formatting

example/ornl-template-example.tex

@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@
 %\renewcommand\maketitlepage\relax
 
 % Optional packages that are simply part of this example document
-\usepackage{multirow}
-\usepackage{threeparttable}
 %\usepackage{rotating}
 %\usepackage{enumitem}
 
+\usepackage{threeparttable} % Table with captions and tablenotes
+\usepackage{booktabs} % Toprule, midrule, bottomrule
+\usepackage{multirow} % Extend table entries over multiple rows
+
 % Bibliography styling: you can use your own if desired
 \usepackage[authordate,strict,backend=biber,autolang=other,bibencoding=inputenc]{biblatex-chicago}
 
@@ -29,11 +31,6 @@
 \definecolor{note}{RGB}{48,96,192}
 \renewcommand{\marginpar}[1]{{\small\em\color{note}[#1]}}
 
-% Caption with more than one sentence: the first sentence is the first argument,
-% the rest are the second. This allows table of contents to just show the first
-% sentence but display the whole thing in the text.
-\newcommand\longcaption[2]{\caption[#1]{#1 #2}}
-
 % Bibliography
 \usepackage[authordate,strict,backend=biber,autolang=other,bibencoding=inputenc]{biblatex-chicago}
 
@@ -262,20 +259,22 @@ font size can be decreased and, if necessary, landscaped.
   \begin{threeparttable}
   \caption{Table caption is bold, centered, and initial cap with no period at
   end of title}\label{tab:1}
+  \newcommand\tworow[1]{\multirow{2}{*}{#1}}
   \begin{tabular}{c c c c c c}
-    \hline
-    \multirow{2}{*}{\textbf{EM projects}\tnote{a}} & \textbf{Recycling} &  \textbf{Amount} &  \multirow{2}{*}{\textbf{Recycling}} &  \multirow{2}{*}{\textbf{Disposa}l}
-    &  \multirow{2}{*}{\textbf{Storage}} \\
-    &  \textbf{method} &  \textbf{recycled (lb)} & & &  \\ \hline
+    \toprule
+    \tworow{EM project\tnote{a}} & \tworow{Recycling method} & \tworow{Amount
+    recycled (lb)} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{Cost (\$)} \\ \cline{4-6}
+    &  &  & Recycling & Disposal &  Storage \\ \midrule
     Metals recycle & Smelting & 1,072,000 & 1,565,763 & 1,338,447 & 1,608,000 \\
-    Cooling tower\tnote{b} & Decontamination & 459,000 & 605,880 & 573,120 & 688,500  \\
-    Totals &   & 1,601,150 & 2,266,491 & 2,004,973 & 2,401,725 \\
-    \hline
+    Cooling tower\tnote{b} & Decontamination & 459,000 & 605,880 & 573,120 &
+    688,500  \\
+    \em{Total} &   & 1,601,150 & 2,266,491 & 2,004,973 & 2,401,725 \\
+    \bottomrule
   \end{tabular}
   \begin{tablenotes}
     \item \emph{Note:} A general note to the table as a whole is not linked to
     a superscript letter. It is formatted like this note. Table footnotes are
-  9 pt., or as with larger tables, 1 pt. smaller than the table body text.
+  9~pt, or as with larger tables, 1~pt smaller than the table body text.
   \item[a] Footnote call-outs are lowercase, italic, superscript letters in
     sequence from left to right, then
   \item[b] For multipage tables, the footnote appears only on the last page of

ornltm/ornltm.cls

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 \RequirePackage{wallpaper} % background on cover page
 \RequirePackage{fancyhdr} % headers and footers
 \RequirePackage{emptypage} % hide footers on blank pages
-\RequirePackage[font=bf]{caption}
+\RequirePackage[font=bf,labelsep=period]{caption}
 \RequirePackage{titlesec} % title modification: use text size
 \RequirePackage[pdfusetitle]{hyperref} % url and links in PDF
 \RequirePackage{tocloft} % table of contents styling
@@ -444,6 +444,13 @@ under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725
   \pagenumbering{arabic}%
 }
 
+
+% Caption with more than one sentence: the first sentence is the first argument,
+% the rest are the second. This allows table of contents to just show the first
+% sentence but display the whole thing in the text. It also clears the boldface
+% from the second 
+\newcommand\longcaption[2]{\caption[#1]{#1 \normalfont #2}}
+
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