[tables] Avoid whitespace around float placement by disallowing float pages

jensmaurer · jensmaurer · commit 159da8eed6f1 · 2025-12-15T09:06:12.000+01:00
This is particularly noticeable for Table 1 (basic character set).
diff --git a/source/lib-intro.tex b/source/lib-intro.tex
@@ -1850,7 +1850,6 @@
 \tcode{<} is a strict weak ordering relation\iref{alg.sorting}    \\
 \end{oldconcepttable}
 
-\enlargethispage{-3\baselineskip}
 \begin{oldconcepttable}{DefaultConstructible}{}{cpp17.defaultconstructible}
 {x{2.15in}p{3in}}
 \topline
diff --git a/source/tables.tex b/source/tables.tex
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 % by LaTeX.
 \newenvironment{floattable}[3]
 {
- \begin{floattablebase}{#1}{#2}{#3}{htbp}
+ \begin{floattablebase}{#1}{#2}{#3}{htb}
 }
 {
  \end{floattablebase}
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 % by vertical lines. Used in the "Alternative tokens" table.
 \newenvironment{tokentable}[4]
 {
- \begin{floattablebase}{#1}{#2}{cc|cc|cc}{htbp}
+ \begin{floattablebase}{#1}{#2}{cc|cc|cc}{htb}
  \topline
  \hdstyle{#3}   &   \hdstyle{#4}    &
  \hdstyle{#3}   &   \hdstyle{#4}    &

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`@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@`
`85`	`85`	`% by LaTeX.`
`86`	`86`	`\newenvironment{floattable}[3]`
`87`	`87`	`{`
`88`		`- \begin{floattablebase}{#1}{#2}{#3}{htbp}`
	`88`	`+ \begin{floattablebase}{#1}{#2}{#3}{htb}`
`89`	`89`	`}`
`90`	`90`	`{`
`91`	`91`	`\end{floattablebase}`
`@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@`
`124`	`124`	`% by vertical lines. Used in the "Alternative tokens" table.`
`125`	`125`	`\newenvironment{tokentable}[4]`
`126`	`126`	`{`
`127`		`- \begin{floattablebase}{#1}{#2}{cc\|cc\|cc}{htbp}`
	`127`	`+ \begin{floattablebase}{#1}{#2}{cc\|cc\|cc}{htb}`
`128`	`128`	`\topline`
`129`	`129`	`\hdstyle{#3} & \hdstyle{#4} &`
`130`	`130`	`\hdstyle{#3} & \hdstyle{#4} &`