lua,cap-location - fix tbl-cap-location for unlabeled tables in HTML

news/changelog-1.5.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ All changes included in 1.5:
 - ([#9539](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/9539)): Improve SCSS of title blocks to avoid overwide columns in grid layout.
 - Improve accessibility `role` for `aria-expandable` elements by ensuring their role supports the `aria-expanded` attribute.
 - ([#3178](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/3178)): TOC now correctly expands when web page has no content to scroll to.
+- ([#9734](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/9734)): Fix issue with unlabeled tables and `tbl-cap-location` information.
 
 ## PDF Format
 

src/resources/filters/customnodes/floatreftarget.lua

@@ -118,9 +118,13 @@ function cap_location(obj)
     -- ref-parents
     ref = refType(obj.identifier) or refType(obj.attributes["ref-parent"] or "")
   end
-  -- last resort, pretend we're a figure
   if ref == nil or crossref.categories.by_ref_type[ref] == nil then
-    ref = "fig"
+    if obj.t == "Table" then
+      ref = "tbl"
+    else
+      -- last resort, pretend we're a figure
+      ref = "fig"
+    end
   end
   local qualified_key = ref .. '-cap-location'
   local result = (

src/resources/filters/quarto-post/html.lua

@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ function render_html_fixups()
   end
 
   return {
+    Table = function(tbl)
+      -- this requires bootstrap CSS
+      if quarto.doc.crossref.cap_location(tbl) == "top" then
+        tbl.classes:insert("caption-top")
+        return tbl
+      end
+    end,
     Figure = function(fig)
       if #fig.content ~= 1 then
         return nil

tests/docs/smoke-all/2024/05/21/9734-a.qmd

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+title: Table caption location
+tbl-cap-location: top
+format: html
+_quarto:
+  tests:
+    html:
+      ensureHtmlElements:
+        - ["table.caption-top"]
+---
+
+| Col1 | Col2 | Col3 |
+|------|------|------|
+| A    | B    | C    |
+| E    | F    | G    |
+
+: A non-labelled table with a caption

tests/docs/smoke-all/2024/05/21/9734-b.qmd

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+title: Table caption location
+tbl-cap-location: bottom
+format: html
+_quarto:
+  tests:
+    html:
+      ensureHtmlElements:
+        - []
+        - ["table.caption-top"]
+---
+
+| Col1 | Col2 | Col3 |
+|------|------|------|
+| A    | B    | C    |
+| E    | F    | G    |
+
+: A non-labelled table with a caption

tests/docs/smoke-all/2024/05/21/9734-c.qmd

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+title: Table caption location
+format: html
+_quarto:
+  tests:
+    html:
+      ensureHtmlElements:
+        - ["table.caption-top"]
+---
+
+| Col1 | Col2 | Col3 |
+|------|------|------|
+| A    | B    | C    |
+| E    | F    | G    |
+
+: A non-labelled table with a caption