revert header line and added table examples

README.md

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 # JSys paper template
 
 Paper template for the [Journal of Systems Research (Jsys)](http://jsysr.org/), written for submissions to
-JSys by Vijay Chidambaram.
+JSys by [Vijay Chidambaram](https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~vijay/) and [Romain Jacob](https://www.romainjacob.net/).
 
 This template was adapted from the USENIX template with their permission. Thanks a lot!
 
 ## Version
 
-+ 1.0: First release (current)
++ 1.0.1: (current)
+    + Added `booktab` example
+    + `hrule` separating the header
++ 1.0: First release

jsys.sty

@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@
   urlcolor={blue!70!black}
 }
 
-% JSys
+% Table
+\usepackage{booktabs}
+\usepackage{multirow}
+\usepackage{tabularx}
+\BeforeBeginEnvironment{tabular}{\small}
+\AfterEndEnvironment{tabular}{}
+
+% Formatting 
 \usepackage{fancyhdr}
 %
 % USENIX wants margins of: 0.75" sides, 1" bottom, and 1" top.
@@ -72,7 +79,6 @@
 \fancyhead[l]{Submitted to the Journal of Systems Research (JSys)}
 \fancyhead[r]{\the\year{}}
 \fancyfoot[c]{\thepage}
-\renewcommand{\headrule}{}
 
 % Title stuff, taken from deproc.
 \def\maketitle{\par

jsys.tex

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 %
 % History:
 %
-% - TEMPLATE for the Journal of Systems Research, written for submissions to
-%   JSys in 2020 by Vijay Chidambaram, CS Department, University of Texas at
-%   Austin. This was originally the USENIX template, which was adapted with
-%   USENIX permission. Thanks!  
+% - TEMPLATE for the Journal of Systems Research, prepared for submissions to
+%   JSys in 2020 by Vijay Chidambaram (CS Department, University of Texas at
+%   Austin) and Romain Jacob (ETH Zurich). This was originally the USENIX
+%   template, which was adapted with USENIX permission. Thanks!  
 %
 % - TEMPLATE for Usenix papers, specifically to meet requirements of USENIX '05.
 %   originally a template for producing IEEE-format articles using LaTeX.
@@ -61,13 +61,10 @@
 \usepackage{tikz}
 \usepackage{amsmath}
 
-
-\usepackage{layout}
-
 % Uncomment the following line if you want the columns of the last page equal in
 % size. But note that doing so may cause issues with some document-generating
 % tools.
-\usepackage{flushend}
+% \usepackage{flushend}
 
 % inlined bib file -> only for making the file compilable on its own.
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -223,7 +220,31 @@ The noindent at the start of this paragraph in its tex version makes it clear
 that it's a continuation of the preceding paragraph, as opposed to a new
 paragraph in its own right.
 
+\subsection{Tables with \texttt{booktabs}}
 
+JSys recommends using the \texttt{booktabs} package, which provides the \texttt{toprule}, \texttt{midrule}, and \texttt{bottomrule} commands with much nicer spacing around horizontal lines. Table's caption should be placed {below} the table; centering is optional. Table text font is set to \texttt{small} by default. \textbf{Do not} make it any smaller; larger is fine.
+
+The template also includes the \texttt{tabularx} and \texttt{multirow} packages, which should fill most table-related needs.
+
+\begin{table}
+  \centering
+  \begin{tabular}{llr}  
+    \toprule
+    \multicolumn{2}{c}{Item} \\
+    \cmidrule(r){1-2}
+    Animal    & Description & Price (\$) \\
+    \midrule
+    Gnat      & per gram    & 13.65      \\
+    &    each     & 0.01       \\
+    Gnu       & stuffed     & 92.50      \\
+    Emu       & stuffed     & 33.33      \\
+    Armadillo & frozen      & 8.99       \\
+    \bottomrule
+  \end{tabular}
+  \caption{Table's caption should be placed \textbf{below} the table. The \texttt{booktabs} package provides nicer spacing around lines.}
+  \label{tab:booktab_ex}
+\end{table}
+  
 \subsection{LaTeX-ing Your TeX File}
 %-----------------------------------
 
@@ -250,6 +271,7 @@ In particular, papers introducing new software solutions, tools, or benchmarks
 by a third-party without author help for the paper to be accepted. The JSys
 Artifact Evaluation Board will ensure this is the case.
 
+
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \bibliographystyle{plain}
 \bibliography{\jobname}