+From bug 7412 another example with more captions (can currently not produced in LyX):
+\begin{longtable}{|l|l|}
+\caption{A long table}
+\endfirsthead
+\caption{A long table -- continued}
+\endhead
+\multicolumn{2}{r}{{Continued on next page}}
+\tabularnewline
+\endfoot
+\endlastfoot
+\hline
+\multicolumn{1}{|c|}{Something} & \multicolumn{1}{c|}{Description}\tabularnewline
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline Lots of lines& like this.\\
+\hline
+\end{longtable}
+
+A table*:
+
+\begin{tabular*} % some comment
+{0.8\columnwidth}[b]{lr}
+two\\
+\begin{turn}{-50}lonely\end{turn}&\begin{sideways}lines\end{sideways}
+\end{tabular*}
+
+A booktabs table:
+
+\begin{table}[h]
+\caption{\label{tab:Special-booktabs-table}Special booktabs-table}
+
+
+\centering{}%
+\begin{tabular}{cccc}
+\toprule
+System & Chip\,1 & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Chip\,2}\tabularnewline
+\cmidrule(r){2-2}\cmidrule(l){3-4}\morecmidrules \cmidrule{2-4}Detector
+thickness in \textmu{}m & 300 & 300 & 700\tabularnewline
+\midrule
+Edge angle in \textdegree{} & 3.55 & 2.71 & 7.99\tabularnewline
+\addlinespace
+Spatial resolution in \textmu{}m & 4.26 & 10.17 & 10.56\tabularnewline
+\addlinespace
+MTF at $f_{\mathrm{max}}$ & 0.53 & 0.37 & 0.39\tabularnewline
+\midrule
+\morecmidrules \cmidrule{3-4}LSF-spatial resolution & & & \tabularnewline
+in \textmu{}m & 129.7 & 52.75 & 50.78\tabularnewline
+in \% of pixel size & 76.3 & 95.9 & 92.3\tabularnewline
+\bottomrule
+\end{tabular}
+\end{table}
+
+A table using dcolumn:
+
+\begin{table}
+\begin{tabular}{ccddd}
+One&Two&
+\multicolumn{1}{c}{\textrm{Three}}&
+\multicolumn{1}{c}{\textrm{Four}}&
+\multicolumn{1}{c}{\textrm{Five}}\\
+\hline
+one&two&\mbox{three}&\mbox{four}&\mbox{five}\\
+He&2& 2.77234 & 45672. & 0.69 \\
+C\footnote{Some tables require footnotes.}
+&C\footnote{Some tables need more than one footnote.}
+& 12537.64 & 37.66345 & 86.37 \\
+\end{tabular}
+\end{table}
+
+
+A table using decimal alignment:
+
+\begin{table}
+\begin{tabular}{ccr@{\extracolsep{0pt}.}lr@{\extracolsep{0pt}.}lr@{\extracolsep{0pt}.}l}
+One & Two & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Three} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Four} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Five}\tabularnewline
+\hline
+one & two & \multicolumn{2}{c}{three} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{four} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{five}\tabularnewline
+He & 2 & 2&77234 & 45672& & 0&69 \tabularnewline
+C & C & 12537&64 & 37&66345 & 86&37 \tabularnewline
+\end{tabular}
+\end{table}
+
+