\clearpage without starting new page
p8mode
Is there no way to get latex to output all figures without starting a
new page? If I call "\clearpage" it flushes all pending the figures
ok, but starts a new page then. Is there any cmmand with which I can
achive the former without the latter?
P.S.
And in fact is there no way to tell Latex to output a figure here
no matter what? Even if I call
\begin{figure}[!h]
Latex still seems to put it somewhere else sometimes
Robin Fairbairns
>Is there no way to get latex to output all figures without starting a
>new page? If I call "\clearpage" it flushes all pending the figures
>ok, but starts a new page then. Is there any cmmand with which I can
>achive the former without the latter?
\usepackage{afterpage}
...
\afterpage{\clearpage}
will usually do the trick (deposit the figures after current page).
>P.S.
>And in fact is there no way to tell Latex to output a figure here
>no matter what? Even if I call
>
> \begin{figure}[!h]
>
>Latex still seems to put it somewhere else sometimes
! has limited capacity for suppressing parameter checking. among
other things, it won't allow a "h" float that would run over the end
of the current page.
if you want to do that, use the float package, and its H float
placement parameter.
see
http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=floats
--
Robin Fairbairns, Cambridge
Will Robertson
> "p8mode" <p8m...@gmx.net> writes:
> >Is there no way to get latex to output all figures without starting a
> >new page? If I call "\clearpage" it flushes all pending the figures
> >ok, but starts a new page then. Is there any cmmand with which I can
> >achive the former without the latter?
>
> \usepackage{afterpage}
> ...
> \afterpage{\clearpage}
>
> will usually do the trick (deposit the figures after current page).
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=floats
>From Robin's link above is a solution more directly applicable to the
original poster's question: "Try the placeins package: it defines a
\FloatBarrier command beyond which floats may not pass."
Will
Robin Fairbairns
i thought about that, and decided the op probably meant what i
suggested, rather than what he actually wrote.
i could well have been over-interpreting here: it's not unheard-of
that i should do such a thing.
however ... on the whole, i think people avoid the faq because it
offers options, and often doesn't just *tell* them what to do. i'm
trying to put that right (by giving people enough information to make
their own decisions) but i think it's quite important to make a
positive recommendation here, asap. there's plenty of misinformation
on c.t.t (though not as much as on some groups) and a clear statement
can sometimes distract people from misinformation.
--
Robin Fairbairns, Cambridge
Scott Pakin
> however ... on the whole, i think people avoid the faq because it
> offers options, and often doesn't just *tell* them what to do. i'm
> trying to put that right (by giving people enough information to make
> their own decisions)
Interesting hypothesis. If true, then maybe the right way to give people
enough information to make their own decision is to provide terse (as in
a few words) "pro" and "con" summaries after the introductory prose:
* Put the following commands in your document's preamble:
\renewcommand{\topfraction}{.85}
\renewcommand{\bottomfraction}{.7}
\renewcommand{\textfraction}{.15}
\renewcommand{\floatpagefraction}{.66}
\renewcommand{\dbltopfraction}{.66}
\renewcommand{\dblfloatpagefraction}{.66}
\setcounter{topnumber}{9}
\setcounter{bottomnumber}{9}
\setcounter{totalnumber}{20}
\setcounter{dbltopnumber}{9}
- Pro: Usually solves the real problem, which is that LaTeX's
defaults are rather conservative about fitting floats on pages).
- Cons: Does not _force_ floats to flush.
* Use the float package's [H] placement option to force floats to
go "here".
- Pro: Prevents float buildup.
- Con: Generally poor typographic style; may leave ugly gaps in
the text.
* Insert \clearpage commands.
- Pro: Forces floats to flush immediately.
- Con: May leave ugly gaps in the text.
* Use the afterpage package to put \clearpage after the current page.
- Pro: Clears the float backlog without ugly gaps in the text.
- Con: Somewhat fragile
etc.
-- Scott
Robin Fairbairns
>Robin Fairbairns wrote:
>> however ... on the whole, i think people avoid the faq because it
>> offers options, and often doesn't just *tell* them what to do. i'm
>> trying to put that right (by giving people enough information to make
>> their own decisions)
>
>Interesting hypothesis. If true, then maybe the right way to give people
>enough information to make their own decision is to provide terse (as in
>a few words) "pro" and "con" summaries after the introductory prose:
>
i'll bear this in mind -- will probably try it out on label=floats, as
an experiment (given i already have most of the text...) -- thanks.
--
Robin Fairbairns, Cambridge