Re: \placefigure unpredicatable.

[John Culleton <john@wexfordpress.com>]

On Monday 27 May 2002 04:30 pm, Hans Hagen wrote:
> At 10:03 AM 5/21/2002 -0400, John Culleton wrote:
> >I have found the \placefigure command to be somewhat unpredictable.
> >I am doing book reviews on 11 x8.5 format (i.e. landscape), double column.
> >At the head of each review on the left side of the column I have some
> > short lines ended with \hfil\break. On the right side I have a thumbnail
> > of the book, typically 1.5in x 2in.
> >
> >If I use \placefigure the picture ends up in the middle and the short
> > lines fall under it. If however I do something like:
> >-----------------------------------
> >\subsubsection{Get Published!}
> >\rightline{\pdfimage{sansaveria.png}}
> >\vglue -2in
> >Penny C. Sansavieri\bk
> >1stBooks Library October 2001\bk
> >Paperback 6 x 9 165pp. indexed \$15.54\bk
>
> wait (or try) for columnsets, they are more robust and give you al lot of
> control over floats
>
> also, processing multi columns in grid mode is more robust too with regards
> to floats
>
Float is perhaps a misnomer. I know where I want to place the 
graphic in relation to the other text.  

since I am already in double column mode subdividing the column further
would be difficult. I would have to go into 4 column mode temporarily
and then back to two column --- not a very practical approach! 

I will try again with the \startfiguretext command as described in 
``..an Excursion''.

A side question.  What does the command \dorecurse 
do?

-- 
John Culleton
Able Indexers and Typesetters 
http://wexfordpress.com

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