From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/82995 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tethys Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: [***SPAM***] Float placement Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:31:15 +0100 Message-ID: <201306142231.r5EMVGYM010962@leto.astradyne.corp> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1371251948 32404 80.91.229.3 (14 Jun 2013 23:19:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:19:08 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Sat Jun 15 01:19:04 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([195.12.62.10]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UndGm-0008U9-4T for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:19:00 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 082261020C; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:18:59 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id kxLFubLL2uTp; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:18:56 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49977101EC; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:18:56 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36173101EC for ; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:18:55 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id Ym1pyLPC3ZNI for ; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:18:54 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from filter3-ams.mf.surf.net (filter3-ams.mf.surf.net [192.87.102.71]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DCD2101E7 for ; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:18:44 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from leto.astradyne.corp (host-212-159-146-41.static.as13285.net [212.159.146.41]) by filter3-ams.mf.surf.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-9.4) with ESMTP id r5ENIhWA014563 for ; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:18:43 +0200 Original-Received: from leto.astradyne.corp (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by leto.astradyne.corp (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r5EMVGYM010962 for ; Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:31:16 +0100 X-Face: W8CI+Pfeqxu3@.J~>3d(F0t"g'xarrhySq8E\L&QNalPyi{'hE#>[K`I@`X0m!eMv6gvhF] "^MIRc;%1@k>$J/t7Q4PfM)07$c[(1fracNNL0tN(v9HovGp'3$%\VrYg(3+(r]VlHq2`g List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:82995 Archived-At: I'm trying to typeset a book. It has two columns, and some floating diagrams. My problem is that the floats aren't going where I want them to and I can't work out how to fix it. My input source looks something like: \startcolumnset[foo] \subject{Blah} aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa \placefigure[here]{First diagram} {\externalfigure[diagram1.jpg][width=2.3in]} bbbb bbbb bbbb bbbb bbbb bbbb bbbb \placefigure[here]{Second diagram} {\externalfigure[diagram2.jpg][width=2.3in]} cccc cccc cccc cccc cccc cccc cccc \placefigure[here]{Third diagram} {\externalfigure[diagram3.jpg][width=2.3in]} dddd dddd dddd dddd dddd dddd dddd What I expect to get out is a page something like this (excuse the ASCII graphics): +-----------------------------------------+ | | | Blah cccc cccc cccc | | ---- cccc cccc cccc | | cccc cccc | | aaaa aaaa aaaa | | aaaa aaaa aaaa +--------------+ | | aaaa | ############ | | | | ############ | | | +--------------+ | ############ | | | | ############ | | ############ | | | | ############ | | ############ | | | | ############ | | ############ | | | +--------------+ | ############ | | | First diagram | ############ | | | +--------------+ | | bbbb bbbb bbbb Third diagram | | bbbb bbbb bbbb | | bbbb bbbb dddd dddd dddd | | dddd dddd dddd | | +--------------+ dddd dddd dddd | | | ############ | dddd dddd dddd | | | ############ | dddd dddd dddd | | | ############ | dddd dddd dddd | | +--------------+ dddd dddd | | Second diagram | | | | cccc cccc cccc | | cccc cccc cccc | | | +-----------------------------------------+ What I'm actually getting out is this: +-----------------------------------------+ | | | Blah +--------------+ | | ---- | ############ | | | | ############ | | | aaaa aaaa aaaa | ############ | | | aaaa aaaa aaaa +--------------+ | | aaaa Second diagram | | | | +--------------+ +--------------+ | | | ############ | | ############ | | | | ############ | | ############ | | | | ############ | | ############ | | | +--------------+ | ############ | | | First diagram | ############ | | | | ############ | | | bbbb bbbb bbbb | ############ | | | bbbb bbbb bbbb | ############ | | | bbbb bbbb +--------------+ | | Third diagram | | cccc cccc cccc | | cccc cccc cccc dddd dddd dddd | | cccc cccc cccc dddd dddd dddd | | cccc cccc cccc dddd dddd dddd | | cccc cccc dddd dddd | | | | dddd dddd dddd | | dddd dddd dddd | | dddd dddd dddd | | | +-----------------------------------------+ Even though there is sufficient space in the first column, the second float is always being moved up to the top of the second column. I've tried pretty much every combination of here, force and always as the location keyword for the \placefloat, but it doesn't make any difference. Any idea what I can do to get the placement I want? The deadline for going to press is rapidly approaching and I'm getting a little concerned! Thanks, Tet ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________