Re: how to place figures next to each other

[Peter <peter@orgelvlaardingen.nl>]

Peter wrote:
> How can I place two figures next to each other without using a 
> \startcombination ... \stopcombination group?
> 
> I now have this, but it is not what I want:
> 
> \gebruikexternfiguur[kortoctaaf][cekort][type=eps,hoogte=30mm]
> \gebruikexternfiguur[gebrokenoctaaf][gebroken][type=eps,hoogte=30mm]
> \plaatsfiguur
>     [hier]
>     [fig:klavieren]
>     {Enkele varianten van het groot octaaf}
>     {\startcombinatie[2*1]
>     {\kortoctaaf}{kort octaaf}
>     {\gebrokenoctaaf}{gebroken octaaf}
>     \stopcombinatie}
> 
> I want to have the two figures numbered as seperate, independent 
> figures, but when using a combination, the whole combination is treated 
> as one figure and gets only one number and one label.
> 
> XXXX      XXXX
> X  X      X  X
> XXXX      XXXX
> 
> fig.n      fig.n+1
> 
> I've consulted the manuals and searched the list archives, but I have 
> not found a solution.
> 
> tnx in advance,
> 

I now know how to suppress the caption of the combination. By using the 
option "none".
Now I have to generate the captions of the two figures with the correct 
numbers and the reference-labels by hand. So my questions:
- How can I increment the figure counter?
- How can I print the current figure number?
- How can I add labels for referencing to the two figures?
- Is there a better approach to do this?

I have two small figures. So I really want them next to each other. It's 
a waste of space to put them underneath each other.

Peter