Hello

I used \placefigure just for centering the figure. And even if I put 
\startcombination directly, won't it reserve blank space for empty 
subcaptions?

Actually, I found nice snipped that works like a charm for my needs:

\hbox to \hsize{
\externalfigure[serg1][width=3.5cm]
\hss\externalfigure[serg2][width=3.5cm]
\hss\externalfigure[serg4][width=3.5cm]
\hss\externalfigure[serg3][width=3.5cm]}

...and no combinations needed! ))

Vyatcheslav

> Hello,
> >
> >  Another urgent problem:
> >
> >  how to get rid of placefigure and startcombination captions
> >  altogether?
> >
> >  When I use the following, I get too much wasted space after the
> >  illustration.
> >
> >  \placefigure
> >  [fit]
> >  {none}
> >  {\startcombination[4*1]
> >      {\externalfigure[serg1][width=4cm]} {}
> >      {\externalfigure[serg2][width=4cm]} {}
> >      {\externalfigure[serg3][width=4cm]} {}
> >      {\externalfigure[serg4][width=4cm]} {}
> >  \stopcombination}
> >
> >  Best,
> >  Vyatcheslav
>    
>
> I'm not sure I understand your problem. If you don't want a caption
> and don't want the figure to float, why do you use \placefigure at
> all? Just remove the wrapper and put \startcombination etc. directly
> into your source file.
>
> Thomas
>