From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/82998 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Peter Rolf Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: [***SPAM***] Float placement Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:19:27 +0200 Message-ID: <51BC69DF.1040407@gmx.net> References: <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 1371302396 25860 80.91.229.3 (15 Jun 2013 13:19:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:19:56 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Sat Jun 15 15:19:58 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 1UnqOb-0002pJ-To for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:19:57 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id C10E4101F2; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:19:56 +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 u7zcLfBGRYEc; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:19:54 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9B0A101E7; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:19:53 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9818101E7 for ; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:19:52 +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 SxEQQRSqMMUR for ; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:19:51 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from filter4-ams.mf.surf.net (filter4-ams.mf.surf.net [192.87.102.72]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FB15101E6 for ; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:19:41 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from mout.gmx.net (mout.gmx.net [212.227.15.15]) by filter4-ams.mf.surf.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-9.4) with ESMTP id r5FDJdgB025689 for ; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:19:40 +0200 Original-Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([10.1.76.31]) by mrigmx.server.lan (mrigmx001) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0LlsgY-1UEmcd39Yu-00ZNzb for ; Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:19:39 +0200 Original-Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 15 Jun 2013 13:19:39 -0000 Original-Received: from ip-95-222-37-45.unitymediagroup.de (EHLO [192.168.178.3]) [95.222.37.45] by mail.gmx.net (mp031) with SMTP; 15 Jun 2013 15:19:39 +0200 X-Authenticated: #24293357 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/CQgpEBp/CBmZxm1pegWZRjR5G8zj/8dGpbzotrd R4To0vpH1oc4d3 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130509 Thunderbird/17.0.6 In-Reply-To: <201306142231.r5EMVGYM010962@leto.astradyne.corp> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.5.1 X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0, tokens from: @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=212.227.15.15; country=DE; latitude=51.0000; longitude=9.0000; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=51.0000,9.0000&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: uu:ntg-context@ntg.nl (inherits from uu:default, base:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: 01JMBjEf8 - 5dee701c9aae - 20130615 (trained as not-spam) X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 192.87.102.72 X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users 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:82998 Archived-At: Hi, adding 'force' ([here,force]) should help 'here'. (sorry for the pun) http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Command/placefloat Peter Am 15.06.2013 00:31, schrieb Tethys: > > 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 > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________________________