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Yes, me too. I found the best thing is to post on LaTeX stack exchange a sho=
rt piece of context that shows one problem you are having. Tag it #context. S=
omeone will kindly help. Repeat for your other problems.

I use layers a lot to avoid floats.

Good luck,
Peter

> On 28/02/2023, at 11:47 PM, Denis Maier via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.n=
l> wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> Hi everyone,
> =20
> I=E2=80=99ve recently had to typeset a document that gave me some headache=
s with the floats. The floats where jumping around, appearing in a different=
 order than in the source file, tables ended up split up at weird points, so=
me positioning keys had not the intended effect (e.g. top), =C2=ABpage=C2=BB=
 moved the float more than seemed necessary for me... I know, TeX=E2=80=99s f=
loat positioning algorithm should be rather reliable and stable, and it=E2=80=
=99s quite possible that I=E2=80=99m messing things up in my setups=E2=80=93=
especially since my source files are XML.
> =20
> Anyway, I=E2=80=99d like to learn more about the whole float issue. Is the=
re anything particular I could read to learn more about the whole thing? May=
be I=E2=80=99m missing out on something fundamental...
> =20
> Best,
> Denis
> __________________________________________________________________________=
_________
> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to t=
he Wiki!
>=20
> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / https://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-co=
ntext
> webpage  : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net
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> wiki     : https://contextgarden.net
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v dir=3D"ltr">Yes, me too. I found the best thing is to post on LaTeX stack e=
xchange a short piece of context that shows one problem you are having. Tag i=
t #context. Someone will kindly help. Repeat for your other problems.</div><=
div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I use layers a lot to avoid float=
s.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Good luck,</div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">Peter</div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On 2=
8/02/2023, at 11:47 PM, Denis Maier via ntg-context &lt;ntg-context@ntg.nl&g=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"FR-CH">I=E2=80=99ve recently had to typ=
eset a document that gave me some headaches with the floats. The floats wher=
e jumping around, appearing in a different order than in the source file, ta=
bles ended up split up at weird points, some
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oat positioning algorithm should be rather reliable and stable, and it=E2=80=
=99s quite possible that I=E2=80=99m messing things up in my setups=E2=80=93=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"FR-CH"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"FR-CH">Anyway, I=E2=80=99d like to lear=
n more about the whole float issue. Is there anything particular I could rea=
d to learn more about the whole thing? Maybe I=E2=80=99m missing out on some=
thing fundamental...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"FR-CH"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Denis<o:p></o:p></p>
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