From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Hendy Subject: Re: Latex export bug? Odd behavior with figures... Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 16:43:17 -0500 Message-ID: References: <15804.1274847820@gamaville.dokosmarshall.org> <8630.1274882410@alphaville.usa.hp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1297906678==" Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=57121 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OHONl-0004nj-CA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 26 May 2010 17:43:22 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OHONj-0001gx-Tb for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 26 May 2010 17:43:21 -0400 Received: from mail-gw0-f41.google.com ([74.125.83.41]:62505) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OHONj-0001gr-P6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 26 May 2010 17:43:19 -0400 Received: by gwb19 with SMTP id 19so3186052gwb.0 for ; Wed, 26 May 2010 14:43:18 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <8630.1274882410@alphaville.usa.hp.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: nicholas.dokos@hp.com Cc: emacs-orgmode --===============1297906678== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cd721d6773aa504878629d8 --000e0cd721d6773aa504878629d8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thanks everyone -- placement = [H] was exactly what I needed. I went back and saw it in the manual paragraph as [h!]. Also, the mailing list discussion was perfect as well. One suggestion, then... why not just have a nice list of all possible ATTR_LaTeX options? I have killed myself before looking for a simplified list. Maybe even just common ones since perhaps any LaTeX option may be passed? I love this page, for example: http://orgmode.org/manual/Export-options.html It is the holy grail of a simple reference when I need an answer quickly. Why not the same for possible LaTeX attributes for figures and tables? That would be awesome. Thanks again, all. John On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 9:00 AM, Nick Dokos wrote: > Nick Dokos wrote: > > > Figures (and tables) are floating environments: latex will place them > > at or after the place where they are mentioned in the latex file, at > > the first place where it finds space, consistent with the spec ([htb] > > above). > > > Not quite right: depending on the spec, it *can* end up at the top of the > page with the reference in the text, i.e. *before* that reference. > > > ... > > There was a discussion about such matters some time ago on the mailing > > list (in particular, how CAPTIONS affect output), but I don't remember > > the resolution and I'm too tired to go look. Seek and ye shall find. > > > > I looked this up: check > > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/17814 > > particularly Carsten's note of 2009/10/03. > > Nick > > > --000e0cd721d6773aa504878629d8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks everyone -- placement =3D [H] was exactly what I needed. I went back= and saw it in the manual paragraph as [h!]. Also, the mailing list discuss= ion was perfect as well.

One suggestion, then... why not just have a= nice list of all possible ATTR_LaTeX options? I have killed myself before = looking for a simplified list. Maybe even just common ones since perhaps an= y LaTeX option may be passed?

I love this page, for example: http://orgmode.org/manual/Export-options.html

= It is the holy grail of a simple reference when I need an answer quickly. W= hy not the same for possible LaTeX attributes for figures and tables? That = would be awesome.

Thanks again, all.


John

On= Wed, May 26, 2010 at 9:00 AM, Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com> wrote:
Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.= com> wrote:

> Figures (and tables) are floating environments: latex will place them<= br> > at or after the place where they are mentioned in the latex file, at > the first place where it finds space, consistent with the spec ([htb]<= br> > above).
>
Not quite right: depending on the spec, it *can* end up at the top of= the
page with the reference in the text, i.e. *before* that reference.

> ...
> There was a discussion about such matters some time = ago on the mailing
> list (in particular, how CAPTIONS affect output), but I don't reme= mber
> the resolution and I'm too tired to go look. Seek and ye shall fin= d.
>

I looked this up: check

=A0http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/17814

particularly Carsten's note of 2009/10/03.

Nick



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