From 7f66dba736136fc1a2ee8e2d4fbce47e07db3ca6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Suvayu Ali (ThinkPad) Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:57:48 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Improve "Images in LaTeX export" documentation * Mention use of keywords like multicolumn and float * Remove previous mention of hack with placement option as per comments on the mailing list. Hack better suited for Worg. --- doc/org.texi | 30 ++++++++++++------------------ 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/org.texi b/doc/org.texi index 92343de..c98bd53 100644 --- a/doc/org.texi +++ b/doc/org.texi @@ -10207,24 +10207,14 @@ output file resulting from @LaTeX{} processing. Org will use an @code{\includegraphics} macro to insert the image. If you have specified a caption and/or a label as described in @ref{Images and tables}, the figure will be wrapped into a @code{figure} environment and thus become a floating -element. You can use an @code{#+ATTR_LaTeX:} line to specify the various -options that can be used in the optional argument of the -@code{\includegraphics} macro. To modify the placement option of the -@code{figure} environment, add something like @samp{placement=[h!]} to the -Attributes. It is to be noted this option can be used with tables as well. -The options are passed as the placement option to floating environments like -@code{figure} or @code{table}. One can pass other compatible options as well. -For example the @code{#+ATTR_LaTeX:} line below is exported as the -@code{figure} environment below it. - -@cindex #+ATTR_LaTeX -@example -#+ATTR_LaTeX: placement=[]\footnotesize - -\begin@{figure@}[]\footnotesize -... -\end@{figure@} -@end example +element. You can use an @code{#+ATTR_LaTeX:} line to specify various other +options. You can ask org to export an image as a float without specifying +a label or a caption by using the keyword @code{float} in this line. Various +optional arguments to the @code{\includegraphics} macro can also be specified +in this fashion. To modify the placement option of the floating environment, +add something like @samp{placement=[h!]} to the attributes. It is to be noted +this option can be used with tables as well. One can also pass other +compatible options. If you would like to let text flow around the image, add the word @samp{wrap} to the @code{#+ATTR_LaTeX:} line, which will make the figure occupy the left @@ -10246,6 +10236,10 @@ for @code{\includegraphics} and @code{wrapfigure}. [[./img/hst.png]] @end example +If you wish to include an image which spans multiple columns in a page, +you can use the keyword @code{multicolumn} in the @code{#+ATTR_LaTeX} +line. This will export the image wrapped in a @code{figure*} environment. + If you need references to a label created in this way, write @samp{\ref@{fig:SED-HR4049@}} just like in @LaTeX{}. -- 1.7.4.4