On Wed, 4 Feb 2004, G�nter Milde wrote: > "Normal" TeX practice in scientific writing (IMHO) is placing the float > "near" the first reference to it. (Below the corresponding paragraph, if > you want to make sure it never goes a page too early.)
G�nter, I played with moving the floats to see what difference it makes. I now have a much better understanding of the dynamics. I agree that placing the float immediately after the first reference to it looks the best when I view the typeset output. This is one of those things that we -- or, at least, I -- don't notice when we read a monograph. We read the reference to the figure or table, find it, and do not note where it is placed relative to the reference. Like indexing. I've taken that for granted, too. Now I know just what a chore it will be for me to prepare a good index for my book > Last but not least: Read the floats section in the Tips & Tricks! Thank you, I will. Rich -- Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM) <http://www.appl-ecosys.com>
