On Sunday 24 February 2008 18:44, Les Denham wrote:
> On Sunday 24 February 2008 17:35, Steve Litt wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Here are two small LyX files. The only difference is that in bug2.lyx the
> > labels come last inside the floats, whereas in bug.lyx the labels come
> > first. bug2.lyx works (after a couple view->pdf, but bug.lyx never works
> > (at least on my 1.5.3). I'm attaching the files and the two images they
> > use, so that you all can be aware of this little gotcha.
> >
> > Or, if it's only happening on my system, maybe we can exploit the
> > differences to find out why.
> >
> > Thanks
>
> Steve,
>
> I get the same results as you with these examples, though I'm using 1.5.1
> rather than 1.5.3.
>
> But I always put the label inside the caption of the float, and have never
> had this problem. As the caption is what is actually numbered, I think
> that is the logical place to put the label.
>
> A few minutes ago I completed a 66 page document with 235 figures, almost
> all of them labeled and cross-referenced, and while I have not done a final
> proof-read I do not think I have an error in any of those references.
>
> Les
Aha! I never even thought of putting it inside the caption (should it be at
the beginning or end of caption?). Whatever the final answer, it should be
documented.
Thanks
SteveT
Steve Litt
Books written in LyX:
Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist
Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Just the Facts
