Hi, adding 'force' ([here,force]) should help 'here'. (sorry for the pun)
http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Command/placefloat Peter Am 15.06.2013 00:31, schrieb Tethys: > > I'm trying to typeset a book. It has two columns, and some floating > diagrams. My problem is that the floats aren't going where I want > them to and I can't work out how to fix it. My input source looks > something like: > > \startcolumnset[foo] > \subject{Blah} > > aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa > > \placefigure[here]{First diagram} > {\externalfigure[diagram1.jpg][width=2.3in]} > > bbbb bbbb bbbb bbbb bbbb bbbb bbbb > > \placefigure[here]{Second diagram} > {\externalfigure[diagram2.jpg][width=2.3in]} > > cccc cccc cccc cccc cccc cccc cccc > > \placefigure[here]{Third diagram} > {\externalfigure[diagram3.jpg][width=2.3in]} > > dddd dddd dddd dddd dddd dddd dddd > > What I expect to get out is a page something like this (excuse the > ASCII graphics): > > +-----------------------------------------+ > | | > | Blah cccc cccc cccc | > | ---- cccc cccc cccc | > | cccc cccc | > | aaaa aaaa aaaa | > | aaaa aaaa aaaa +--------------+ | > | aaaa | ############ | | > | | ############ | | > | +--------------+ | ############ | | > | | ############ | | ############ | | > | | ############ | | ############ | | > | | ############ | | ############ | | > | +--------------+ | ############ | | > | First diagram | ############ | | > | +--------------+ | > | bbbb bbbb bbbb Third diagram | > | bbbb bbbb bbbb | > | bbbb bbbb dddd dddd dddd | > | dddd dddd dddd | > | +--------------+ dddd dddd dddd | > | | ############ | dddd dddd dddd | > | | ############ | dddd dddd dddd | > | | ############ | dddd dddd dddd | > | +--------------+ dddd dddd | > | Second diagram | > | | > | cccc cccc cccc | > | cccc cccc cccc | > | | > +-----------------------------------------+ > > What I'm actually getting out is this: > > +-----------------------------------------+ > | | > | Blah +--------------+ | > | ---- | ############ | | > | | ############ | | > | aaaa aaaa aaaa | ############ | | > | aaaa aaaa aaaa +--------------+ | > | aaaa Second diagram | > | | > | +--------------+ +--------------+ | > | | ############ | | ############ | | > | | ############ | | ############ | | > | | ############ | | ############ | | > | +--------------+ | ############ | | > | First diagram | ############ | | > | | ############ | | > | bbbb bbbb bbbb | ############ | | > | bbbb bbbb bbbb | ############ | | > | bbbb bbbb +--------------+ | > | Third diagram | > | cccc cccc cccc | > | cccc cccc cccc dddd dddd dddd | > | cccc cccc cccc dddd dddd dddd | > | cccc cccc cccc dddd dddd dddd | > | cccc cccc dddd dddd | > | | > | dddd dddd dddd | > | dddd dddd dddd | > | dddd dddd dddd | > | | > +-----------------------------------------+ > > Even though there is sufficient space in the first > column, the second float is always being moved up > to the top of the second column. I've tried pretty > much every combination of here, force and always > as the location keyword for the \placefloat, but > it doesn't make any difference. > > Any idea what I can do to get the placement I > want? The deadline for going to press is rapidly > approaching and I'm getting a little concerned! > > Thanks, > > Tet > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the > Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
