hucker@ecn.purdue.edu (Scott Hucker) (08/11/90)
This is a LaTeX/TeX question. (I haven't been able to answer it with my LaTex references.) I would like to know if anybody has seen or done the following: A new positioning option for use with tables and figures. Lets call it 's' for Sometimes. A figure that was done as \begin{figure}[s] ...stuff... \end{figure} would be placed as a \begin{figure}[h] if a "fancy" flag was true and place at the End of the Chapter if the "fancy" flag was false. (same thing with tables) Reason for this: A document with lots of figures and tables could be previewed and proofed with those items located near their relevant text then the final version could be generated with those items pushed to the end where publishers might want to find them. Ideas?? Comments? Scott Hucker hucker@gn.ecn.purdue.edu Purdue University Aerospace Department
dhosek@sif.claremont.edu (Hosek, Donald A.) (08/11/90)
In article <1990Aug10.225012.23088@ecn.purdue.edu>, hucker@ecn.purdue.edu (Scott Hucker) writes... >This is a LaTeX/TeX question. (I haven't been >able to answer it with my LaTex references.) >I would like to know if anybody has seen or >done the following: A new positioning option >for use with tables and figures. Lets call >it 's' for Sometimes. A figure that was >done as > \begin{figure}[s] > ...stuff... > \end{figure} >would be placed as a \begin{figure}[h] if a >"fancy" flag was true and place at the >End of the Chapter if the >"fancy" flag was false. (same thing with tables) >Reason for this: A document with lots of figures >and tables could be previewed and proofed with >those items located near their relevant text then >the final version could be generated with those >items pushed to the end where publishers might >want to find them. >Ideas?? Comments? A better plan: LaTeX defines a macro \fps@TYPE which has the default placement string for each type of floats. article, report, et al define \def\fps@figure{tbp} \def\fps@table{tbp} You could define a document style option floatdraft.sty, say which has the two lines: \def\fps@figure{hbtp} \def\fps@table{hbtp} to get the behaviour desired. Homework problem 1: Why is it always a bad idea to say, e.g., \begin{figure}[h] .. \end{figure} Homework problem 2: What should floatfinal.sty look like if the publisher wants all figures and tables at the end of the document? -dh --- Don Hosek TeX, LaTeX, and Metafont support, consulting dhosek@ymir.claremont.edu installation and production work. dhosek@ymir.bitnet Free Estimates. uunet!jarthur!ymir Phone: 714-625-0147 finger dhosek@ymir.claremont.edu for more info