Document Classes ⇒ Vertical alignment of minipages

[baslers]

Hi,

I have two problems regarding vertical alignment of minipages inside a figure.

In the first example, I'm putting two minipages side-by-side, one containing a figure, the other one containing text. With either positioning parameter [t,b,c] for the minipage, I cannot get them to align vertically. What can I do about this?

\begin{figure}[!h]
\begin{minipage}[!t]{0.4\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=1\textwidth]{Images/Assembly/Shaft_axis.jpg}
\caption{Shaft axis alignment}
\label{fig:shaft_axis}
\end{minipage}
\hspace{0.1\textwidth}
\begin{minipage}[!t]{0.5\textwidth}
blabla
\end{minipage}
\end{figure}

The same problem occurs when I try putting two figures side-by-side using minipages. Vertical alignment cannot be achieved.


\begin{figure}[!h]
\begin{minipage}[!b]{0.33\textwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]{Images/Embedding/embedded_funct_spine_unit.jpg}
\caption{Molded Functional Spine Unit}
\label{fig:embed_fsu}
\end{minipage}
\vspace{0pt}
\begin{minipage}[!b]{0.66\textwidth}
\centering
\raisebox{0.5cm}{\includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]{Images/Embedding/embedding_vertebrae.jpg}}
\caption{Molded Single Vertebra}
\label{fig:embed_vert}
\end{minipage}
\end{figure}

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!

[Juanjo]

The ! descriptor should go in the optional argument of float environments (table, figure), not in that of minipage. Does this solve your problem? If not, build a minimal example, attach the relevant files (so everybody can compile it) and say precisely how you would like to align the minipages.

[baslers]

Thanks a lot. The problem with the two figures was already solved using your suggestion.

However, the example with the figure and the text next to it still does not work properly. I am attaching a .rar-file with a minimal example, the picture and a pdf of what I get when I compile it.

What I would like to achieve is that the top edge of the text next to the figure is vertically aligned with the top edge of the figure. Any suggestions on this?

[Juanjo]

Here is your code with a few changes in order to solve your problem and avoid warnings.

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\documentclass[a4paper,11pt,titlepage]{article}

% Packages included
\usepackage{graphicx}

\listfiles

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}[!h]
   \begin{minipage}[t]{0.4\textwidth}
      \vspace{0pt}
      \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Gauge_adhesive_bonding.jpg}
      \caption{Adhesive bonding using gauge}
      \label{fig:gauge_adhesive_bonding}
   \end{minipage}
   \hfill
   \begin{minipage}[t]{0.5\textwidth}
      \vspace{0pt}\raggedright
      blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla 
      blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla 
      blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla 
      blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla 
      blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla 
      blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla blabla 
   \end{minipage}
\end{figure} 	
				
\end{document}

The tip is to add \vspace{0pt} at the beginning of every minipage, as suggested in page 37 of the epslatex document.

[baslers]

Many thanks, also for the reference to the epsdocument. It seems very useful and your suggested adaptations to the code work perfectly!

Have a great day!

[dimarcom]

Hi,

I tried your bit of code using TexnikCenter with pdfLatex on Windows, and it didn't work for me... my problem is (i think) simpler: i just try to get the warning symbol aligned with the fbox, but vspace{} and vspace*{} won't work... I tried many combinations of minipages and parbox, and i can't work it out.

Here's my bit of code:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\begin{document}

\begin{center}
\vspace*{1cm}
\includegraphics[height=2cm]{../latex_066/fig/pictossignalisationjpg/DangerGeneral.jpg}
\hspace{0.5cm}
\fbox{\fbox{\parbox{8cm}{
\begin{center}
{\sf{WARNING}}: \\
\end{center}
}}}
\end{center}

\end{document}

Thanks,
Marie.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Marie,

you will get that alignment if you put the \includegraphics command inside a parbox:

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\parbox{WIDTH}{\includegraphics[height=2cm]{../latex_066/fig/pictossignalisationjpg/DangerGeneral.jpg}}

Btw. don't use \sf, \textsf would be the better choice.

Stefan

[Juanjo]

This also works:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\begin{document}

\includegraphics[height=2cm]{DangerGeneral.jpg}\hspace{2cm}
\fbox{\fbox{\parbox[b][2cm][c]{8cm}{\centering\sffamily WARNING}}}

\end{document}

[dimarcom]

thanks for the suggestions !

this didn't work (but thanks for the help anyways):
you will get that alignment if you put the \includegraphics command inside a parbox:
Code:
\parbox{WIDTH}{\includegraphics[height=2cm]{../latex_066/fig/pictossignalisationjpg/DangerGeneral.jpg}}

but this elegant simple code worked just fine:
Code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}
\includegraphics[height=2cm]{DangerGeneral.jpg}\hspace{2cm}
\fbox{\fbox{\parbox[2cm][c]{8cm}{\centering\sffamily WARNING}}}
\end{document}

thanks again !!
marie.