Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ figure float adjustments

[assafwe]

Hi,

I'm trying to insert an EPS file as a figure float into the LyX editor. I succeed in doing this, but it doesn't look nice enough; Is there any recommended way to know how to adjust the figure to the text?

Thanks a lot,

Assaf

[fatra2]

Hi there,

When you say "adjust the figure to the text", do you mean that you would want to adjust the size of the figure??? It would much easier to help you with a copy of the code you are using. But here goes nothing:

• First create a figure environment, with the caption and label if you feel like it

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  \begin{figure}
  \caption{this is my caption}
  \label{fig:my_fig}
  \end{figure}

• Then, include your .eps file
  \begin{figure}
  \includegraphics{my_eps_file}
  \caption{this is my caption}
  \label{fig:my_fig}
  \end{figure}
• Your .eps file will be displayed on 100% scale. If you want to change the size of its display, just add the option
  \begin{figure}
  \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{my_eps_file}
  \caption{this is my caption}
  \label{fig:my_fig}
  \end{figure}
  which will diplay the .eps file to the width of the text. You can choose to specified the height of your file with the option \includegraphics[height=0.2\textheight]{my_eps_file}

Hope this helps

Cheer

[assafwe]

Thanks so much!
the only thing is that I'm using LyX, not LaTeX editor.. is there any way of inerting LaTeX source code in LyX?

Tnx,

Asaf

[fatra2]

Hello,

Inserting LaTeX code in your file simply means write these lines where you write your text document. When you compile your LaTeX file, with the Lyx compiler, the command that start with a backslash will not be printed out in your text. They are called commands, which are used to tell LaTeX what to do with some part of the text.

Therefore, by telling Lyx:

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\begin{figure}

\end{figure}

you are telling Lyx that this is a figure environment, in which there will most probably be a figure/graphic/image.

Another command is:

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\includegraphics[width=0.95\textwidth]{my-fig-file}

tells Lyx that you want to include a graphic file, with a width of 95% of the textwidth, called my-fig-file.

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\caption{this is my caption for this graphic}

tells Lyx that you will have a caption. The compiler knows what to do with this caption.

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\label{fig:my-fig}

is used essentially to refer to the figure/graphic/image further in your text. Instead of having to remember the number of the image, you just need, in your text, to make a reference to it. The compiler will figure out which graphic you mean and will refer to it by its number.

Cheers

[assafwe]

Thank you so much for this.

asaf