General ⇒ How to force placing the figure in the given section?

[Marek]

How to force placing the figure anywhere but in the given (sub)section? The figure's option [h] is to strong.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Marek,

the placeins package may be useful.

Stefan

[localghost]

A \clearpage (or \cleardoublepage) command right after the float environment should do the trick. Replace the [h] option at least with [!ht] or [!hb], because it is overwritten by the compiler anyway (mostly with [!ht], see log file).


Best regards
Thorsten¹

[Marek]

Than you very much for the advices. Unfortunately placeins does not work (I have learned how it works using: http://www.let.rug.nl/alfa/tex/tetex30/ ... aceins.txt). But the ...{figure}[!ht] fully suffices to solve my problem though I have probably not understood the meaning of \clearpage (in Thorsten advice) and simply I did not use it.
I am going to test why placeins does not work.
Thank you both for replies to my question. Marek.

[localghost]

[...] But the ...{figure}[!ht] fully suffices to solve my problem though I have probably not understood the meaning of \clearpage (in Thorsten advice) and simply I did not use it. [...]

The \clear(double)page command forces the output of all float environments defined up to this point.

[...] I am going to test why placeins does not work. [...]

The package defines the \FloatBarrier command which restricts the floating of these environments. Refer to the package documentation to learn more.