Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Float placement

[rad1982]

Hi All

I am writing up my MSc thesis and I have many pictures to add to my document. I am using float package and put picture in the document by:

\begin{figure}[H]
...
\end{figure}

The problem is when I have two pictures in a row which can not fit in one page, LaTeX moves the second one to the next page, which is OK, but it moves the first one to the bottom of the current page and make lots of white space between the text and the figure. I know I can use \clearpage but it would be too impractical as I may add or remove texts and every thing would be mixed up again.

Does anybody know how I can FORCE LaTeX to place the picture in the page without that white space?

Thanks

[Frits]

I'm not familiar with the H specifier, or with the float package at all. But does this give you the same problem?

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\begin{figure}[h!]
...
\end{figure}

[localghost]

[…] I am using float package and put picture in the document by:

\begin{figure}[H]
...
\end{figure}

The problem is when I have two pictures in a row which can not fit in one page, LaTeX moves the second one to the next page, which is OK, but it moves the first one to the bottom of the current page and make lots of white space between the text and the figure. I know I can use \clearpage but it would be too impractical as I may add or remove texts and every thing would be mixed up again. […]

With this specification for the figure environment it does not longer what it is supposed to do, that is to say float. And if there is not enough space for placing the next (non-floating) figure on the page, the remaining space will be left blank. So live with the result or let it float again by giving appropriate placement parameters.

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\begin{figure}[!ht]
% figure content
\end{figure}

The optional placement parameter as seen above will direct the compiler to "try hard" (!) to place the float where it is declared in the source (h). If that is not possible, the float object will be placed on top (t) of the next page. So it won't float away too much and so be taken out of context.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten