Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Small Figure in another Figure's Caption

[patrick]

Hi,

i was wondering if there is an easy way to in insert a small figure (showing a symbol used in a diagram) in another figures caption?

Can anyone advise if there is a package that allows these type of things and how to?

Thanks
P

The \protect advise profes fine! Thanks

[kaiserkarl13]

I'm not precisely sure what you wish to do. If you mean insert a symbol like $\circ$, $\diamond$, or $\bullet$, then that's easy. The txfonts package also provides $\medcirc$ and similar constructs, and packages like mnsymbol provide lots of symbols for you.

If you want to include an image mid-text, you can use \includegraphics as usual; just don't put the usual centering tags around it and make sure your image is shorter than the height of the text.

[patrick]

Hi,

i'm trying to insert a picture mid-text in the \caption{text} and your suggestion works as long as it is not within the \caption{text} (see code bellow).

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\begin{figure} [t!b]
   \centering
   \includegraphics[scale=0.55]{mainfigure.pdf}
   \caption{Text text and text (\includegraphics[scale=0.065]{symbolfigure2.png}) Text and further text}
    \label{figtest}
 \end{figure}

The error message i receive unsing TeXShop 2.43 on Mac OS X is:

chapter5.tex:43: Undefined control sequence.
\hyper@makecurrent . . . hypertexnames \let \@number

\@firstofone \def \@fnsymb . . .
l.43 ....text text}

? chapter5.tex:43: Missing number, treated as zero.
<to be read again>
##
l.43 ....text text}

? chapter5.tex:43: Illegal parameter number in definition of \re
served@a.
<to be read again>

Thanks for further help or suggestions.
P

[sommerfee]

It should work as long as you offer an alternative text for the "List of Figures", for example:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\begin{document}
\begin{figure} [t!b]
   \centering
   \includegraphics[scale=0.55]{mainfigure.pdf}
   \caption[Text text and text] % <= Alternative text for "List of Figures"
    {Text text and text (\includegraphics[scale=0.065]{symbolfigure2.png}) Text and further text}
    \label{figtest}
 \end{figure}
\end{document}

Another option is "protecting" the \includegraphics command, for example:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\begin{document}
\begin{figure} [t!b]
   \centering
   \includegraphics[scale=0.55]{mainfigure.pdf}
   \caption
    {Text text and text (\protect\includegraphics[scale=0.065]{symbolfigure2.png}) Text and further text}
    \label{figtest}
 \end{figure}
\end{document}