Page Layout ⇒ Reduce white Space below Figure Captions only

[Tissie]

Hi All,

I am writing my PhD thesis in LaTeX (MiKTeX) and wish to reduce the excessive white space typically produced below figures.

I found a great solution for this by using

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\setlength{\belowcaptionskip}{-12pt}

such that the white space below a figure caption is reduced by 12pt.

However, the problem is that for Tables, I have placed the caption above the Table. So when using the above code, my tables are dragged into the table caption.

Is there a way to avoid the above code having the effect on my table captions?

My table captions are defined using

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\captionof{table}{...bla...bla}

and my figure captions are defined using

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\caption{...blabla...}

Any suggestions are welcome (except for moving table captions below the table ).

Thanks!

[localghost]

I would start with a modification of the \intextsep length register and drop the idea regarding \belowcaptionskip.

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\setlength{\intextsep}{0pt plus 2pt}   % default value 12pt plus 2pt minus 2pt

This will set the space between floats (including caption) and the surrounding text to 0pt, which is stretchable by 2pt.

Due to missing information it is difficult to say more. Hence a proper minimal example will be very helpful.


Thorsten

[Tissie]

Thx for your suggestion, it appears to be working okay around some figures, others not so much.

I understand the first argument of setting the space around captions to xpt. But what is meant by being stretchable by ypt??

Finally, in your code explanation, it says minus 2pt as default which is not used in the code. What does the minus 2 pt mean?

Thank you

[localghost]

[…] I understand the first argument of setting the space around captions to xpt. But what is meant by being stretchable by ypt?? […]

LaTeX uses a flexible page layout mechanism to create pages according to typographical guidelines. This sometimes makes it necessary to clinch or stretch spaces between several objects on a page (equations, floats, paragraphs, …) to fill the pages equally. Therefore many lengths that determine spaces are rubber lengths which can vary. This can be suppressed by the \raggedbottom (← Link!) command, which causes that rubber spaces are neither clinched nor stretched. A side effect is that pages are not filled across the entire text height.

[…] Finally, in your code explanation, it says minus 2pt as default which is not used in the code. What does the minus 2 pt mean?

This means that a length using a register with such a setting can be clinched by 2pt. For the concrete example of \intextsep in its default settings this means that the normal value is 12pt, its minimal value 10pt and its maximal value 14pt.

For the modification of \intextsep I suggested it means that this length is 0pt and can only be stretched to a maximum of 2pt. It cannot be compressed.

[Tissie]

Thx a lot for your kind assistance

Best,
Tissie