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CJFugate
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limiting figure caption text in list of figures

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I have a list of figures generated by \listoffgures. I have the following figure caption -

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\caption{Three-dimensional structure of carboxybiotin. \textit{(left)} N1$^\prime$ -carboxybiotin is composed of a planar imidazolidone ring fused to a thiophane ring, existing primarily in the endo conformation. \textit{(right)} The space filling model shows how the N1$^\prime$ of biotin is partially by the steric bulk of the thiophane ring. Adapted from a structure of the streptavidin:biotin complex (PDB ID: 3RY2)}
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I want all this junk in the caption under the figure, but in the list of figures all I want to see is the first sentence, Three-dimensional structure of carboxybiotin. Is there a simple solution to this?

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Stefan Kottwitz
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limiting figure caption text in list of figures

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Yes, there's a simple way: an optional argument would be used for the list of figures.

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\caption[Three-dimensional structure of carboxybiotin.]{Three-dimensional
structure of carboxybiotin. \textit{(left)} N1$^\prime$ -carboxybiotin is
composed of a planar imidazolidone ring fused to a thiophane ring, existing
primarily in the endo conformation. \textit{(right)} The space filling model
shows how the N1$^\prime$ of biotin is partially by the steric bulk of the
thiophane ring. Adapted from a structure of the streptavidin:biotin
complex (PDB ID: 3RY2)}
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Optinonal arguments are given in square brackets, mandatory arguments un curly braces.

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CJFugate
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Re: limiting figure caption text in list of figures

Post by CJFugate »

Wow. That was simple. I do my best to find the answer myself before I fill a forum with simple questions. Can you recommend a reference that lists all (or the main ones?) the latex commands with their syntax options?
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