lo2 wrote:I know it is not the correct way, but so far I have not been able to find a universal way of doing this, that is also proper.
It's good that you ask about it! It's correct, using
\\
just to get vertical space is not the right way. A universal way is easy to tell, when you exactly know what you mean - spacing aroung figures, or lists, or any centered displayed things.
Clemes gave very good advice! I noticed it when writing, so what should I tell more...
Perhaps: figures are floating, which is very good for automatic page breaking. Add options for placement, such as
\begin{figure}[ht]
for placing right here or at the top of a page, or
\begin{figure}[htbp!]
for very relaxed placement.
The
draft
option above is not for actual including pictures, just for a draft without, so omit it to see pictures. Scaling is possible, as you did it.
Stefan