Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Problem with the package graphicx

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Hi
I have to follow the style of a given scientific journal's paper.
Graphics should be inserted using this command

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\begin{figure}[htp]
\usepackage{graphics}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[angle=0,width=7cm]{figurename}
\caption{....} \label{fig1}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

when I typset a text sample I didn't get the graphic. In my past works, when I insert a graphic I indicate its path in the line

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\begin{figure}[H]
\center
\includegraphics [width=0.95\textwidth, angle=-90]
{C:/MESIMAGES/figurename}
 \caption{...}
\label{f2}
 \end{figure}

While in the first code, there is no path of the figure's placement. Where should I save my figure? Note: I use Winedit

[Stefan Kottwitz]

The editor doesn't matter.

In the first code snippet, \usepackage{graphics} is wrong. It should be in the preamble, and it should be graphicx instead. Furthermore, the center environment causes additional vertical spacing, \centering is better. \center is bad, it's a bad abbreviation of the center environment.

[H] in the second code snippet is bad for automatic page breaking.

Regarding the path to the file, you can specify one, or omit it if the image is in the same directory as the main document. (Or graphicspath is used or an environment variable)

Stefan

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Hi
I made a mistake when I posted the message. Instead I used \usepackage{graphicx} before \begin{document}.
I saved the image in the same folder containing the latex file. When I compile the file the following error appears

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LaTeX Error: File'figurename' not found

I tried to use the path that I used for my previous figures and also I got the same problems. Notice that I saved some of my figures in the pdf format and some other with bmp extension. Previously, I didn't have such errors using the same instructions. Also when I typset my old files tHE same errors appears for all my figures.I didn't know what happened.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Notice that I saved some of my figures in the pdf format and some other with bmp extension.

The bmp format is not supported by pdfLaTeX. I suggest to convert it to PNG format.

Stefan

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Hi Stefan
I saved the graphic with pdf extension and it works that time. However I get the following error

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\begin{figure}[htp]
\includegraphics [width=0.95\textwidth, angle=-90]
{figurename}
 \caption{...}\label{f1}
\end{figure}

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Cannot determine the size of graphic in figurename

[localghost]

[…] I saved the graphic with pdf extension and it works that time. […]

What does that exactly mean? did you really convert the image or did you only change the suffix (.bmp→.pdf)? Which program did you use? The error indicates that the image file has not really been converted.


Thorsten