Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ subfloat question

[danielsameold]

Hello dear community.

I am new to Latex and I was told they do not use subfigures anymore.

I am using subfloat, two figures on top of each other. The problem is that the lettering (a), (b) does not go to the center of the figures, instead it goes to the left. This is my first question.

The second is that how do I ensure that the vertical or horizontal length of the figures themselves are equal?

Below is my code:

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\begin{figure}
	\centering
	\subfloat[]{\label{Fig2a}}{\includegraphics[scale=0.5]{Fig4}}
	\subfloat[]{\label{Fig2b}}{\includegraphics[scale=0.5]{Fig3}}
	\caption{Pictures of animals}
	\label{fig:animals}
\end{figure}

THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN ADVANCE

[rais]

I am new to Latex and I was told they do not use subfigures anymore.

The subfigure package was superceded by the subfig package about ten years ago, yes. For some time now, there's an alternate called subcaption, that provides its own version of a subfigure environment. Such subfigures you can still use...

I am using subfloat, two figures on top of each other. The problem is that the lettering (a), (b) does not go to the center of the figures, instead it goes to the left. This is my first question.

I haven't really used the subfig package---if that is, what you're using---for quite some time now, so it may be possible with that package as well.

The second is that how do I ensure that the vertical or horizontal length of the figures themselves are equal?

By giving them the same height or width, respectively.
See `texdoc grfguide' and look up the options for \includegraphics

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage{subcaption}
\begin{document}
\begin{figure}
  \centering
  \begin{subfigure}{0.7\linewidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Fig4}
    \caption{}
    \label{Fig2a}
  \end{subfigure}\par
  \medskip
  \begin{subfigure}{0.7\linewidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Fig3}
    \caption{}
    \label{Fig2b}
  \end{subfigure}
  \caption{Pictures of animals}
  \label{fig:animals}
\end{figure}
\end{document}

KR
Rainer

[danielsameold]

Thank you very much for your reply. I will look into that package.