Text Formatting ⇒ enumerate and figures

[Mini]

Hello,

When I use enumerate and place figures on the first line, the enumerate number is at the bottom of the figure.

I use the /clearpage command to help place graphics where I want them to be placed.

I would like to have the enumerate number at the top of the figure. How could this be done?

Thanks

[sommerfee]

How exactly do you place your figures? Do you have a small but complete example for us?

[Mini]

Hi,

Sure I do.

Notice that the it makes a new page after every figure aswell. I would like it to be 'continuous'.

And of course the numbers are at the 'bottom' of the figures, instead of the top.

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\documentclass[12pt, a4paper, fleqn, leqno]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\linespread{1.5}
\usepackage{polynom}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{pstricks}
\usepackage{pst-plot}
\usepackage[lmargin=1cm, rmargin=1cm, tmargin=1cm, bmargin=1cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{pst-eucl}
\newcommand{\cosec}{\operatorname{cosec}}

\begin{document}

\begin{enumerate}
\clearpage
  \item Blah
  \begin{figure}[!htb]
\begin{center}
        \begin{pspicture}(-3,-2)(4,2)
          \psaxes[linewidth=1.2pt, labels=none, ticks=none]{->}(0,0)(-3,-2)(4,2)[$x$,-90][$f(x)$,180]
          \psplot[algebraic=true,plotpoints=1000, arrows=<->]{-2.5}{3.5}{(1/5)*(x-1)*(x-3)*(x+2)}
          \psdot(-2,0)
          \psdot[dotstyle=o](1,0)
          \psdot(3,0)
          \rput(-2,-0.4){-2}
          \rput(1,-0.4){1}
          \rput(3,-0.4){3}
        \end{pspicture}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
\clearpage
  \item
  \begin{figure}[!htb]
\begin{center}
        \begin{pspicture}(-3,-2)(4,2)
          \psaxes[linewidth=1.2pt, labels=none, ticks=none]{->}(0,0)(-3,-2)(4,2)[$x$,-90][$f(x)$,180]
          \psplot[algebraic=true,plotpoints=1000, arrows=<->]{-2.5}{3.5}{(1/5)*(x-1)*(x-3)*(x+2)}
          \psdot(-2,0)
          \psdot[dotstyle=o](1,0)
          \psdot(3,0)
          \rput(-2,-0.4){-2}
          \rput(1,-0.4){1}
          \rput(3,-0.4){3}
        \end{pspicture}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
\clearpage
  \item
  \begin{figure}[!htb]
\begin{center}
        \begin{pspicture}(-3,-2)(4,2)
          \psaxes[linewidth=1.2pt, labels=none, ticks=none]{->}(0,0)(-3,-2)(4,2)[$x$,-90][$f(x)$,180]
          \psplot[algebraic=true,plotpoints=1000, arrows=<->]{-2.5}{3.5}{(1/5)*(x-1)*(x-3)*(x+2)}
          \psdot(-2,0)
          \psdot[dotstyle=o](1,0)
          \psdot(3,0)
          \rput(-2,-0.4){-2}
          \rput(1,-0.4){1}
          \rput(3,-0.4){3}
        \end{pspicture}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
\end{enumerate}

\end{document} 

Thanks again!

[sommerfee]

It's not clear to me why you use the figure environment. This is a floating environment, i.e. LaTeX will maybe put its content somewhere else. So simply removing the figure environment should help.

[Mini]

Hi,

Thanks for your help. I'll check it out soon.

What is the figure environment for then? I've used it because tutorials etc used it so I just followed without thinking...

Thanks

[Montag]

What is the figure environment for then? I've used it because tutorials etc used it so I just followed without thinking...

A bit searching online could have led you to
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Floa ... d_Captions.

[localghost]

[…] What is the figure environment for then? I've used it because tutorials etc used it so I just followed without thinking […]

It can't do any harm if you do some basic reading [1]. Nearly all documents about LaTeX basics explain what these float environments are for and how they behave. And finally you could think about acquiring a book.

[1] View topic: LaTeX Resources for Beginners


Thorsten