Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Picture not positioned properly

[bazman]

Hi there,

On page 18 of the attached document I havea figure that appears on its own in the center of the page.

I slected position "t" but it still appears in the middle?

Please let me know how to move it to the top of P18.

[josephwright]

This is not a minimal example! Remember that LaTeX makes a series of calculations when placing fonts. Just putting "t" does not force LaTeX to do that. Perhaps you want "t!" ( = really at the top). Even then, it still might not work if there are other floats causing problems.

[localghost]

You should be aware of the fact that one single parameter is always overwritten by the compiler (see log file). A posteriori I would recommend [!ht].


Best regards
Thorsten

[rf]

This is not a minimal example! Remember that LaTeX makes a series of calculations when placing fonts. Just putting "t" does not force LaTeX to do that. Perhaps you want "t!" ( = really at the top). Even then, it still might not work if there are other floats causing problems.

note that if the figure is too big, it won't go at the top of a
page, regardless. (constraint is, picture must be at most
\topfraction * \textheight.) if the figure only has a "t"
qualifier, and can't be placed as such because of the constraint,
it will go on the list of unplaceable floats, and be placed, as a "p"
float when next a \clearpage (or equivalent, such as
\end{document}) happens.

looking at the op's example, there's the alternative possibility
that a preceding float has been deemed unplaceable. if a figure
is unplaceable, no other figure will be placed until the stuck one
is (typically at \clearpage or...).

http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=floats
gives a recipe for avoiding this sort of problem, but there's
more i need to do in that area (the actual meaning of all the
parameters would help). in particular, i want to explain what
"!" does (and more importantly, doesn't) do; and _that_ will
involve me re-reading the latex output routine, which is
indigestible at best. (it contains lots of comments, of the
form "lots changed here". left to myself, i would delete all
of those...)