Re: How to place a figure at a location instead of the next page?

[Bunno Lim]

On Wed, 8 Nov 1995, Byron Newberry wrote:

> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am working on a technical conference paper using Lout and I ran
> into a small problem.  I have several postscript graphics that I
> need to include (via @IncludeGraphic).  I also want these graphics
> labeled as figures and numbered.  If I use the following
> 
>       @Figure
>       @Caption{Schematic of Cable System}
>       {1.3, 1.0} @Scale @IncludeGraphic cable.eps
> 
> it places the figure at the top of the next page (as it should based
> on the manual).  However, I want it to be placed immediately following
> the paragraph inwhich I discuss the graph (there is plenty of space on
> the page).  I can manually place the postscript image, but how do I get
> the figure label and increment the figure numbering?  All help is
> appreciated.
> 
> Thanks for your time.
> 
> Byron Newberry
> U of M, Ann Arbor, MI  U.S.A.
> 
> 

I think that your figure, including caption, does not fit into that page 
due to its height. You can find this out by surrounding your figure with a 
box, i.e.

       @Box @Figure
       @Caption{Schematic of Cable System}
       {1.3, 1.0} @Scale @IncludeGraphic cable.eps

Hope this will help.

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