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Piet van Oostrum has -conducted a survey of the available packages; he recommends: -<dl> -<dt><code>floatflt</code><dd> <i>floatflt</i> is an improved version - (for LaTeX2e) of <i>floatfig.sty</i>, and its syntax is: -<blockquote> -<pre> -\begin{floatingfigure}[options]{width of figure} - figure contents -\end{floatingfigure} -</pre> -</blockquote><p> - -There is a (more or less similar) <code>floatingtable</code> -environment. -<p/>The tables or figures can be set left or right, or alternating on -even/odd pages in a double-sided document. -<p/>The package works with the <code>multicol</code> package, but doesn’t work well -in the neighbourhood of list environments (unless you change your -LaTeX document). -<dt><code>wrapfig</code><dd> <i>wrapfig</i> has syntax: -<blockquote> -<pre> -\begin{wrapfigure}[height of figure in lines]{l,r,...}[overhang]{width} - figure, caption, etc. -\end{wrapfigure} -</pre> -</blockquote><p> - - The syntax of the <code>wraptable</code> environment is similar. -<p/> Height can be omitted, in which case it will be calculated by the - package; the package will use the greater of the specified and the - actual width. The <code>{l,r,<em>etc</em>.}</code> parameter may - also be specified as <code>i</code><em>(nside)</em> or - <code>o</code><em>(utside)</em> for two-sided documents, and uppercase - may be used to indicate that the picture should float. The - overhang allows the figure to be - moved into the margin. The figure or table will entered into the - list of figures or tables if you use the <code>\</code><code>caption</code> command. -<p/> The environments do not work within list environments that end - before the figure or table has finished, but can be used in a - parbox or minipage, and in twocolumn format. - <dt><code>picins</code><dd> <i>Picins</i> is part of a large bundle - that allows inclusion of pictures (e.g., with shadow boxes, - various MSDOS formats, etc.). The command for inserting a - picture at the start of a paragraph is: - <blockquote> - <code>\</code><code>parpic</code><code>(width,height)(x-off,y-off)[Options][Position]{Picture}</code><br> - <em>Paragraph text</em> - </blockquote><p> - - All parameters except the <em>Picture</em> are optional. The picture - can be positioned left or right, boxed with a rectangle, oval, - shadowbox, dashed box, and a caption can be given which will be - included in the list of figures. -<p/> Unfortunately (for those of us whose understanding of German is not - good), the documentation is in German. Piet van Oostrum has written - a summary in English. -</dl> -All of the above deal insertions at one or other margin; they are able -to take advantage of the TeX <code>\</code><code>parshape</code> primitive that allows -you to adjust the margins of the text of a paragraph, by line (Knuth -provides an example of such use, with text typeset in a circle, -half-overlapping the margin, in chapter 14 of the TeXbook). To -place insertions in the middle of a paragraph requires effort of an -entirely different sort; the <i>cutwin</i> package does this for -you. It requires a set of “part line widths” (two per line), and -typesets the “cutout” section of the paragraph line by line. The -examples in the package documentation look enticing. -<p/>Plain TeX users only have one option: <i>figflow</i> (which -doesn’t work in LaTeX). <i>Figflow</i> only offers flowed -figures at the start of the paragraph, but it seems perfectly -functional. Syntax is -<blockquote> - <code>\</code><code>figflow{</code><em><<i>width</i>></em><code>}{</code><em><<i>height</i>></em><code>}{</code><em><<i>figure</i>></em><code>}</code> -</blockquote><p> -(the user is responsible for having the dimensions correct, and for -ensuring the figure fits on the page). -<dl> -<dt><tt><i>cutwin.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/cutwin.zip">macros/latex/contrib/cutwin</a> (or <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/cutwin/">browse the directory</a>); <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/cutwin.html">catalogue entry</a> -<dt><tt><i>figflow.tex</i></tt><dd><a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/plain/contrib/figflow.zip">macros/plain/contrib/figflow</a> (or <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/plain/contrib/figflow/">browse the directory</a>); <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/figflow.html">catalogue entry</a> -<dt><tt><i>floatflt.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/floatflt.zip">macros/latex/contrib/floatflt</a> (or <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/floatflt/">browse the directory</a>); <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/floatflt.html">catalogue entry</a> -<dt><tt><i>picins.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex209/contrib/picins.zip">macros/latex209/contrib/picins</a> (or <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex209/contrib/picins/">browse the directory</a>); <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/picins.html">catalogue entry</a> -<dt><tt><i>picins documentation summary</i></tt><dd><a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex209/contrib/picins/picins.txt">macros/latex209/contrib/picins/picins.txt</a> -<dt><tt><i>wrapfig.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/wrapfig.zip">macros/latex/contrib/wrapfig</a> (or <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/wrapfig/">browse the directory</a>); <a href="http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/wrapfig.html">catalogue entry</a> -</dl> -<p><em>This answer last edited: 2009-06-11</em></p> -<p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=textflow">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=textflow</a> -</body> |