Float

Placement Specifiers

\begin{⟨float environment⟩}[⟨placement specifiers⟩]
\end{⟨float environment⟩}

Specifier	Name	Add placement option
empty tbp	default	Put if at the top, bottom of the next available page or on a floats-only page.
!	force	Force the following settings, without considerung most of the internal parameter.
h	here	Put it exactly where we say it should go.
t	top	Put it at the top of the next available page.
b	bottom	Put it at the bottom of the next available page.
p	page	Put it on a special page containing only floats.

Example

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\end{figure}

Images

\begin{figure}  % or \begin{figure}[⟨placement specifiers⟩]
    \centering
    \caption{⟨caption⟩}  % or \caption[⟨listoftables caption⟩]{⟨caption⟩}
    \label{fig:⟨label⟩}
    \includegraphics[width=0.75\columnwidth]{⟨filename⟩}
\end{figure}

• ⟨caption⟩: displayed name of the figure
• ⟨listoftables caption⟩: (optional) replaces the entry in the list of figures with a shorter version
• ⟨label⟩: label to reference the figure using \ref{fig:⟨label⟩}
• ⟨filename⟩: file path (with extension) of the image

Source Code Listings

\begin{figure}  % or \begin{figure}[⟨placement⟩]
    \centering
    \lstset{caption = {⟨caption⟩}}
    \lstset{label = code:⟨label⟩}
    \lstinputlisting[language = matlab]{⟨filename⟩}
\end{figure}

Directories

\listoftables       % Tabellenverzeichnis
\listoffigures      % Abbildungsverzeichnis
\lstlistoflistings  % Codelistenverzeichnis

TODO: Tufte Design floats in separate columns next to main content

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Tags: Graphical elements - Standardize tables, images, plots