Michael Gerz wrote:
Hello,
Jean-Marc recently raised the question whether an inset is really the
proper solution for captions.
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In any case, I think we should discuss this very soon, because a lot
of files have changed due to the layout=>inset conversion.
A couple of questions:
1.) Can a "caption inset" hold anything the old caption paragraph could
hold?
We writers do put strange things there sometimes. At least math
and font changes works well.
2.) The reason for using an inset here? I know the age-old problem of
insert->float, then mistakenly insert the table in the caption.
This could be solved with the old system too, by:
a) Make the caption part obvious - a "caption:" label in front
b) and of course the cursor could start in an empty paragraph
in the float, instead of inside the caption.
I guess the reason for a inset is something different though. The
inset makes the caption more obvious, but the cursor still starts
inside it.
The caption looks nice, I have nothing particular against it.
Helge Hafting
