On 2/28/2023 11:45 AM, Denis Maier via ntg-context wrote:
Hi everyone,
I’ve recently had to typeset a document that gave me some headaches with
the floats. The floats where jumping around, appearing in a different
order than in the source file, tables ended up split up at weird points,
some positioning keys had not the intended effect (e.g. top), «page»
moved the float more than seemed necessary for me... I know, TeX’s float
positioning algorithm should be rather reliable and stable, and it’s
quite possible that I’m messing things up in my setups–especially since
my source files are XML.
Anyway, I’d like to learn more about the whole float issue. Is there
anything particular I could read to learn more about the whole thing?
Maybe I’m missing out on something fundamental...
Basically floats are output in order when they fit. You can use force to
really do that. When there is no room they will migrate. Some options
like top and bottom might also change the order. Normally you start with
just placing ('here') and see how that works out. Side floats are
special and anchored to the text.
The more complex and confliuctign the demands, the harder it gets for
ConTeXt to fulfill all requirements. In that case shifting around the
text or places where you ask for a float helps. It's one of the areas
where 'fully automated and perfect' are complex as everything can
interfere.
Btw, Mikael S is working on a tutorial that explains some neat trickery
with specific placements (which also triggered some additional features).
Hans
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