I'm trying to typeset a book. It has two columns, and some floating
diagrams. My problem is that the floats aren't going where I want
them to and I can't work out how to fix it. My input source looks
something like:

        \startcolumnset[foo]
        \subject{Blah}

        aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa

        \placefigure[here]{First diagram}
                {\externalfigure[diagram1.jpg][width=2.3in]}

        bbbb bbbb bbbb bbbb bbbb bbbb bbbb

        \placefigure[here]{Second diagram}
                {\externalfigure[diagram2.jpg][width=2.3in]}

        cccc cccc cccc cccc cccc cccc cccc

        \placefigure[here]{Third diagram}
                {\externalfigure[diagram3.jpg][width=2.3in]}

        dddd dddd dddd dddd dddd dddd dddd

What I expect to get out is a page something like this (excuse the
ASCII graphics):

        +-----------------------------------------+
        |                                         |
        |  Blah                 cccc  cccc  cccc  |
        |  ----                 cccc  cccc  cccc  |
        |                       cccc  cccc        |
        |  aaaa  aaaa  aaaa                       |
        |  aaaa  aaaa  aaaa     +--------------+  |
        |  aaaa                 | ############ |  |
        |                       | ############ |  |
        |  +--------------+     | ############ |  |
        |  | ############ |     | ############ |  |
        |  | ############ |     | ############ |  |
        |  | ############ |     | ############ |  |
        |  +--------------+     | ############ |  |
        |   First diagram       | ############ |  |
        |                       +--------------+  |
        |  bbbb  bbbb  bbbb       Third diagram   |
        |  bbbb  bbbb  bbbb                       |
        |  bbbb  bbbb           dddd  dddd  dddd  |
        |                       dddd  dddd  dddd  |
        |  +--------------+     dddd  dddd  dddd  |
        |  | ############ |     dddd  dddd  dddd  |
        |  | ############ |     dddd  dddd  dddd  |
        |  | ############ |     dddd  dddd  dddd  |
        |  +--------------+     dddd  dddd        |
        |   Second diagram                        |
        |                                         |
        |  cccc  cccc  cccc                       |
        |  cccc  cccc  cccc                       |
        |                                         |
        +-----------------------------------------+

What I'm actually getting out is this:

        +-----------------------------------------+
        |                                         |
        |  Blah                 +--------------+  |
        |  ----                 | ############ |  |
        |                       | ############ |  |
        |  aaaa  aaaa  aaaa     | ############ |  |
        |  aaaa  aaaa  aaaa     +--------------+  |
        |  aaaa                  Second diagram   |
        |                                         |
        |  +--------------+     +--------------+  |
        |  | ############ |     | ############ |  |
        |  | ############ |     | ############ |  |
        |  | ############ |     | ############ |  |
        |  +--------------+     | ############ |  |
        |   First diagram       | ############ |  |
        |                       | ############ |  |
        |  bbbb  bbbb  bbbb     | ############ |  |
        |  bbbb  bbbb  bbbb     | ############ |  |
        |  bbbb  bbbb           +--------------+  |
        |                         Third diagram   |
        |  cccc  cccc  cccc                       |
        |  cccc  cccc  cccc     dddd  dddd  dddd  |
        |  cccc  cccc  cccc     dddd  dddd  dddd  |
        |  cccc  cccc  cccc     dddd  dddd  dddd  |
        |  cccc  cccc           dddd  dddd        |
        |                                         |
        |  dddd  dddd  dddd                       |
        |  dddd  dddd  dddd                       |
        |  dddd  dddd  dddd                       |
        |                                         |
        +-----------------------------------------+

Even though there is sufficient space in the first
column, the second float is always being moved up
to the top of the second column. I've tried pretty
much every combination of here, force and always
as the location keyword for the \placefloat, but
it doesn't make any difference.

Any idea what I can do to get the placement I
want? The deadline for going to press is rapidly
approaching and I'm getting a little concerned!

Thanks,

Tet
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