Command/ placefloat

\placefloat

Summary

The instances of \placefloat are used for placing floating objects.

Instances

\placechemical
\placefigure
\placetable
\placeintermezzo
\placegraphic

Settings instance

\placeFLOAT[...,...][...,...]{...}{...}
[...,...]	split always left right inner outer backspace cutspace inleft inright inmargin leftmargin rightmargin leftedge rightedge innermargin outermargin inneredge outeredge text opposite reset height depth [+-]line halfline grid high low fit 90 180 270 nonumber none local here force margin [+-]hang hanging tall both middle offset top bottom auto page leftpage rightpage somewhere effective header footer tblr lrtb tbrl rltb fxtb btlr lrbt btrl rlbt fxbt fixd
[...,...]	reference
{...}	text
{...}	content

Option	Explanation
see \placefloat for option values.
optional reference label
caption content

Description

With \placefloat[location][ref]{caption}{contents } you can declare that you want to take certain contents, and place them on the page as a (numbered) figure, table, graphic, or intermezzo, or as some other float type that you defined using \definefloat.

Examples

Example 1

% Need to tell ConTeXt where the cow picture is stored
\setupexternalfigures[location={local,default}]

\startcolumns[n=3]
    caption=none
    \placefigure{none}{\externalfigure[cow][height=1cm]}
\column
    key=none
    \placefigure[none]{}{\externalfigure[cow][height=1cm]}
\column
    empty caption
    \placefigure{}{\externalfigure[cow][height=1cm]}
\stopcolumns

See also

• completelistoffloats
• placelistoffloats
• startfloattext
• startplacefloat
• \definefloat
• \setupfloat
• strc-flt.mkvi
• \startcombination to place multiple objects together
• \setupcaption to place the caption differently than 'below and centered'.

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