Command/setupfloat

\setupfloat

Summary

The command \setupfloat configures floating objects

Settings

\setupfloat[...,...][...=...,...]
[...,...]	singular
indentnext	yes no auto
default	see \placefloat
fallback	see \placefloat
inner	command
criterium	dimension
method	number
sidemethod	number
textmethod	number
sidealign	height depth line halfline grid normal
grid	see \snaptogrid
local	yes no
command	oneargument
availablewidth	dimension
availableheight	dimension
minwidth	dimension
maxwidth	dimension
location	left right middle flushleft flushright center max inner outer innermargin outermargin inneredge outeredge backspace cutspace leftmargin rightmargin leftedge rightedge
leftmargindistance	dimension
rightmargindistance	dimension
leftmargin	dimension
rightmargin	dimension
innermargin	dimension
outermargin	dimension
bottombefore	command
bottomafter	command
expansion	yes no xml
referenceprefix	+ - text
xmlsetup	name
catcodes	name
freeregion	yes no
spacebefore	none see \blank
spaceafter	none see \blank
width	dimension
height	dimension
offset	dimension none overlay
sidespacebefore	none see \blank
sidespaceafter	none see \blank
spacebeforeside	none see \blank
spaceafterside	none see \blank
sidethreshold	old dimension
margin	dimension
ntop	number
nbottom	number
step	small medium big line depth
nlines	number
cache	yes no
compress	yes no
compressdistance	dimension
...=...,...	inherits from \setupframed

Option	Explanation
name of the defined float
singular	figure/graphic/table/intermezzo
indentnext	indentation of following text line
criterium	Specify a size such as criterium=.25\textwidth and any side or margin image exceeding this width will be automatically changed to be a centred image.
minwidth	minimal width
maxwidth	maximal width
location	placement (there are even more options!) left left of text right right of text flushleft left of text flushright right of text inner beside text, spine direction (left) outer beside text, outer edge direction (right) innermargin in inner (left) margin outermargin in outer (right) margin inneredge in inner edge area outeredge in outer edge area backspace spine direction (left) cutspace outer edge direction (right) leftmargin in left margin rightmargin in right margin leftedge in left edge area rightedge in right edge area
width	fixed width
height	fixed height
cache	re-use image(?)

Description

Configures various float settings. For a previously defined specific float type (with \definefloat), use the first argument to enter its name.

Examples

Example 1

\setupfloat[table][default={here,split}]

\setupxtable[frame=off,split=yes,header=repeat,footer=repeat]
\setupxtable[head][topframe=on,bottomframe=on]
\setupxtable[body][]
\setupxtable[foot][bottomframe=on]

\starttext
\startplacetable[title={Average Annual Temperatures}]
\startxtable
\startxtablehead[head]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=middle,width={0.10\textwidth}] Year \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle,width={0.14\textwidth}] Value \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablehead
\startxtablebody[body]
\dorecurse{100}{%
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=middle,width={0.10\textwidth}] 1880 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle,width={0.14\textwidth}] 0.1146 \stopxcell
\stopxrow}
\stopxtablebody
\startxtablefoot[foot]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=middle,width={0.10\textwidth}] 2018 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle,width={0.14\textwidth}] 1.014 \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablefoot
\stopxtable
\stopplacetable
\stoptext

See also

• \blank
• \definefloat
• \defineframed
• \placefloat
• \setupframed
• \setupcaptions
• \snaptogrid
• strc-flt.mkvi
• Floating_Objects

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