# [texhax] Latex Questions

Mon Aug 28 22:35:54 CEST 2006

Hello Leon,

I am trying to reformat my old UM thesis with latex, but am running
into a problem that you posted on a mailing list. I don't see that
anyone ever answered it. I was wondering if you solved the problem
and could share the answer with me.

Matt

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Dr. Matthew A. Dzieciuch              Telephone: (858) 534-7986
IGPP-0225                             Fax:       (858) 534-6354
Scripps Institution of Oceanography   Email:       mad at ucsd.edu
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093-0225

Hi, sorry for bothering you.
I am trying to finish my Dissertation and get some problems from Latex.
1) I have appendix with pictures which include the math mode like:

\begin{figure}[h!]
\centerline{ \epsfig{figure=fuselflapgamsig.eps,
height =  4 in}}
\caption{solid -- fuselage-flap, dotted -- elliptic
distribution.  Top -- circulation distribution
$\Gamma(x)$.  Bottom -- vortex sheet strength distribution
$\sigma = \partial \Gamma / \partial s$. }
\label{fuselflapgamsig}
\end{figure}

then Latex gives me following error message

LaTeX Error: \mathrm allowed only in math mode

If I remove math mode, then it works, but it is really not
convenient.  Why
shouldn't appendix allow math mode in figures?

2) My bibliography list starts with empty [1] reference and then with
[2]
it starts my references.  I am not quite sure why it happens...

3) Is there some way to make it put all the figures of one section
before
another one starts?  I have quite a few figures in certain sections and
they run all the way into next section.  Which is a mess.

Thank you so much !
leon