[texhax] figure env.

[Morten Høgholm]

On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:29:30 +0100, Tom Schneider <toms at ncifcrf.gov> wrote:


> You're welcome.  I don't know what centerline does (and couldn't find
> a description with google or in the LaTeX Companion) but I don't use
> it.  I use the center environment, \begin{center} ... \end{center}

\centerline is one of those command that were imported from plain TeX into  
LaTeX.

See <http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=vertspacefloat> why  
the center environment isn't the best match for the figure environment.
-- 
Morten