[texhax] figure env.

Tom Schneider toms at ncifcrf.gov
Mon Dec 18 22:05:23 CET 2006


> > 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.

AH!  Thanks!  There's always another trick to learn ...

Tom

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  National Cancer Institute
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  Molecular Information Theory Group
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