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nitrogen28
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Joined: Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:20 am

Help with Layout (picture)

Post by nitrogen28 »

Hi,

I need some help with the basic layout on my report on anchor testing facilities.
My code looks like this.

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\documentclass[12pt, a4paper ]{scrreprt}
\usepackage{geometry}                
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{epstopdf}
\usepackage[applemac]{inputenc}
\usepackage[naustrian]{babel}

\DeclareGraphicsRule{.tif}{png}{.png}{`convert #1 `dirname #1`/`basename #1 .tif`.png}

\author{nitrogen28,}
\title{Testing Facilities\\ \bigskip
{\Thesis \\ 
Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources }}

\datenaustrian                        
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\tableofcontents

\chapter{Intro}
...

\chapter{1 Type Testing}
\includegraphics[keepaspectratio=true,width=8 cm, height=8cm]{Zuganker}

.....
	
	\section{Zugversuche}
		\subsection{1974 P.J.N. Pells \cite{74Pells}}
		    \includegraphics[keepaspectratio=true,width=8 cm, height=8cm]{74Pells}\\
		    \begin{description}
		    \item[Lasteintrag]...
		    \item[Instrumentierung] ...
		    \item[Besonderheit] ...
		    \end{description}
		    \subparagraph{} ....
		
		...
\chapter{2 Type}



\bibliographystyle{plain}
\bibliography{bibliography}
\end{document}    
Could you help me how too Layout my document?
The picture and the short decription have to be arranged that it is very easy to read at a first glimpse without having to read the detailed description.
Also the pictures are in different sizes, but I want to have a consistent look for each subsection.

Any ideas?

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corderin
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Re: Help with Layout (picture)

Post by corderin »

I will recommend you to include your images by using something like this:
· [H] will put the figure right here where the code is written.
· the figure will be centered
· width=0.9\textwidth is the best solution in my opinion when you have images with different sizes since each figure will look better this way together with the text.
· the caption [] will appear in the index of figures
· the label is always useful to link your figure, I recommend you \autoref{fig:my_image}, this will automatically print:
"look at the \autoref{fig:my_image}" = look at the Figure 1.
if you write in german, you should set the german babel to get Darstellung oder so was anstatt Figure...


\begin{figure}[H]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]{your_image.eps}
\end{center}
\caption[My beautiful image.]
{\label{fig:my_image}My image looks very good.}
\end{figure}

I hope this helps you.
nitrogen28
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Help with Layout (picture)

Post by nitrogen28 »

corderin wrote:...
\begin{figure}[H]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]{your_image.eps}
\end{center}
\caption[My beautiful image.]
{\label{fig:my_image}My image looks very good.}
\end{figure}

....
Thanks! I just tried it, but the Picture didn't show up.
I changed the first \begin{figure}[H] to\begin{figure}[h!]. (I looked it up on wikipedia.)
Maybe it was just a typing error.

But anyway now it work and look very good. Thanks!
-Robin-
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Joined: Tue May 20, 2008 3:07 pm

Help with Layout (picture)

Post by -Robin- »

To be able to use the H, you must include the float package

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\usepackage{float}
corderin
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Re: Help with Layout (picture)

Post by corderin »

Sorry I forgot it...thanks Robin...

I guess h! is almost the same as H
nitrogen28
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Re: Help with Layout (picture)

Post by nitrogen28 »

Now it works with H, when I use the float package.
With h! I had troubles getting the pictures on the right page.

Thank for your help!
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