>>>>> "Barry" == Barry Kauler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Barry> The problem is that the figure that is moved to the middle of
Barry> the next page is not big enough to fill the whole page. This
Barry> leaves gaps above and below. I experimented and found that a
Barry> fairly small figure can be in this situation, that is, it won't
Barry> fit on the current page because of another big figure above it.
Barry> For a book, these large white spaces are not good. Surely Lyx
Barry> could be modified to place the figure at the top of the next
Barry> page with text below.
Again: this is controled by the Float Placement option of
Layout->Document. Did you read section 4.1.3.2 of User's Guide???
JMarc