Nikos Alexandris:
> > > > Dear Tufte-LaTeX users,
> > > >
> > > > the example file "tufte-book.lyx" contains an example of the
> > > > "float: Figure*", a full-width figure box. I can't trace this
> > > > anywhere in the (Insert) menus.
> > > >
> > > > Using LyX Version 2.1.4. Any help highly appreciated.
The "figure" becomes "figure*" by selecting the "Span columns" option in
the LyX: float dialog (Right click on "float: Figure" > Settings > Span
columns).
A "custom" float may be defined to instruct the \begin{figure*} command
directly as per the following:
--->%--
Float
Type figure*
GuiName Figure*
Placement p
Extension lof
NumberWithin none
Style plain
ListName "List of Figures"
ListCommand listoffigures
IsPredefined true
UsesFloatPkg false
End
--%<---
In the "Customization" document, in "5.3.8 Floats" it is stated:
Type [string=””] The “type” of the new class of floats, like program or
algorithm. After the appropriate \newfloat, commands such as \begin{program} or
\end{algorithm*} will be available. So, the above looks like a "duplication"
(?).
So, after using the custom "figure*" float (which does work!), it is still
possible to select "Span columns" (which is NOT pre-selected). Another star is
added and the float becomes "figure**".
On the Span columns, the "Embedded Objects" manual states:
The option Span columns is only useful for two-column documents: If you select
it, the float will span both columns on the page instead of being confined to
just one.
How can we put all this info together and have a clean "Figure*" float for
tufte-book? Perhaps reword the "is only useful for two-column documents"
sentence as well (?).
Thank you, Nikos
