Insert margin images in LaTeX

Question

I am using a two sided layout in LaTeX and have several places where white space could be filled with images instead of being included in the text flow. I cannot get a working figure with caption though.

What I have tried from similar questions:

Throws "Argument of \Gin@ii has an extra }"

\marginpar{\includegraphics[width=\marginparwidth]{myimage.jpg}
 \captionof{figure}{Caption text}}
\lipsum[1-2]

This works but does not appear in the \listoffigures:

\marginpar{  
\centering{  
\includegraphics[width=\marginparwidth]{myimage.jpg}  
}  
Caption text  
}

The caption is supposed to have a generated index and link to the list of figures.

EDIT: a longer example

\documentclass[11pt, a4paper, titlepage]{book}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{color,graphicx}
\usepackage{geometry}

\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{varwidth}  

\usepackage{ngerman}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\graphicspath{{images/}}



\geometry{  a4paper,
            twoside,
            includemp,
            includehead,
            top = 30mm,
            headsep = 10mm,
            bindingoffset = 10mm,
            inner = 20mm,
            outer = 40mm,
            bottom = 45mm,
            marginparsep = 10mm,
            marginparwidth = 30mm
}
\savegeometry{myText}


\begin{document}
\tableofcontents

\chapter{Chapter about XY}
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%%
% image with caption to go to the margin with its caption
%%
 \begin{figure}[t!bp]%
    \begin{center}%
        \includegraphics{ant}%
        \caption[Caption]{Caption text}
        \label{label}%
    \end{center}%
\end{figure}%

% creates the image in the margin but without link in TOC and list of figures
\marginpar{  
\centering{  
\includegraphics[width=\marginparwidth]{ant.jpg}  
}  
Caption text  
} 

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 \end{document}

EDIT: This is working for me, why are the {} wrong?:

\marginpar{  
\centering{  
\includegraphics[width=\marginparwidth]{example-image-a.jpg}  
}  
\captionof{figure}{Caption text}
}

Also: adding a different text for the index tabel with

\captionof{figure}[table text]{Caption text}

causes "Argument of \caption@ydblarg has an extra }."

What does not work for you in the first code snippet? Using it in a minimal document works without problem. — Werner, Sep 26 '13 at 17:20
In a minimal document it throws a "undefined control sequence in line" \captionof{figure}{Caption text}} — RootRaven, Sep 27 '13 at 00:21
You need either the capt-of or the caption package loaded. The latter is preferred (\usepackage{caption}). — Werner, Sep 27 '13 at 00:55
This works fine but the caption is not included in the figure table. — RootRaven, Oct 04 '13 at 04:25
Please post a minimal example. It is not easy for us to help when we don't know your preamble etc. Having copy ready to copy'n'paste massively increases your changes to get proper help. — daleif, Oct 04 '13 at 08:04
@RootRaven Please edit to include a full MWE, which is a full document showing the problem that we can compile. — Joseph Wright, Oct 06 '13 at 16:19
No problems where with your example if I use the demo option for graphicx (to avoid needing your pictures). Do you get the problem with exactly that file? If so, add \listfiles and edit the resulting file list from the .log into the question. — Joseph Wright, Oct 06 '13 at 16:27

Mensch · Answer 1 · 2017-08-06T23:57:30.850

I hope I understand you right. I have changed the part of your MWE for the image in the margins. It should compile now. I added package caption in the preambel and corrected the call of \centering (without {}!). And I added \listoffigures to show that the image in the margin listed there. I use the example-image-a.jpg from package MWE.

The MWE:

\documentclass[11pt, a4paper, titlepage]{book}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{color,graphicx}
\usepackage{geometry}

\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{varwidth}  

\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

\usepackage{caption}       % <============================
\usepackage{showframe}     % <============================
%\graphicspath{{images/}}

\geometry{  a4paper,
            twoside,
            includemp,
            includehead,
            top = 30mm,
            headsep = 10mm,
            bindingoffset = 10mm,
            inner = 20mm,
            outer = 40mm,
            bottom = 45mm,
            marginparsep = 10mm,
            marginparwidth = 30mm
}
\savegeometry{myText}


\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\listoffigures

\chapter{Chapter about XY}
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%%
% image with caption to go to the margin with its caption
%%
 \begin{figure}[t!bp]%
    \begin{center}%
        \includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{example-image-a}%
        \caption[Caption]{Caption text}
        \label{label}%
    \end{center}%
\end{figure}%

% creates the image in the margin but without link in TOC and list of figures
\marginpar{  
  \centering       % <============================
  \includegraphics[width=\marginparwidth]{example-image-a.jpg}  
  \captionof{figure}{Caption text}
} 

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 \end{document}

Result:

enter image description here

Please have a look to question when-should-we-use-begincenter-instead-of-centering to see the difference between environment center and macro \centering.

Thank you! The MWE works as expected but if I copy the code to my project, I get the same error "Argument of \Gin@ii has an extra }". See the edit — RootRaven, Oct 06 '13 at 16:14
How can I have too many brackets if the file compiles fine and I only pasted the \marginpar snipped? — RootRaven, Oct 06 '13 at 16:43

Insert margin images in LaTeX

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