figure and figure* with inconsistent orders

Question

How to have figures of both types \figure{} and \figure*{} ordered correctly among one another?

I have elements of both types \figure{} and \figure*{} in a document (its class is \documentclass[conference]{IEEEtran}).

My problem is that, if I use only \figure (no star), all figures in the document appear in ascending order, i.e., Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, etc. The same happens if all figures are \figure*. However, when using both types, Latex messes them up. So, now, I have Figure 3, Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 5, Figure 4.

It may be interesting to point out that Figures 1, 2 and 5 are just \figure, while Figures 3 and 4 are both \figure*, that is, figures of the same type are ordered correctly among one another, but not with figures of other type. This even seems like a bug, because, if they were different float types completely, why do they use the same numbering?

this was a long standing bug if you add \usepackage{fixltx2e} it should be fixed. It is also fixed (by default) in the upcoming 2015 LaTeX release — David Carlisle, Mar 31 '15 at 19:29
that worked! thanks a bunch! if you add your comment as an answer, I'll accept it. — Eduardo Bezerra, Mar 31 '15 at 19:43

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 31 '15 at 19:47

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This was a long standing bug if you add

\usepackage{fixltx2e}

it should be fixed. It is also fixed (by default) in the upcoming 2015 LaTeX release.

answered Mar 31 '15 at 19:47

David Carlisle

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