!h float parameters for table environment

Asked Apr 19 '15 at 21:15

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Latex float parameters look messy to me. I was reading this which says,

You can force LaTeX to use one given position. E.g. [!h] forces LaTeX to place it exactly where you place it (Except when it's really impossible, e.g you place a table here and this place would be the last line on a page). Again, understand it correctly: it urges LaTeX to put the table at a specific place, but it will not be placed there if LaTeX thinks it will not look great. If you really want to place your table manually, do not use the table environment.

First it says that [!h] forces and immediately after it says that [!h] urges Latex to put the table at specific place. Aren't these two contradictory?

asked Apr 19 '15 at 21:15

sherlock

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Yes. it's wrong, it happens. Never use [!h] LaTeX will most likely give a warning and change it to [!ht] but it's best to always include p and it makes no sense to always include ! – David Carlisle Apr 19 '15 at 21:18
I don't really get how !h,h!,h,H are different. – sherlock Apr 19 '15 at 21:19
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They are not at all the same, but it's a duplicate I'll see if I can find an answer comparing H and h – David Carlisle Apr 19 '15 at 21:20
Checking it out – sherlock Apr 19 '15 at 21:23

!h float parameters for table environment

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