Change order of subfigures, also in table of figures

Question

I want to create a figure with 4 subfigures in an unusual order. Normally in a squared pattern, they are arranged as

A B

C D

But I want to have them in

A C

B D

I already got this by changing the counter and it works fine within the figure. But the list of figures does not change the same way, so there is a wrong order.

What do I have to do to solve that problem? Thank you very much! :)

Here is a MWE:

\documentclass[a4paper, 12pt, headsepline]{scrreprt}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage[format=plain, justification=centering]{caption}
\usepackage[list=true]{subcaption}
\captionsetup[subfigure]{format=default, labelformat=simple, labelsep=colon}

\begin{document}

\listoffigures

\bigskip
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\bigskip

\begin{figure}[!h]
  \hspace{10pt}
  \centering
  \begin{subfigure}[t]{.45\textwidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=.6\textwidth]{tmp.png}
    \caption{Figure 1}
  \end{subfigure}
  \hfill

  \addtocounter{subfigure}{1}
  \begin{subfigure}[t]{.45\textwidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=.6\textwidth]{tmp.png}
    \caption{Figure 3 (changed order)}
  \end{subfigure}

  \hspace{10pt}
  \par\bigskip
  \hspace{10pt}

  \addtocounter{subfigure}{-2}
  \begin{subfigure}[t]{.45\textwidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=.6\textwidth]{tmp.png}
    \caption{Figure 2 (changed order)}
  \end{subfigure}
  \hfill

  \addtocounter{subfigure}{1}
  \begin{subfigure}[t]{.45\textwidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=.6\textwidth]{tmp.png}
    \caption{Figure 4}
  \end{subfigure}
  \hspace{10pt}
  \caption{Figures in changed order}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

See also https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/269301/subfigure-out-of-order-placement-numbering — John Kormylo, Jan 14 '20 at 17:46
@JohnKormylo: From this page I got my idea to manipulate the counter. But apparently, this is not the best way to go. — Max16hr, Jan 14 '20 at 21:46
My solution used saveboxes and can rearrange them in any order. — John Kormylo, Jan 15 '20 at 16:10

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 13 '20 at 19:36

Instead of fiddeling around with the counter, I'd suggest using minipages to arrange the images:

\documentclass[a4paper, 12pt, headsepline]{scrreprt}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage[format=plain, justification=centering]{caption}
\usepackage[list=true]{subcaption}
\captionsetup[subfigure]{format=default, labelformat=simple, labelsep=colon}

\begin{document}

\listoffigures

\bigskip
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\bigskip

\begin{figure}[!h]

\begin{minipage}{0.5\textwidth}
\centering
  \begin{subfigure}[t]{.9\textwidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=.6\textwidth]{tmp.png}
    \caption{Figure 1}
  \end{subfigure}

  \begin{subfigure}[t]{.9\textwidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=.6\textwidth]{tmp.png}
    \caption{Figure 2}
  \end{subfigure}
\end{minipage}%
\begin{minipage}{0.5\textwidth}
\centering
  \begin{subfigure}[t]{.9\textwidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=.6\textwidth]{tmp.png}
    \caption{Figure 3}
  \end{subfigure}

  \begin{subfigure}[t]{.9\textwidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=.6\textwidth]{tmp.png}
    \caption{Figure 4}
  \end{subfigure}
\end{minipage}
  \caption{Figures in changed order}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

Change order of subfigures, also in table of figures

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