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Consider following MWE

\documentclass[twocolumn,a5paper]{article}

\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{tikzducks}


\title{Debug}


\begin{document}
\maketitle


\lipsum[1]


\begin{figure}[ht]
    \center
    \tikz\randuck;
    \caption{Duck}
\end{figure}


\begin{figure}[ht]
    \center
    \tikz\randuck;
    \caption{Duck}
\end{figure}


\begin{figure}[h]
    \center
    \tikz\randuck;
    \caption{Big Duck}
\end{figure}


\clearpage


\lipsum[2]


%\begin{figure}[h]
%   \center
%   \tikz\randuck;
%   \caption{Big Duck}
%\end{figure}


\lipsum[1]


\begin{figure}[h]
    \center
    \tikz\randuck;
    \caption{Duck}
\end{figure}


\end{document}

I meant to have one page with Figure 1 and Figure 2 next to each other (which ht should do), and Figure 3 underneath them on the same page (which is why I commented out the figure at its original location in the code and put it directly beneath Figure 2 in the code). You see in the picture that I failed, what can I do?

Note that I do not mean to use subfigures, but three distinct figure floats with their respective captions.

I also added a \clearpage hoping that this would flush the figures, but it also does not work.

enter image description here

Karlo
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    Does this answer your question? Force figure placement in text – Teepeemm Apr 23 '23 at 21:48
  • Specifically, https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/8631/107497, which begins "do not use a floating environment if you do not want it float." Note that [ht] will not put two figures next to each other. It may put them sequentially, as in this case, or it may put them at the top of consecutive pages. – Teepeemm Apr 23 '23 at 21:49
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    you can not use [h] wiith figure* so \begin{figure*}[h] means not t not p so it can not be placed anywhere until flushed witth \clearpage – David Carlisle Apr 23 '23 at 23:05
  • also never use \center as a command, always \centering – David Carlisle Apr 23 '23 at 23:07
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    @Teepeemm -- The cited question doesn't deal with figure*. That's a special case, and the usual floating mechanism only allows figure* at the top of a page, while this OP wants it below two half-width figures. The hvfloat package provides more flexibility, but I don't think it includes that option. That leaves brute force. But maybe I'm just not aware of something automatic. – barbara beeton Apr 23 '23 at 23:40

2 Answers2

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enter image description here

figures that should float together should be in the same float, that's why figure allows multiple \caption

\documentclass[twocolumn,a5paper]{article}

\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{tikzducks}


\title{Debug}


\begin{document}
\maketitle


\lipsum[1]


\begin{figure*}[t]
  \begin{minipage}[t]{.5\textwidth}
  \centering
    \tikz\randuck;
    \caption{Duck}

  \end{minipage}%
  \begin{minipage}[t]{.5\textwidth}
  \centering
    \tikz\randuck;
    \caption{Duck}

  \end{minipage}


\centering
\tikz\randuck;
\caption{Big Duck}



\end{figure*}


\lipsum[2]


\lipsum[1]


\end{document}
David Carlisle
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7

Like this?

enter image description here

Images, first two are inserted into parboxes, are merged in one figure* floats. Consequently they will appear on the top of the next page from point of figure* insertion:

\documentclass[twocolumn,a5paper]{article}

\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{tikzducks}


\title{Debug}


\begin{document}
\maketitle


\lipsum[1]


\begin{figure*}[t]
    \centering
\parbox{0.45\linewidth}
{
    \tikz\randuck;
    \caption{Duck}
}
\parbox{0.45\linewidth}
{
    \tikz\randuck;
    \caption{Duck}
}


\bigskip
    \tikz\randuck;
    \caption{Big Duck}
\end{figure*}


\lipsum[2]


\begin{figure}[h]
    \centering
    \tikz\randuck;
    \caption{Duck}
\end{figure}
\lipsum[3]


\end{document}
Zarko
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