Multiple listings in one box with sub captions and using listings counter

Question

I am using separate counters for (graphics) figures and listings. I am using the caption and subcaption packages. I construct sub-figures using subfigure:

\begin{figure}
\begin{subfigure}{0.34\textwidth}
...
\caption{sub-1}\label{fig:sub1}
\end{subfigure}
\begin{subfigure}{0.34\textwidth}
...
\caption{sub-2}\label{fig:sub2}
\end{subfigure}
\end{figure}

Now I need the same construction for listings. Like

\newsavebox{\verbsavebox}

\begin{figure}
\begin{lrbox}{\verbsavebox}
\begin{minipage}{.34\textwidth}
\begin{Verbatim}
...
\end{Verbatim}
\end{minipage}
\end{lrbox}%
\begin{subfigure}{0.34\textwidth}
\usebox{\verbsavebox}
\caption{sub-1}\label{lst:sub1}
\end{subfigure}
\begin{lrbox}{\verbsavebox}
\begin{minipage}{.34\textwidth}
\begin{Verbatim}
...
\end{Verbatim}
\end{minipage}
\end{lrbox}%
\begin{subfigure}{0.34\textwidth}
\usebox{\verbsavebox}
\caption{sub-2}\label{lst:sub2}
\end{subfigure}
\end{figure}

The problem is that this uses the figure counter, and the main caption is named "Fig...". What I want is use the listings counter and have the main caption named "Listing...".

EDIT Here is another try using lstlisting:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{verbatimbox}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{fancyvrb}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage[scaled=.73]{beramono}
\fvset{baselinestretch=0.94}
\parindent=0pt
\parskip = 6pt

% "define" Scala
\lstdefinelanguage{scala}{
  morekeywords={abstract,case,catch,class,def,%
    do,else,extends,false,final,finally,%
    for,if,implicit,import,match,mixin,%
    new,null,object,override,package,%
    private,protected,requires,return,sealed,%
    super,this,throw,trait,true,try,%
    type,val,var,while,with,yield,then}, % we use `then` in the pseudocode
  otherkeywords={=>,<-,<\%,<:,>:,\#,@},
  sensitive=true,
  morecomment=[l]{//},
  morecomment=[n]{/*}{*/},
  morestring=[b]",
  morestring=[b]',
  morestring=[b]"""
}

% activate the language and predefine settings
\lstset{
    basicstyle=\linespread{0.94}\ttfamily,%
    language=scala,%
    commentstyle=\itshape,%
    keywordstyle=\bfseries,%
    fancyvrb=true,%
    mathescape=true,%  for pseudocode
    captionpos=b, % captions at the bottom
}

\begin{document}

In Fig.~\ref{fig:label} versus Listings~\ref{lst:label1} and \ref{lst:label2}.

\begin{figure}
Empty
\caption{fig}\label{fig:label}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure} % [htp]
\begin{lstlisting}{caption={list1},label={lst:label1}}
trait Sys[S <: Sys[S]] {
  type ID <: Ident[S#Tx]
  type Tx
}

trait Muta[S <: Sys[S]] {
  def id: S#ID
  // well defined:
  def dispose(tx: S#Tx) =
    id.dispose(tx)
}

trait Ident[Tx] {
  def dispose(tx: Tx): Unit
}
\end{lstlisting}
\begin{lstlisting}{caption={list2},label={lst:label2}}
trait Sys {
  type ID <: Ident[Tx]
  type Tx
}

trait Muta[S <: Sys] {
  def id: S#ID   
  // incompatible type:
  def dispose(tx: S#Tx) =
    id.dispose(tx)
}
\end{lstlisting}
\begin{lstlisting}{caption={list3},label={lst:label3}}
trait Sys {
  type ID <: Ident[Tx]
  type Tx
}

trait Muta[S <: Sys] {
  // evidence required:
  val s: S
  def id: s.ID
  // well defined:
  def dispose(tx: s.Tx) =
    id.dispose(tx)
}
\end{lstlisting}
\caption{Total caption}\label{lst:total}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

The problem is, the listings box gets numbered "Figure 2" instead of "Listing 1", and there are no sub captions (a) (b) (c). The reference in the text is broken, too. And the three listings should appear in three columns next to each other. So this is how the preceding code looks:

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And this is a mock up of how it should look:

enter image description here

EDIT 2

Ok, so I compiled paracol.sty and tried:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{verbatimbox}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{fancyvrb}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage[scaled=.73]{beramono}
\fvset{baselinestretch=0.94}
\parindent=0pt
\parskip = 6pt
\usepackage{caption}

% "define" Scala
\lstdefinelanguage{scala}{
  morekeywords={abstract,case,catch,class,def,%
    do,else,extends,false,final,finally,%
    for,if,implicit,import,match,mixin,%
    new,null,object,override,package,%
    private,protected,requires,return,sealed,%
    super,this,throw,trait,true,try,%
    type,val,var,while,with,yield,then}, % we use `then` in the pseudocode
  otherkeywords={=>,<-,<\%,<:,>:,\#,@},
  sensitive=true,
  morecomment=[l]{//},
  morecomment=[n]{/*}{*/},
  morestring=[b]",
  morestring=[b]',
  morestring=[b]"""
}

% activate the language and predefine settings
\lstset{
    basicstyle=\linespread{0.94}\ttfamily,%
    language=scala,%
    commentstyle=\itshape,%
    keywordstyle=\bfseries,%
    fancyvrb=true,%
    mathescape=true,%  for pseudocode
    captionpos=b, % captions at the bottom
}

\usepackage{capt-of}
\usepackage{paracol}

\begin{document}

In Fig.~\ref{fig:label} versus Listings~\ref{lst:label1} and \ref{lst:label2}.

\begin{paracol}{3}
\begin{lstlisting}[caption={list1},label={lst:label1}]
trait Sys[S <: Sys[S]] {
  type ID <: Ident[S#Tx]
  type Tx
}

trait Muta[S <: Sys[S]] {
  def id: S#ID
  // well defined:
  def dispose(tx: S#Tx) =
    id.dispose(tx)
}

trait Ident[Tx] {
  def dispose(tx: Tx): Unit
}
\end{lstlisting}
\switchcolumn
\begin{lstlisting}[caption={list2},label={lst:label2}]
trait Sys {
  type ID <: Ident[Tx]
  type Tx
}

trait Muta[S <: Sys] {
  def id: S#ID   
  // incompatible type:
  def dispose(tx: S#Tx) =
    id.dispose(tx)
}
\end{lstlisting}
\switchcolumn
\begin{lstlisting}[caption={list3},label={lst:label3}]
trait Sys {
  type ID <: Ident[Tx]
  type Tx
}

trait Muta[S <: Sys] {
  // evidence required:
  val s: S
  def id: s.ID
  // well defined:
  def dispose(tx: s.Tx) =
    id.dispose(tx)
}
\end{lstlisting}
\end{paracol}

\begin{figure}
Empty
\caption{fig}\label{fig:label}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

This produces three identical caption numbers and not 1a, 1b, 1c:

enter image description here

Note: I cannot use subfloat because the cross references with it are broken, I have to use subfigure. — Emit Taste, Nov 05 '13 at 23:40
Why do you refer to Verbatim as listings? If you use the listings package, there are caption and label options and they will be labeled as "Listings" instead of figures. — masu, Nov 05 '13 at 23:43
There was a reason I had use savebox and minipages, something didn't work with \begin{lstlistings}, I think it had to do with the impossibility of putting three columns next to each other? — Emit Taste, Nov 05 '13 at 23:45
Why would it be impossible to put 3 columns next to each other? It is even possible with the use of listings. — masu, Nov 05 '13 at 23:58
@masu See my edit. The problem is the captions and numbering. — Emit Taste, Nov 06 '13 at 00:14
I've had a similar problem. The solution for me was an mdframed box and the afterlastframe and aftersingleframe options with a custom counter. This approach has a design flaw in pagebreaking which I tried to get a solution for. — masu, Nov 06 '13 at 11:57
If pagebreaking is not necessary, you can put this in a custom float which you can caption as you like. — masu, Nov 06 '13 at 11:59
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score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 23 '13 at 07:33

The following should be right up your allow. It's achieved with the aid of subcaption and some manual float management:

enter image description here

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{verbatimbox}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{fancyvrb,listings,caption}
\usepackage[labelformat=simple]{subcaption}
\usepackage[scaled=.73]{beramono}
\fvset{baselinestretch=0.94}
\parindent=0pt
\parskip = 6pt

\makeatletter
\AtBeginDocument{\DeclareCaptionSubType{lstlisting}
\renewcommand{\p@sublstlisting}{\thelstlisting}
\renewcommand{\thesublstlisting}{(\alph{sublstlisting})}
}
\makeatother
% "define" Scala
\lstdefinelanguage{scala}{
  morekeywords={abstract,case,catch,class,def,%
    do,else,extends,false,final,finally,%
    for,if,implicit,import,match,mixin,%
    new,null,object,override,package,%
    private,protected,requires,return,sealed,%
    super,this,throw,trait,true,try,%
    type,val,var,while,with,yield,then}, % we use `then` in the pseudocode
  otherkeywords={=>,<-,<\%,<:,>:,\#,@},
  sensitive=true,
  morecomment=[l]{//},
  morecomment=[n]{/*}{*/},
  morestring=[b]",
  morestring=[b]',
  morestring=[b]"""
}

% activate the language and predefine settings
\lstset{
    basicstyle=\linespread{0.94}\ttfamily,%
    language=scala,%
    commentstyle=\itshape,%
    keywordstyle=\bfseries,%
    fancyvrb=true,%
    mathescape=true,%  for pseudocode
    captionpos=b, % captions at the bottom
}
\newsavebox{\verbsavebox}
\begin{document}

In Fig.~\ref{fig:label} versus Listings~\ref{lst:label1} and \ref{lst:label2}.

\begin{figure}
Empty
\caption{fig}\label{fig:label}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure} % [htp]
% Let's make this an lstlisting, not a figure...
\makeatletter\def\@captype{lstlisting}\makeatother
\begin{lrbox}{\verbsavebox}
\begin{lstlisting}[xrightmargin=.6667\linewidth]
trait Sys[S <: Sys[S]] {
  type ID <: Ident[S#Tx]
  type Tx
}

trait Muta[S <: Sys[S]] {
  def id: S#ID
  // well defined:
  def dispose(tx: S#Tx) =
    id.dispose(tx)
}

trait Ident[Tx] {
  def dispose(tx: Tx): Unit
}
\end{lstlisting}
\end{lrbox}
\subcaptionbox{list1\label{lst:label1}}{\usebox{\verbsavebox}}\hfill%
\begin{lrbox}{\verbsavebox}
\begin{lstlisting}[xrightmargin=.6667\linewidth]
trait Sys {
  type ID <: Ident[Tx]
  type Tx
}

trait Muta[S <: Sys] {
  def id: S#ID   
  // incompatible type:
  def dispose(tx: S#Tx) =
    id.dispose(tx)
}
\end{lstlisting}
\end{lrbox}
\subcaptionbox{list2\label{lst:label2}}{\usebox{\verbsavebox}}\hfill%
\begin{lrbox}{\verbsavebox}
\begin{lstlisting}[xrightmargin=.6667\linewidth]
trait Sys {
  type ID <: Ident[Tx]
  type Tx
}

trait Muta[S <: Sys] {
  // evidence required:
  val s: S
  def id: s.ID
  // well defined:
  def dispose(tx: s.Tx) =
    id.dispose(tx)
}
\end{lstlisting}
\end{lrbox}
\subcaptionbox{list3\label{lst:label3}}{\usebox{\verbsavebox}}
\caption{Total caption\label{lst:total}}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

Each of the listings are set in a box \verbsavebox of width .3333\linewidth (by setting xrightmargin=.6667\linewidth). These boxes, once set, are added using \subcaptionbox{<caption>}{\usebox{\verbsavebox}}, where <caption> includes both the caption and the \label.

Immediately inside the figure environment, we strategically update the \@captype to be lstlisting. This fools TeX to think that it's dealing with a float called lstlisting when you call \caption. This is necessary since the \subcaptions are set before the main \caption, which requires \p@lstlisting (the parent counter associated with the subcounter sublstlisting) to be set correctly. This is all related to the functionality of the subcaption package.

The subcaptions are defined \AtBeginDocument, which is to coincide with the float definitions of listings, which is done at the same time. subcaption requires a float to exist before it allows one to define subcaptions for it.

Multiple listings in one box with sub captions and using listings counter

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