How can I take precise control over the size of caption text of images?

Question

In the caption of the images of my text, the size of the text "Figure 1.1" (and so) is greater than the text itself.

The result is

How can I take precise control over this text?

The code is

\hvFloat[%
floatPos=htb,%
capWidth=0.40,%
capPos=r,%
capVPos=b,%
objectPos=l,%
%framedObject=true,%
]{figure}{\includegraphics[scale=1]{pascalina_ThomasWatson.jpg}}[Lorem ipsum]{\scriptsize \sffamily Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit.}.}

where does the command hvFloat come from? Can you extend your example to a compilable minimal working example? — Johannes_B, Jul 26 '15 at 19:25

karlkoeller · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-26T22:04:14.093

If you want complete control of your caption, use \captionsetup from the caption package which is loaded by hvfloat.

If you want to change the font of the caption altogether act on the key font while if you want to change the font of the caption label act on the key labelfont.

For example, if you want everything in \scriptsize and \sffamily issue the command

\captionsetup[figure]{font={scriptsize,sf}}

MWE:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage{hvfloat}
\captionsetup[figure]{font={scriptsize,sf}}

\begin{document}

\hvFloat[%
floatPos=htb,%
capWidth=0.40,%
capPos=r,%
capVPos=b,%
objectPos=l,%
%framedObject=true,%
]{figure}{\includegraphics[scale=1]{pascalina_ThomasWatson.jpg}}[Lorem ipsum]{Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit.}{fig:fig}

\end{document}

Your solution is simple, elegant, and works!. – karloswitt Jul 26 '15 at 20:29 — karloswitt, Jul 26 '15 at 20:29
And my code will be simplified, too. – karloswitt Jul 26 '15 at 20:30 — karloswitt, Jul 26 '15 at 20:30
@karloswitt Happy it helped! – karlkoeller Jul 26 '15 at 22:05 — karlkoeller, Jul 26 '15 at 22:05

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 26 '15 at 19:51

6

hvfloat itself loads package caption by default. So you can set all optional arguments provided by caption, eg:

\usepackage{hvfloat}
\captionsetup{labelfont=sf}

answered Jul 26 '15 at 19:51

Your answer solves the font, but no the size. In any case, it is useful. – karloswitt Jul 26 '15 at 20:33
1

I gave an example for the setting. It should not be too difficult to add small to the setup! – Jul 26 '15 at 20:35
I will leave in my toolbox. – karloswitt Jul 26 '15 at 20:40
2

You could simply comment on my answer instead of providing another one. Anyway, +1 to you. – karlkoeller Jul 26 '15 at 22:05

How can I take precise control over the size of caption text of images?

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