Vertical gap appearing in the second column of a multicolumn environment (oxford bioinformatics template)

Question

I have a problem with a vertical gap appearing in the second column of the second page, instead of text/figure. This problem is not exclusive to the pages near the bibliography because this gap also appeared in another page. Please advise on how I can pull up the text/figure to the top of second column (I'm using the oxford bioinformatics template https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/template-for-oxford-bioinformatics-journal-new-version/zjrmbrmtrytg).

\PassOptionsToPackage{utf8}{inputenc}
\documentclass{bioinfo}
\copyrightyear{2015} \pubyear{2015}
\usepackage{comment}
\usepackage[caption=false]{subfig}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\access{Advance Access Publication Date: Day Month Year}
\appnotes{Manuscript Category}
\begin{document}
%\firstpage{1}
\lipsum[90-100]
\begin{figure}[!tpb]%figure1
\fboxsep=0pt\colorbox{gray}{\begin{minipage}[t]{235pt} \vbox to 100pt{\vfill\hbox to
235pt{\hfill\fontsize{24pt}{24pt}\selectfont FPO\hfill}\vfill}
\end{minipage}}
%\centerline{\includegraphics{fig01.eps}}
\caption{Caption, caption.}\label{fig:01}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[!tpb]%figure1
\fboxsep=0pt\colorbox{gray}{\begin{minipage}[t]{235pt} \vbox to 100pt{\vfill\hbox to
235pt{\hfill\fontsize{24pt}{24pt}\selectfont FPO\hfill}\vfill}
\end{minipage}}
\caption{Caption, caption.}\label{fig:01}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[!tpb]%figure1
\fboxsep=0pt\colorbox{gray}{\begin{minipage}[t]{235pt} \vbox to 100pt{\vfill\hbox to
235pt{\hfill\fontsize{24pt}{24pt}\selectfont FPO\hfill}\vfill}
\end{minipage}}
\caption{Caption, caption.}\label{fig:02}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[!tpb]%figure1
\fboxsep=0pt\colorbox{gray}{\begin{minipage}[t]{235pt} \vbox to 100pt{\vfill\hbox to
235pt{\hfill\fontsize{24pt}{24pt}\selectfont FPO\hfill}\vfill}
\end{minipage}}
\caption{Caption, caption.}\label{fig:03}
\end{figure}
\section*{Acknowledgements}
Text Text Text Text Text Text  Text Text.  \citealp{Boffelli03} might want to know about  text
text text text\vspace*{-12pt}
\section*{Funding}
This work has been supported by the... Text Text  Text Text.\vspace*{-12pt}
\bibliographystyle{natbib}
%\bibliography{document}
\begin{thebibliography}{}
\bibitem[Bofelli {\it et~al}., 2000]{Boffelli03}
Bofelli,F., Name2, Name3 (2003) Article title, {\it Journal Name}, {\bf 199}, 133-154.
\bibitem[Bag {\it et~al}., 2001]{Bag01}
Bag,M., Name2, Name3 (2001) Article title, {\it Journal Name}, {\bf 99}, 33-54.
\bibitem[Yoo \textit{et~al}., 2003]{Yoo03}
Yoo,M.S. \textit{et~al}. (2003) Oxidative stress regulated genes in nigral dopaminergic neurnol cell: correlation with the known pathology in Parkinson's disease. \textit{Brain Res. Mol. Brain Res.}, \textbf{110}(Suppl. 1), 76--84.
\bibitem[Lehmann, 1986]{Leh86}
Lehmann,E.L. (1986) Chapter title. \textit{Book Title}. Vol.~1, 2nd edn. Springer-Verlag, New York.
\bibitem[Crenshaw and Jones, 2003]{Cre03}
Crenshaw, B.,III, and Jones, W.B.,Jr (2003) The future of clinical cancer management: one tumor, one chip. \textit{Bioinformatics}, doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btn000.
\bibitem[Auhtor \textit{et~al}. (2000)]{Aut00}
Auhtor,A.B. \textit{et~al}. (2000) Chapter title. In Smith, A.C. (ed.), \textit{Book Title}, 2nd edn. Publisher, Location, Vol. 1, pp.???--???.
\bibitem[Bardet, 1920]{Bar20}
Bardet, G. (1920) Sur un syndrome d'obesite infantile avec polydactylie et retinite pigmentaire (contribution a l'etude des formes cliniques de l'obesite hypophysaire). PhD Thesis, name of institution, Paris, France.
\bibitem[Bofelli {\it et~al}., 2000]{Boffelli03}
Bofelli,F., Name2, Name3 (2003) Article title, {\it Journal Name}, {\bf 199}, 133-154.
\bibitem[Bag {\it et~al}., 2001]{Bag01}
Bag,M., Name2, Name3 (2001) Article title, {\it Journal Name}, {\bf 99}, 33-54.
\bibitem[Yoo \textit{et~al}., 2003]{Yoo03}
Yoo,M.S. \textit{et~al}. (2003) Oxidative stress regulated genes in nigral dopaminergic neurnol cell: correlation with the known pathology in Parkinson's disease. \textit{Brain Res. Mol. Brain Res.}, \textbf{110}(Suppl. 1), 76--84.
\bibitem[Lehmann, 1986]{Leh86}
Lehmann,E.L. (1986) Chapter title. \textit{Book Title}. Vol.~1, 2nd edn. Springer-Verlag, New York.
\bibitem[Crenshaw and Jones, 2003]{Cre03}
Crenshaw, B.,III, and Jones, W.B.,Jr (2003) The future of clinical cancer management: one tumor, one chip. \textit{Bioinformatics}, doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btn000.
\bibitem[Auhtor \textit{et~al}. (2000)]{Aut00}
Auhtor,A.B. \textit{et~al}. (2000) Chapter title. In Smith, A.C. (ed.), \textit{Book Title}, 2nd edn. Publisher, Location, Vol. 1, pp.???--???.
\bibitem[Bardet, 1920]{Bar20}
Bardet, G. (1920) Sur un syndrome d'obesite infantile avec polydactylie et retinite pigmentaire (contribution a l'etude des formes cliniques de l'obesite hypophysaire). PhD Thesis, name of institution, Paris, France.
\bibitem[Bofelli {\it et~al}., 2000]{Boffelli03}
Bofelli,F., Name2, Name3 (2003) Article title, {\it Journal Name}, {\bf 199}, 133-154.
\bibitem[Bag {\it et~al}., 2001]{Bag01}
Bag,M., Name2, Name3 (2001) Article title, {\it Journal Name}, {\bf 99}, 33-54.
\bibitem[Yoo \textit{et~al}., 2003]{Yoo03}
Yoo,M.S. \textit{et~al}. (2003) Oxidative stress regulated genes in nigral dopaminergic neurnol cell: correlation with the known pathology in Parkinson's disease. \textit{Brain Res. Mol. Brain Res.}, \textbf{110}(Suppl. 1), 76--84.
\bibitem[Lehmann, 1986]{Leh86}
Lehmann,E.L. (1986) Chapter title. \textit{Book Title}. Vol.~1, 2nd edn. Springer-Verlag, New York.
\bibitem[Crenshaw and Jones, 2003]{Cre03}
Crenshaw, B.,III, and Jones, W.B.,Jr (2003) The future of clinical cancer management: one tumor, one chip. \textit{Bioinformatics}, doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btn000.
\bibitem[Auhtor \textit{et~al}. (2000)]{Aut00}
Auhtor,A.B. \textit{et~al}. (2000) Chapter title. In Smith, A.C. (ed.), \textit{Book Title}, 2nd edn. Publisher, Location, Vol. 1, pp.???--???.
\bibitem[Bardet, 1920]{Bar20}
Bardet, G. (1920) Sur un syndrome d'obesite infantile avec polydactylie et retinite pigmentaire (contribution a l'etude des formes cliniques de l'obesite hypophysaire). PhD Thesis, name of institution, Paris, France.
\bibitem[Bofelli {\it et~al}., 2000]{Boffelli03}
Bofelli,F., Name2, Name3 (2003) Article title, {\it Journal Name}, {\bf 199}, 133-154.
\bibitem[Bag {\it et~al}., 2001]{Bag01}
Bag,M., Name2, Name3 (2001) Article title, {\it Journal Name}, {\bf 99}, 33-54.
\bibitem[Yoo \textit{et~al}., 2003]{Yoo03}
Yoo,M.S. \textit{et~al}. (2003) Oxidative stress regulated genes in nigral dopaminergic neurnol cell: correlation with the known pathology in Parkinson's disease. \textit{Brain Res. Mol. Brain Res.}, \textbf{110}(Suppl. 1), 76--84.
\bibitem[Lehmann, 1986]{Leh86}
Lehmann,E.L. (1986) Chapter title. \textit{Book Title}. Vol.~1, 2nd edn. Springer-Verlag, New York.
\bibitem[Crenshaw and Jones, 2003]{Cre03}
Crenshaw, B.,III, and Jones, W.B.,Jr (2003) The future of clinical cancer management: one tumor, one chip. \textit{Bioinformatics}, doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btn000.
\bibitem[Auhtor \textit{et~al}. (2000)]{Aut00}
Auhtor,A.B. \textit{et~al}. (2000) Chapter title. In Smith, A.C. (ed.), \textit{Book Title}, 2nd edn. Publisher, Location, Vol. 1, pp.???--???.
\bibitem[Bardet, 1920]{Bar20}
Bardet, G. (1920) Sur un syndrome d'obesite infantile avec polydactylie et retinite pigmentaire (contribution a l'etude des formes cliniques de l'obesite hypophysaire). PhD Thesis, name of institution, Paris, France.
\end{thebibliography}
\end{document}

Can you maybe add a link to the template as it doesn't seem to be a standard class available on ctan. Also, I would recommend replacing the gif of your document with a single page that illustrates your issue, as the changing pages make it more or less impossible, to see anything. And you might want to check out the lipsum package for blind text, which will help you make your MWE a bit more minimal. This helps to highlight the actual issue without having to repeat the word text so often. — Markus G., Apr 19 '21 at 09:57
When I run your document (but replacing the figures that I don't have) I don't see this effect. So maybe it is something in your sf4e_5.tex that is causing this. — Pieter van Oostrum, Apr 19 '21 at 12:17
There is also that picture(0,0)(35,0)... text in the four corners where there should be crop marks. So there is something fishy in your document. — Pieter van Oostrum, Apr 19 '21 at 12:32
Maybe the problem is related to this question, in that case it may help to put \raggedend after \begin{document}. I can't reconstruct your problem, so I can't check if this works. — Pieter van Oostrum, Apr 19 '21 at 13:09
It looks like you've got two separate accounts, which means you cannot edit your original post or leave comments. The Stack Exchange staff can merge them together for you. — CarLaTeX, Apr 22 '21 at 06:14
@CarLaTeX thanks. On a different note, after editing my post I can no longer see the images I uploaded. Would you have any idea why? — maia, Apr 23 '21 at 05:30
@MarkusG. I've replaced the text with lipsum, thanks. I've also split the pages into single pages but I can't seem to see them. — maia, Apr 23 '21 at 05:32
@PietervanOostrum I've replaced the figures with boxes, and the vertical gap is still present. I've tried \raggedend, it doesn't work. — maia, Apr 23 '21 at 05:34
@maia I tried to retrieve them from the edit history, please check if they are correct. — CarLaTeX, Apr 23 '21 at 08:09
I ran your new document, both on my local TeX system on my laptop and on Overleaf, and it comes out normal. The references just continue in the second column. — Pieter van Oostrum, Apr 23 '21 at 08:24
And in your output there are still the texts "picture(0,0)..." in the corners, which means something is broken in your LaTeX installation. — Pieter van Oostrum, Apr 23 '21 at 08:32
@PietervanOostrum, thanks :). the original overleaf project was cluttered with files. I reconstructed the project but only containing pertinent files and now it works (even the "picture(0,0)..." in the corners disappeared). I guess some of the file/s in the old cluttered project messed up with the main latex document. Or I was using an old version of the bioinfo template. — maia, Apr 26 '21 at 02:35

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 26 '21 at 02:41

the original overleaf project was cluttered with files. I reconstructed the project but only containing pertinent files and now it works (even the "picture(0,0)..." in the corners disappeared). I guess some of the file/s in the old cluttered project messed up with the main latex document. Or I was using an old version of the bioinfo template.

Vertical gap appearing in the second column of a multicolumn environment (oxford bioinformatics template)

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