[OS X TeX] Re: MacOSX-TeX Digest #1697 - 04/08/06

[Maarten Sneep]

On 9 Apr 2006, at 21:24, Peter S. Burrage wrote:

> On 4/8/06 8:00 PM, "TeX on Mac OS X Mailing List"  wrote:
>
>> I think \setcounter{totalnumber}{1} does what you need.
>>
>> Maarten
>
> Hi Maarten,
>
> In reading up on \setcounter it does sound like that would be  
> exactly what I
> need! Unfortunately it seems to have no effect? If I run this  
> example the
> table and the figure show up on the same page:

These number are intended for use with non-floatpage floats.

I think all parameters you need are here:

%:LaTeX's float parameters
\renewcommand{\topfraction}{.9}
\renewcommand{\bottomfraction}{.7}
\renewcommand{\textfraction}{.1}
\renewcommand{\floatpagefraction}{.9}
\renewcommand{\dbltopfraction}{.66}
\renewcommand{\dblfloatpagefraction}{.66}

\setcounter{topnumber}{2}
\setcounter{bottomnumber}{2}
\setcounter{totalnumber}{2}
\setcounter{dbltopnumber}{9}

\setlength{\floatsep}{1\onelineskip plus 1.5\onelineskip}
\setlength{\textfloatsep}{1\onelineskip plus 1.5\onelineskip}
\setlength{\intextsep}{1\onelineskip plus 1.5\onelineskip}

% note, these are *not* the default values.

Reducing \floatpagefraction may work. I assume you tried to search  
the FAQ
and CTAN already for other solutions. If all else fails, just add  
extra space
to items that are too small (\vspace*{0.5\textheight} should work).

Maarten

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