[OS X TeX] changing a caption

[Ross Moore]

Hi Sr.

On 16/02/2010, at 3:44 AM, Sr Sur wrote:

> Hi everybody,
>
> I'm trying to change the caption of a single figure, I need to put  
> a flag between the number of the figure and the colon, I've used  
> this line to redefine it in the preamble of the figure:
>
> \renewcommand{\thefigure}{\thechapter.\arabic{figure} (begins in  
> the page before)}
>
> With this I obtain the result that i want. But there are two  
> problems with this way....
>
> 1. the flag appears in the list of tables....
> 2. The flag also apears in the text when you reference the figure...
>
>
> Is there any way to put the flag and avoid the points 1 and 2???

You need to define some markup that only has a non-trivial
meaning within a specific environment; e.g., within those
figures that need the special captions.

e.g.,
  something like the following in the preamble:

\DeclareRobustCommand{\captiononly}[1]{\docaptiononly{#1}}
\newcommand{\docaptiononly}[1]{}%   default is to gobble contents
\newcommand{\insidecaption}[1]{ (#1)}%  use this method to show it
\newcommand{\prevpagethefigure}{\thechapter.\arabic{figure}%
   \captiononly{begins on the previous page}}% use the *robust* command

\newenvironment{prevpagefigure}
  {\let\docaptiononly\insidecaption
   \let\thefigure\prevpagethefigure
   \begin{figure}}
  {\end{figure}}


Now use:
   \begin{prevpagefigure}
    ...
    \caption{...}%  as per normal
    \label{...}%    as per normal
   \end{prevpagefigure}


This should handle the visual appearance properly.
Check the contents of the  .lof  file; it should be like

\contentsline {figure}{\numberline {0.1\captiononly {begins on the  
previous page}}{\ignorespaces ... }}{3}

but \captiononly  will just cleanly gobble its content.


Similarly in the .aux file you should get:

\@writefile{lof}{\contentsline {figure}{\numberline {0.1\captiononly   
{begins on the previous page}}{\ignorespaces ...  }}{3}}
\newlabel{whatever}{{0.1\captiononly  {begins on the previous page}}{3}}

but again the \captiononly  gobbles what follows,
when you use   Figure~\ref{whatever} .


>
>
> thanks!!!!!!!!
>
>
> -- 
> Atte: Sr. Sur


Hope this helps,

	Ross

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