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From: tas@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Tasman Derk Van Ommen)
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Subject: How do I get half-width figures side-by-side?
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Date: 12 Nov 90 08:00:08 GMT
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I have a query relating to Lamport's LaTeX book....

Section 3.5.1 (page 60) explains how to use figures and notes that section
5.4.3 shows how to make paragraphs of different widths, position two half-
width figures side-by-side.....etc

Well, I want to put half-width figures side-by-side, but I did not find
any help in section 5.4.3   I did think that I could use a minipage environ-
ment, but LaTeX choked on my use of figures inside any kind of parbox.

How DO I put half width figures side by side?  A negative vspace after the
first figure is difficult unless I can work out how much extra vertical space
LaTeX has added with the figure caption.  Oh, and how do I force the
figure caption to actually come out half-width?

I await solutions....

Tas van Ommen

Physics Department,                    Email:  tas@physvax.phys.utas.edu.au
University of Tasmania,
GPO Box 252C,
Hobart.
Tasmania.  7001.
Australia.