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I am using a two sided layout in LaTeX and have several places where white space could be filled with images instead of being included in the text flow. I cannot get a working figure with caption though.

What I have tried from similar questions:

Throws "Argument of \Gin@ii has an extra }"

\marginpar{\includegraphics[width=\marginparwidth]{myimage.jpg}
 \captionof{figure}{Caption text}}
\lipsum[1-2]

This works but does not appear in the \listoffigures:

\marginpar{  
\centering{  
\includegraphics[width=\marginparwidth]{myimage.jpg}  
}  
Caption text  
}

The caption is supposed to have a generated index and link to the list of figures.

EDIT: a longer example

\documentclass[11pt, a4paper, titlepage]{book}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{color,graphicx}
\usepackage{geometry}

\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{varwidth}  

\usepackage{ngerman}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\graphicspath{{images/}}



\geometry{  a4paper,
            twoside,
            includemp,
            includehead,
            top = 30mm,
            headsep = 10mm,
            bindingoffset = 10mm,
            inner = 20mm,
            outer = 40mm,
            bottom = 45mm,
            marginparsep = 10mm,
            marginparwidth = 30mm
}
\savegeometry{myText}


\begin{document}
\tableofcontents

\chapter{Chapter about XY}
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%%
% image with caption to go to the margin with its caption
%%
 \begin{figure}[t!bp]%
    \begin{center}%
        \includegraphics{ant}%
        \caption[Caption]{Caption text}
        \label{label}%
    \end{center}%
\end{figure}%

% creates the image in the margin but without link in TOC and list of figures
\marginpar{  
\centering{  
\includegraphics[width=\marginparwidth]{ant.jpg}  
}  
Caption text  
} 

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 \end{document}

EDIT: This is working for me, why are the {} wrong?:

\marginpar{  
\centering{  
\includegraphics[width=\marginparwidth]{example-image-a.jpg}  
}  
\captionof{figure}{Caption text}
}

Also: adding a different text for the index tabel with

\captionof{figure}[table text]{Caption text}

causes "Argument of \caption@ydblarg has an extra }."

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  • What does not work for you in the first code snippet? Using it in a minimal document works without problem.
    – Werner ♦
    Sep 26, 2013 at 17:20
  • In a minimal document it throws a "undefined control sequence in line" \captionof{figure}{Caption text}}
    – RootRaven
    Sep 27, 2013 at 0:21
  • You need either the capt-of or the caption package loaded. The latter is preferred (\usepackage{caption}).
    – Werner ♦
    Sep 27, 2013 at 0:55
  • This works fine but the caption is not included in the figure table.
    – RootRaven
    Oct 4, 2013 at 4:25
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    No problems where with your example if I use the demo option for graphicx (to avoid needing your pictures). Do you get the problem with exactly that file? If so, add \listfiles and edit the resulting file list from the .log into the question.
    – Joseph Wright ♦
    Oct 6, 2013 at 16:27

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I hope I understand you right. I have changed the part of your MWE for the image in the margins. It should compile now. I added package caption in the preambel and corrected the call of \centering (without {}!). And I added \listoffigures to show that the image in the margin listed there. I use the example-image-a.jpg from package MWE.

The MWE:

\documentclass[11pt, a4paper, titlepage]{book}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{color,graphicx}
\usepackage{geometry}

\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{varwidth}  

\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

\usepackage{caption}       % <============================
\usepackage{showframe}     % <============================
%\graphicspath{{images/}}

\geometry{  a4paper,
            twoside,
            includemp,
            includehead,
            top = 30mm,
            headsep = 10mm,
            bindingoffset = 10mm,
            inner = 20mm,
            outer = 40mm,
            bottom = 45mm,
            marginparsep = 10mm,
            marginparwidth = 30mm
}
\savegeometry{myText}


\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\listoffigures

\chapter{Chapter about XY}
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%%
% image with caption to go to the margin with its caption
%%
 \begin{figure}[t!bp]%
    \begin{center}%
        \includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{example-image-a}%
        \caption[Caption]{Caption text}
        \label{label}%
    \end{center}%
\end{figure}%

% creates the image in the margin but without link in TOC and list of figures
\marginpar{  
  \centering       % <============================
  \includegraphics[width=\marginparwidth]{example-image-a.jpg}  
  \captionof{figure}{Caption text}
} 

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 \end{document}

Result:

enter image description here

Please have a look to question when-should-we-use-begincenter-instead-of-centering to see the difference between environment center and macro \centering.

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  • Thank you! The MWE works as expected but if I copy the code to my project, I get the same error "Argument of \Gin@ii has an extra }". See the edit
    – RootRaven
    Oct 6, 2013 at 16:14
  • How can I have too many brackets if the file compiles fine and I only pasted the \marginpar snipped?
    – RootRaven
    Oct 6, 2013 at 16:43

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