Is there a command which does the same like \clearpage (typesetting all floats which have not been typeset yet) but then does not insert a pagebreak but continues with the following text/graphics on the same page?
asked Dec 30, 2012 at 19:43
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Yes, and this is discussed as one of the advantages of the afterpage package. Use
\afterpage{\clearpage}
This will flush all processed floats after the current page has been completely set, technically avoiding a visible \clearpage. See the first use-case in the afterpage documentation (page 1):
Sometimes LaTeX's float positioning mechanism gets overloaded, and all floating figures and tables drift to the end of the document. One may flush out all the unprocessed floats by issuing a
\clearpagecommand, but this has the effect of making the current page end prematurely. Now you can issue\afterpage{\clearpage}and the current page will be filled up with text as usual, but then a\clearpagecommand will flush out all the floats before the next text page begins.
answered Dec 30, 2012 at 19:48
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3But \afterpage still issues a \clearpage. At least that's the case for me, and that's also how i understand the documentation.– JanosAug 12, 2014 at 20:41
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7Unfortunately, didn't work as desired. @philipp described it below: if a new section starts in the middle of the page, the floats from that new section will still appear above the section title. The solution with
\FloatBarriersolution did work as desired.– akhmedMay 14, 2015 at 0:02
I believe you may be after the \FloatBarrier command from the placeins package. It forces Tex to typeset all remaining floats at that point and doesn't include a \clearpage afterwards.
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3Both ways are not equivalent. This one has the "advantage", that if a new section starts in the middle of the page, floats of this section do not appear above the section's headline.– PhilippFeb 9, 2015 at 16:31
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3Just want to add: you may need to install
texlive-latex-extrato useplaceinspackage since it is not part of the standardtexlive-latex-recommended.– akhmedMay 14, 2015 at 0:07 -
2Note that the definition of
\FloatBarrierinkpsewhich placeins.stycan in fact issue a\clearpagebut only if "Some floats are stuck,"; else it seems to issue a\newpage.– sdaauJun 17, 2015 at 10:26
I had success by combining the two previous answers, i.e., \afterpage{\FloatBarrier} (to be used directly after the float, maybe even within) in a case where a page-size table was pushed at the very end of an acmart document. This was inspired by a completely different question. Naturally this requires both packages (placeins and afterpage). The alternatives have not - for some reason - not produced nice/acceptable results.
