Latex Problem

[Psirus]

I'm trying to typeset a small document in Latex, and so far I'm really liking it. I went ahead an made a new command:

\newcommand{\bild}[2]{
    \vspace{0,3cm}
    \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{#1}
    \captionof{figure}{#2}
    \vspace{0,3cm}
}

And used it as follows:

?ungest?rten Str?mung untersucht. \\
\bild{pitot.png}{Winkelabh?ngigkeit des Pitot-Rohrs}
Die Messung zeigt?

In the output, the first vspace is not between the preceding line, but between the graphic and the caption?why?

 

[narf]

Dumb question: Why not wrap that inside a figure?

 

[Psirus]

I'm new to Latex, I don't know how it is usually done.

 

[narf]

Ah

Usually I include images like this:

\begin{figure}[placement specification, for example htb for here, top or bottom where ever is room in that order]
  \centering % if that image should be centered
  \includegraphics[options go here]{filename without extension}
  \caption{caption text} % if you want a caption
  \label{your internal label goes here to reference the figure with \ref{...} later}
\end{figure}

You should be able to specify \vspace{34635463465pt} in there, I never used that so far though.

 

[DanRoM]

vspace is tricky, it sometimes places the space where you don't expect it. So, here you go:

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{pitot}
\caption{Winkelabh?ngigkeit des Pitot-Rohrs}
\label{fig:pitot}
\end{figure}

The label can be referenced with \ref{figitot}, like this:

In Abb.\,\ref{fig:pitot} ist zu sehen, wie\dots

And as a bonus, a useful (German language) link: LaTeX Befehlsreferenz, for when you not quite know the correct use of a command.

Edit: Damnit, narf!

 

[Psirus]

Thanks

 

[MXM]

Now that the issue has been resolved, I'll use this opportunity to link to a brilliant talk of Don Knuth (father of TeX):

http://river-valley.tv/media/conferences/tug-2010/Don-Knuth/

Will make most sense to this audience rather than general public in cool videos, me thinks...

 

[narf]