[Tex/LaTex] Force position of full page sized figure

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I'd like to have text that is placed after a figure which occupies a whole page also to be placed after that page in the produces PDF file.

Imagine this (pseudo latex, not necessarily a working example):

\documentclass{scrbook}

\begin{document}
\section{ONE}
lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem 
ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum 
dolor sit amet 

\begin{figure}[!htbp]
  % some figure that takes the whole next page
\end{figure}

\section{TWO}
lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem 
ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum 
dolor sit amet 
\end{document}

This results in a pdf document which looks kind of like this:

ONE
lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem 
ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum 
dolor sit amet 

TWO
lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem 
ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum 
dolor sit amet 
---- page break ----

[FIGURE]

---- page break ----

So, how do I get the figure to be placed at the end of section{one} and before section{two} where it is supposed to be instead of slipping into section{two}? Even if that means that section{one} only takes a fraction of page. Isn't that what [!htbp] actually is for?

//edit Regarding this text (in German, unfortunately; I hope you'll understand it anyway, in case of necessity, using Google Translator) in some cases it's just not a good idea to use floats. What do you think about it?

Best Answer

Combine the option [p] (page float) with \afterpage:

\documentclass{scrbook}
\usepackage{afterpage}
\usepackage{lipsum} % Just for the example

\begin{document}
\section{ONE}
\lipsum[1]

\afterpage{\clearpage}
\begin{figure}[p] % <--- only p
\centering
\fbox{\rule{0pt}{6cm}\rule{6cm}{0pt}}
\caption{Some figure that takes the whole next page}
\label{nextpage}
\end{figure}

\lipsum[2-20]

\end{document}

The \afterpage{\clearpage} command will issue a \clearpage as soon as the next page is completed and \clearpage flushes the float queue.

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The afterpage package might be useful here:

\usepackage{afterpage}
...
\section{S+1}
\afterpage{\clearpage}
% or \afterpage{\FloatBarrier}

[Tex/LaTex] How to remove white space before or after the figures and tables

I have prepared an example -- do you think that the white space is too big here?

Example: http://www.bipede.de/Downloads/floating.pdf

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}

% privides the H option
\usepackage{float}

% produces random text for testing
\usepackage{blindtext}

\begin{document}

\blindtext[2]

\begin{figure}[H]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth,height=50mm]{}
\caption{Test Test Test}
\end{figure}

\blindtext[2]

\begin{figure}[H]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth,height=50mm]{}
\caption{Test Test Test}
\end{figure}

\blindtext[2]

\begin{figure}[H]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth,height=50mm]{}
\caption{Test Test Test}
\end{figure}

\blindtext[2]

\begin{figure}[H]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth,height=50mm]{}
\caption{Test Test Test}
\end{figure}

\blindtext[2]

\end{document}

Hello again. I prepared another example. The result can be found here

http://www.bipede.de/Downloads/floating_2.pdf

\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,twoside,openany]{book}


\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}

% privides the H option
\usepackage{float}

% produces random text for testing
\usepackage{blindtext}

% Parameters for floating objects in LaTeX
% An overview can be found in the book
% The Latex Companions Chapter 6.1
% A good start is
% http://robjhyndman.com/researchtips/latex-floats/

\setcounter{topnumber}{2}
\setcounter{bottomnumber}{2}
\setcounter{totalnumber}{4}
\renewcommand{\topfraction}{0.85}
\renewcommand{\bottomfraction}{0.85}
\renewcommand{\textfraction}{0.15}
\renewcommand{\floatpagefraction}{0.8}
\renewcommand{\textfraction}{0.1}
\setlength{\floatsep}{5pt plus 2pt minus 2pt}
\setlength{\textfloatsep}{5pt plus 2pt minus 2pt}
\setlength{\intextsep}{5pt plus 2pt minus 2pt}

\begin{document}

\chapter{Test}

\blindtext[2]

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth,height=50mm]{}
\caption{Test Test Test}
\end{figure}

\section{Test}

\blindtext[2]

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth,height=50mm]{}
\caption{Test Test Test}
\end{figure}

\blindtext[2]

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth,height=50mm]{}
\caption{Test Test Test}
\end{figure}

\section{Test}

\blindtext[2]

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth,height=50mm]{}
\caption{Test Test Test}
\end{figure}

\blindtext[2]

\end{document}

In the example I just used the standard placement option and did not use the H option. You can still use it if necessary. An overview can be found in the book The Latex Companions Chapter 6.1. A good start can also be found here. Also very good - but you have to read a lot - here to be found.

There is also a ! operator: \begin{figure}[!htb]. It is stronger than [htb] but weaker than [H].

In the example I changed some of the parameters:

\setcounter{topnumber}{2}
\setcounter{bottomnumber}{2}
\setcounter{totalnumber}{4}
\renewcommand{\topfraction}{0.85}
\renewcommand{\bottomfraction}{0.85}
\renewcommand{\textfraction}{0.15}
\renewcommand{\floatpagefraction}{0.8}
\renewcommand{\textfraction}{0.1}
\setlength{\floatsep}{5pt plus 2pt minus 2pt}
\setlength{\textfloatsep}{5pt plus 2pt minus 2pt}
\setlength{\intextsep}{5pt plus 2pt minus 2pt}

It is a bit of work to understand what each of these parameters mean. You can use my suggestion as a start.

In general, I would worry about the placement when you are near the end and want to 'tidy up'.

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