How do I make figure captions span multiple pages?
I have a very long caption for a figure and would like it to carry on to the next page.
EDIT: I would like this to work in both one sided and two sided modes
[Tex/LaTex] How to make figure captions span multiple pages
captionsfloatspage-breaking
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This example, slightly altered from the subcaption package documentation is probably what you're looking for (\rule is meant for illustration only):
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{caption,subcaption}
\begin{document}
\begin{figure}
\hfill\subcaptionbox{A subfigure\label{fig:1a}}[8em]{\centering \rule{5pt}{3em}}
\hfill\subcaptionbox{Another subfigure\label{fig:1b}}{\centering \rule{10em}{2em}}
\hfill\subcaptionbox{A final subfigure\label{fig:1c}}[9em]{\centering \rule{2em}{4em}}
\hfill\null
\caption{A figure}\label{fig:1}
\end{figure}
Look at Figure~\ref{fig:1a} and~\ref{fig:1b}, or even Figure~\ref{fig:1c}. Everything is contained in Figure~\ref{fig:1}.
\end{document}
The subcaption package necessarily requires its contents to be typeset in a box. As such, the use of the \subcaptionbox{<heading>}[<width>][<inner-pos>]{<contents>} is ideal to have possible variable-width (the <width> argument is optional) contents with a subcaption. Without the <width> specification, the subfigure will be put in a box of "natural width" equivalent to the width of <contents>. So, if you have images that are very wide, you don't have to worry about specifying <width>. However, for a very narrow <contents> specifying <width> will allow for correct typesetting of the caption.
Also, there are ways to manipulate the representation of the your (sub-)captions and references.
I'm not entirely sure I have understood the question, but here is a first attempt using fancyhdr
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\begin{document}
\listoffigures
\doublespacing
\clearpage
\chead{Figure \ref{fig:testfigure} continued}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\thispagestyle{plain}
Figure \ref{fig:testfigure}: \lipsum*
% however for the 2nd page of caption, a header "Figure 1: continued"
%on top of each page is required
\clearpage
% how to get this Figure X showing the right number as "Figure 1",
% if I cannot do this with a header (but only in this part of document)?
\begin{figure}
\centering
\rule{20pt}{30pt}
\caption{My figure}
\label{fig:testfigure}
\end{figure}
\end{document}
Note that
\pagestyle{fancy}turns on the header\thispagestyle{plain}says that this page should be plain (without a header)
This approach is quite manual and will need some care... Perhaps others have a more robust solution.
Here is more of an environment-based approach (not a great solution, as the 'caption' counter isn't actually linked to the Figure counter)- use carefully! Personally I would use the first part of my solution.
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{fancyhdr} % headers
\usepackage{placeins} % provides \FloatBarrier
\usepackage{flafter} % ensures figures don't appear before
% they appear in the text
\newcounter{pseudocaptioncount}
\setcounter{pseudocaptioncount}{0}
\newenvironment{pseudocaption}%
{%
\FloatBarrier
\clearpage
\refstepcounter{pseudocaptioncount}%
\thispagestyle{plain}%
\chead{Figure \thepseudocaptioncount\, continued}
Figure \thepseudocaptioncount:%
}%
{}
\begin{document}
\listoffigures
% set the pagestyle as fancy
\pagestyle{fancy}
\doublespacing
\begin{pseudocaption}
\lipsum*
\end{pseudocaption}
\begin{figure}
\centering
\rule{20pt}{30pt}
\caption[Short caption]{}
\end{figure}
\begin{pseudocaption}
\lipsum*
\end{pseudocaption}
\begin{figure}
\centering
\rule{20pt}{30pt}
\caption[Another short caption]{}
\end{figure}
\end{document}
Best Answer
Instead of using a floating environment which can't handle page breaks you can use a simple list environment. To set a caption you can use the command
\captionof. The command is provided bycapt-of,captionorscrreprt,scrbookandscrartclHere an example