[Tex/LaTex] Linebreak in overlaid figure text

graphicsline-breaking

As a simple example, consider this MWE:

\documentclass{memoir}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}[h]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=0.4\columnwidth]{example-image}
    \put(-80,20){some text}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

resulting in

Primary question: How do I make a linebreak inside put such as some\\ text?

Secondary questions: What enables the put command? Is it something implicitly loaded with memoir or graphicx? Where do I find the documentation?

I know a similar output can be created using the overpic or tikz package, which apparently are not necessary for this MWE. Also, overpic does not allow for linebreaks either (at least not in the simple \\ way).

Best Answer

Replace "some text" with a \parbox. The \parbox will wrap automatically, or linebreaks \\ can be manually added.

\documentclass{memoir}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}[h]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=0.4\columnwidth]{example-image}
    \put(-80,20){\parbox{.5in}{some text}}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

Alternately, you could use the same approach with a \stackinset, which allows you to specify the inset as an offset from the picture's left, center, right (horizontally) or top, center, bottom (vertically):

\documentclass{memoir}
\usepackage{graphicx,stackengine}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}[h]
    \centering
    \stackinset{c}{.2in}{c}{-.4in}{\parbox{.5in}{some text}}{
    \includegraphics[width=0.4\columnwidth]{example-image}}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

As to \put, it is part of LaTeX's native picture environment.

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An example:

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enter image description here

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you've already separated the different elements, providing spaces between the distinct equations comprising each language and separately coding these equations as math (even though the space between the first two is, probably inadvertently, omitted). unfortunately, these spaces don't fall in a place that is optimal for tex to break the line.

the ultimate goal is for what is presented to be understood.

there are two parts to this recommendation.

first, the words "milk, curry, rice" are, as you say, constants, and as such should be in a text font, preferably not italic in this context, even though they're part of the math expression. as coded in your original, they are typeset as strings of variables multiplied together. these could be coded as \mathrm{<word>}, but that doesn't help with line breaking. it also wouldn't leave spaces after the commas, although in this situation, whether spaces are visible there or not wouldn't be misunderstood by a reader.

another way to approach these is to recognize them as text, and input them as, for example,

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but this doesn't help with line breaking either, since in this context, the only "allowable" break is after the equals sign.

so, second part of suggestion, take advantage of the fact that a reader isn't likely to misunderstand what is meant if a line is broken within that string of constants, and (temporarily) terminate the math after the opening brace, and reinstate it for the ending brace:

$\mathcal{C}_o=\{$milk, curry, rice$\}$

to illustrate, using a forced line break for the "all math" instance, compare these two lines:

enter image description here

here's the input that produced the image:

\begin{itemize}
\item The language of enquiry $\mathcal{L}$ is given by
$\mathcal{C}_o=\{milk, curry, rice\}$,\\
$\mathcal{R}_o=\{TastesHot, IsWhite, ContainsSpice, ContainsSugar\}$,
$\mathcal{F}_o=\{\}$.
\item The language of enquiry $\mathcal{L}$ is given by
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(by the way, that's hardly a minimal example.)

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