Response to "Questions from a Beginner" regarding TeX

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From: J D Wurtz
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1991 19:20

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> From: rcl@hokulea.soest.Hawaii.Edu
> Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
> Subject: Questions from a beginner
>
> 1-How can I tell TeX to leave space for me to paste in a figure and figure
> caption after it is mentioned in the text?  Can TeX figure out where to place
> the extra space in relation to the sizes of the paragraphs and equations, or
> do I have to specify the exact spot for placement?  What command(s) do I use
> for any of this?

The keyword you're looking for when scanning the index is "insertions".
The index in the 1984 version of The TeXbook only lists pages 110, 256, and
335; pages 115-117 and 122-125 may also be helpful.

Two commands that may be of interest are \topinsert and \midinsert.
-- 
Jeffrey D. Wurtz, Staff Engineer            wurtz@sgi421.msd.lmsc.lockheed.com
Structures, Orgn/81-12, Bldg/157                      (408)756-1377
Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA  94088-3504

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