How Can I Wrap Text Around a Figure in LaTeX?

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The discussion revolves around the challenges of wrapping text around figures in LaTeX using the \usepackage{wrapfig}. Participants share their experiences with errors and issues encountered while attempting to implement this functionality, including problems related to their LaTeX installations and specific error messages.

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  • One participant seeks help with wrapping text around a figure using the wrapfig package but encounters an unspecified objection.
  • Another participant suggests that the error may be due to using an outdated version of LaTeX, particularly on Linux systems, and recommends downloading the wrapfig package from CTAN.
  • A different participant mentions using Windows and reports that their LaTeX document runs without errors until the wrapfig package is included, leading to a situation where no pages are produced.
  • Several participants emphasize the importance of providing specific error messages or log file details to diagnose the issue effectively.
  • One participant notes an error message related to the GUI framework not initializing, suggesting that the problem may not be with the wrapfig package itself but rather with the TeX installation or the document previewer being used.
  • Another participant shares their code for wrapping a figure and describes formatting issues with the line breaks, seeking solutions for the strange formatting observed.

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Participants express varying experiences and opinions regarding the source of the issues with the wrapfig package. There is no consensus on a single solution, and multiple competing views on the nature of the problems persist throughout the discussion.

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Participants mention various LaTeX packages and configurations, indicating that the issues may depend on specific setups and versions of LaTeX. Some participants highlight the need for more detailed error messages to troubleshoot effectively.

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Can anyone tell me how i can wrap text around my figure in latex? I am trying to use the \usepackage{wrapfig} but it objects when i put this in. any idea why? any other suggestions?
thanks
 
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lavster said:
Can anyone tell me how i can wrap text around my figure in latex? I am trying to use the \usepackage{wrapfig} but it objects when i put this in. any idea why? any other suggestions?
thanks
How does "it" "object"? It's a good idea whenever you are talking about problems with a computer program or computer language to be specific about those problems.

If the objection is ! LaTeX Error: File `wrapfig.sty' not found., that means you are working with an archaic, outdated version of LaTeX. Are you perchance on some Linux machine? The default version of LaTeX supplied with many Linux distros is outdated and nonstandard. You can download wrapfig.sty from www.ctan.org, but see this page first. Or you might want to toss that archaic beast in the trash and download a version of LaTeX that was built in this millennium.

If the objection is something different than the above you need to give us more info on the nature of the problem.
 
im using windows and everything else seems to work except subfig.
I can't interpret the errors. It doesn't give any as such. It just doesn't run and says 0 pages 0 errors etc whereas its fine before i put it in and after i take it out
thanks
 
How are we supposed to interpret your errors if you don't give us a clue as to what the errors are?
 
Are you just looking at the messages in the console window? The .log file might have more information.

As D.H. said, if we can't see either your input (for a small example that doesn't work) or your output, this is just a guessing game.
 
There are no errors apart from:

"GUI framwork cannot be initalised"

it just stops running. I didnt think that would help.
It stops at the \usepackage on the line above and then says that error. Then it says something about bibtex that it always says and then it says no pages and no errors
 
is this what you mean:

\multlinetaggap=\skip45
\mathdisplay@stack=\toks19
LaTeX Info: Redefining \[ on input line 2666.
LaTeX Info: Redefining \] on input line 2667.
)
("C:\Program Files (x86)\miktex\tex\latex\amsfonts\amssymb.sty"
Package: amssymb 2009/06/22 v3.00

("C:\Program Files (x86)\miktex\tex\latex\amsfonts\amsfonts.sty"
Package: amsfonts 2009/06/22 v3.00 Basic AMSFonts support
\symAMSa=\mathgroup4
\symAMSb=\mathgroup5
LaTeX Font Info: Overwriting math alphabet `\mathfrak' in version `bold'
(Font) U/euf/m/n --> U/euf/b/n on input line 96.
))
("C:\Program Files (x86)\miktex\tex\latex\tools\array.sty"
Package: array 2008/09/09 v2.4c Tabular extension package (FMi)
\col@sep=\dimen114
\extrarowheight=\dimen115
\NC@list=\toks20
\extratabsurround=\skip46
\backup@length=\skip47
)
("C:\Program Files (x86)\miktex\tex\latex\multirow\bigdelim.sty")
("C:\Program Files (x86)\miktex\tex\latex\graphics\epsfig.sty"
Package: epsfig 1999/02/16 v1.7a (e)psfig emulation (SPQR)
\epsfxsize=\dimen116
\epsfysize=\dimen117
)
("C:\Program Files (x86)\miktex\tex\latex\ams\classes\amsthm.sty"
Package: amsthm 2004/08/06 v2.20
\thm@style=\toks21
\thm@bodyfont=\toks22
\thm@headfont=\toks23
\thm@notefont=\toks24
\thm@headpunct=\toks25
\thm@preskip=\skip48
\thm@postskip=\skip49
\thm@headsep=\skip50
\dth@everypar=\toks26
)
("C:\Program Files (x86)\miktex\tex\latex\graphics\color.sty"
Package: color 2005/11/14 v1.0j Standard LaTeX Color (DPC)

("C:\Program Files (x86)\miktex\tex\latex\00miktex\color.cfg"
File: color.cfg 2007/01/18 v1.5 color configuration of teTeX/TeXLive
)
Package color Info: Driver file: pdftex.def on input line 130.
)
("C:\Program Files (x86)\miktex\tex\latex\multirow\multirow.sty"
\bigstrutjot=\dimen118
)
 
That's the log file. Now find the error message. It's probably at or near the end of the file. We can't help you if you can't tell us what went wrong.
 
Couldnt find input index file (path directory) nor (pathdirectory).idx
Usage: C:\program Files (x86)\miktex\miktex\bin\makeindex.exe [-ilqrcgLT] [-s sty] [-o ind] [-t log] [-p num] [idx0 idx1 ...]

is this it?
 
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infact. that comes up even when it does work. I have read through it all. there is no error message. it just doesn't run... and the entire log file is copy and pasted above
 
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lavster said:
There are no errors apart from:

"GUI framwork cannot be initalised"
I just checked my MikTeX installation on Windows, and the only place the that contains the string "GUI fram" is the MikTeX program itself.

I don't think this has anything to do with the wrapfig package. More likely you are trying to use a previewer or something and it doesn't like what is in your document.

This works OK for me. If it doesn't work for you, the problem must be with your TeX installation not with the package.

Code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{wrapfig}
\begin{document}
blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

\begin{wrapfigure}{l}{0pt}
\begin{minipage}{100pt}
this is the text that is wrapped around
this is the text that is wrapped around
\end{minipage}
\end{wrapfigure}
paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph
paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph
paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph
paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph
paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph
paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph
paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph
paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph

\end{document}
 
  • #12
I have problems with wrapping text about figure. As you can see from the attached image, the line above is formatted quite strangely. Is there any way to solve this braking of line?

my code of wrapping figure:
\begin{wrapfigure}{r}{0.5\textwidth}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{blabla}
\end{center}
\caption{blabla }
\label{fig:pirmas}
\end{wrapfigure}

Used packages:
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{a4paper}\usepackage{graphicx}

\usepackage[parfill]{parskip}

\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{paralist}
\usepackage{verbatim}
\usepackage{subfig} \usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\lhead{}\chead{}\rhead{}
\lfoot{}\cfoot{\thepage}\rfoot{}

\usepackage{sectsty}
\allsectionsfont{\sffamily\mdseries\upshape}
\usepackage[nottoc,notlof,notlot]{tocbibind}
\usepackage[titles,subfigure]{tocloft}
\usepackage{textgreek}
\renewcommand{\cftsecfont}{\rmfamily\mdseries\upshape}
\renewcommand{\cftsecpagefont}{\rmfamily\mdseries\upshape}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\usepackage{wrapfig}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{dcolumn}
\usepackage{sidecap}
\usepackage[colorlinks]{hyperref}
\usepackage{color}
 

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