pgfplots

Tracker: Bugs

5 Command \pgfmathprintnumber cannot be used inside a caption - ID: 2892167

Last Update: Settings changed ( ludewich )

Details:

This code produces error:

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\begin {document}
\begin{figure}
Figure Content
\caption{Try $x=\pgfmathprintnumber{1e+7}$ in caption}
\end{figure}
\end {document}

Compilation log is attached.

Submitted:

Dmitry Kirzhanov ( kirzhanov ) - 2009-11-04 20:32

Priority:

Status:

Closed

Resolution:

None

Assigned:

Nobody/Anonymous

Category:

None

Group:

None

Visibility:

Public

Comment ( 1 )

Date: 2009-11-05 18:17 Sender: ludewich Hello Dmitry, thank you for your bug report! It is right, many commands which execute something can't be used inside of captions - and the print number thing is one of them. However, there is simple, quite general solution for this problem: simply type \protect\pgfmathprintnumber and it will work! I fear I can't do this automatically for every executable command, so I hope this solution suffices. The \protect command will also work for other "fragile" commands, for example to include TikZ pictures inside of captions etc. Best regards Christian

Date: 2009-11-05 18:17
Sender: ludewich

Hello Dmitry,

thank you for your bug report! It is right, many commands which execute
something can't be used inside of captions - and the print number thing is
one of them. However, there is simple, quite general solution for this
problem: simply type

\protect\pgfmathprintnumber

and it will work! I fear I can't do this automatically for every
executable command, so I hope this solution suffices. The \protect command
will also work for other "fragile" commands, for example to include TikZ
pictures inside of captions etc.

Best regards

Christian

Attached File ( 1 )

Filename	Description	Download
pgferror.log		Download

Changes ( 4 )

Field	Old Value	Date	By
close_date	-	2009-11-05 18:17	ludewich
allow_comments	1	2009-11-05 18:17	ludewich
status_id	Open	2009-11-05 18:17	ludewich
File Added	349562: pgferror.log	2009-11-04 20:32	kirzhanov

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