About ``facing pages'' for figures ou table, you shouls have a look to the ``dpfloat'' package by Jim Fox ([log in to unmask]) available at the following URL: http://staff.washington.edu/~fox It is nice and rather easy to use (while the document leves some room to the floats for moving). I can give the package and its doc (a french version is available for you, Thierry). Regards, Jean-Pierre -- Jean-Pierre F. Drucbert (JPFD) Email: [log in to unmask] ONERA/Centre de Toulouse SRI Téléphone 05-62-25-25-15 Office national d'études et de recherches aérospatiales Centre de Toulouse Service réseaux et informatique Complexe scientifique de Rangueil 2, Avenue Édouard Belin BP 4025 F-31055 TOULOUSE CEDEX FRANCE A bird cannot land once on a great tree and claim to know it. But I imagine that he would, yes. Iain M. Banks (1993), Against a dark background.