Ulrike Fischer wrote: > Am Sun, 1 Jun 2014 21:48:10 +0200 schrieb Arno Trautmann: >>> Imho fixltx2e should be loaded like fix-cm before documentclass to >>> avoid such problems. > >> How would you then treat packages that require fixltx2e and are loaded >> at a later point? (As in your code example?) > > Where is the problem? If fixltx2e has already been loaded then it > won't be loaded again. Yes, an experienced user will always find a way to get the code working. I'm thinking about the normal user who cannot understand why his table won't compile when he loads fontspec … > Try it out: > > \RequirePackage{fixltx2e} > \documentclass{article} > \usepackage{float} > \usepackage{fontspec} > \begin{document} > \begin{figure}[H] > blub > \end{figure} > \end{document} > >