Thanks for the suggestions.
I think it only visually behaves correct because of some whitespace to the right, and it is probably just centered (just like the others).
By whitespace, I assume, space outside the figure boundaries is meant? I always make sure the boundaries do not extend the objects of the figure itself.
Something along these lines may help:
\placefigure[whatever-ref]{} {\hbox to \hsize {\doifrightpageelse{\hss}{}% \hbox to 1.2\hsize{!\hss Stuff\hss!}% \doifrightpageelse{}{\hss}}}
Thanks, I'll try that.
- move the chapter number to the outer margin - make it much bigger, maybe dark gray (or red since you use red) - add a bit more space after the chapter header
that way it stands out better
I agree! Thanks for the suggestion
how do you make the chemical pictures?
I use "Chemdraw", save as .pict and finish it in Illustrator. I will eventually look into PPCHTEX, but at the moment struggling with ConTEXt is all I can do. There is a problem with my method: the formula saved as .pict look awful (bonds shifted, atoms not aligned etc.) and I have to correct everything by hand in Illustrator. I am sure PPCHTEX would do a better job. On the other hand, if I switch the formulae should look the same (bondlength, thickness, font etc.) as the ones I already did (and don't want to do again). I suppose that's feasable? Thanks again, Joerg.