Hello,

James Harkins <jamshark70@gmail.com> writes:

> The other reference to multicolumn is for table export, and this isn't
> a table either. So I think, as currently designed, :multicolumn simply
> doesn't apply.

Correct. The first attached patch implements :float multicolumn
and :float figure handling for source blocks. Would you mind to test it?

> I'm aware that BEGIN_figure delimits a "special block" which
> translates into LaTeX as an arbitrary environment, and not all
> environments can be floated safely... but perhaps one approach for the
> future would be to consider BEGIN_figure to be an extra-special
> "special block" where we know that the properties of LaTeX floating
> bodies are valid.

The second patch introduces :starred attribute for special blocks in
latex back-end, e.g.,

  #+attr_latex: :starred t :options [b]
  #+begin_figure
  something
  #+end_figure

I think it could be useful. Do you?


Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou