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Expand Up @@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ \section{Why this package?}
creates things that look as if they were created by \cs{caption}, and
which work outside of a float.

The \textsf{float} package provides an alternative to
\cs{captdef}-defined commands, in the float \texttt{[H]} option
The \Package{float} package provides an alternative to
\cs{DeclareCaption}-defined commands, in the float \texttt{[H]} option
(``place the environment \emph{here} without doing any of this
floating stuff''). So why use \Package{captdef}?\,---\,its great
advantage is simplicity; you load it, and it defines just \emph{three}
macros, while \textsf{float} defines lots and lots. (Of course, if
you need others of \textsf{float}'s capabilities, \textsf{captdef}
you need others of \textsf{float}'s capabilities, \Package{captdef}
loses its advantage\dots).

\section{How the package works}
Expand All @@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ \section{How the package works}
The package then goes on to declare the commonly-needed caption
commands \cs{figcaption} and \cs{tabcaption}:
\begin{quote}
\cmdinvoke{captdef}{\cs{figcaption}}{figure}\\
\cmdinvoke{captdef}{\cs{tabcaption}}{table}
\cmdinvoke{DeclareCaption}{\cs{figcaption}}{figure}\\
\cmdinvoke{DeclareCaption}{\cs{tabcaption}}{table}
\end{quote}

\section{The potential problem}

Commands defined by \cs{captdef} place a caption in text, and also step the
Commands defined by \cs{DeclareCaption} place a caption in text, and also step the
\environment{figure} (or \environment{table} or whatever) counter. The float
environments do the same.

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ \section{The potential problem}
if a single one won't fit).

The moral of that little tale is to say: don't use
\cs{captdef}-defined commands with floats of the same type in the same
\cs{DeclareCaption}-defined commands with floats of the same type in the same
document. (Or be extra-specially careful about what's happening if
you must.)
\end{document}