How to use something like "here+top+bottom" as figure `placement` option?

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I see that the figure function in typst supports these two modes of figure placement:

  • placement: none : typst will insert the figure immediately; if it doesn’t fit in the current page, it will send it to the next page. Text after the figure will also be sent to the next page, after the figure.
  • placement: auto: typst will readjust the content so that:
    • the figure ends at either the top or the bottom of the page
    • the text surrounding the figure will be used to fill any gaps

This is almost, but not quite, like LaTeX’s placement of figures; one can tell LaTeX where to put it, and what options to try first: here, top (of a page), bottom (of a page), and even page (a separate page reserved only for figures).

Is it possible to get typst to place figures in a similar way to LaTeX? what I mean by that is:

  • try to put it here
  • if that leaves too large a gap, put it at either top or bottom of a page, and use the text before/after the figure to fill the gap.

Right now I have to do that manually: write the whole document, then check where are gaps, and adjust the figure’s placement accordingly.

Are there any better alternatives?

thanks!

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