Latex, having two lists of something on the one page

Question

Hi all,

I am writing my thesis right now and I have fallowing problem, I have couple of lists. List of figures, list of algorithms, list of listings... etc. Most of them are very short, but each of them takes whole page. So I have couple of lists which only list few things on one page, and the rest of the page is blank.

How can I put two lists on one page?

Answer 1

Just write the lists one after the other. If enough space is available, they will be put on the same page: lists don’t include page breaks.

Answer 2

I have found the answer here: http://www.cse.iitd.ernet.in/~anup/homepage/UNIX/latex.html#lotandlof

So I wrote something like that:

\begin{minipage}[b]{1\linewidth}
    \listofalgorithms
\end{minipage}

\begin{minipage}[b]{1\linewidth}
    \listoffigures
\end{minipage}

Right now if there is enough space two lists can be put on one page.

Answer 3

You say this is for a thesis? Most thesis styles require each list to be on separate pages. I would first double check your thesis style guide. Further, many Universities provide thesis class files (some_thesis_name.cls) which automatically follow the style guide. Check it out, you may save a lot of time and worry.