+\begin_inset CommandInset ref
+LatexCommand ref
+reference "sec:Minipages"
+
+\end_inset
+
+.
+ Variable-width minipages adapt automatically to the width of the figures
+ and tables.
+ They do not require an explicit width to be given, and they improve the
+ horizontal alignment of the figures.
+ The LyX example file
+\emph on
+varwidth-floats-side-by-side
+\emph default
+ gives examples of how to do this.