% Redefine float commands so that they are thrown away (but still processing
% their contents, so that figure numbers, etc., still get incremented).
% This style option is useful for papers to be submitted to journals, which
% often require figures, tables to be typeset separately
\newbox\@garbagebox
\def\@xfloat#1[#2]{\def\@captype{#1}\setbox\@garbagebox\vbox\bgroup 
    \boxmaxdepth\z@
    \hsize\columnwidth \@parboxrestore}

\def\end@float{\egroup}