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added brief mention of mixedcolumns
There are different possibilities to typeset text in two or more columns:
* columns : for simple cases of multi column text
* mixed columns : the upgraded MkIV version of columns ("a bit better with balancing and penalties for keeping section heads with the text") with many more configurable options.
* paragraphs : if you need a table-like structure (translations, questionaires etc.)
* column sets : the flexible way for varying columns or other complex tasks
Columns and columnsets are different mechanisms to produce a document
with two or more columns of text.
* The <code>columns</code> mechanism is the older one with limited control about the placement of figures but allows you to mix one column and multicolumns text on a page. It remains available in MkIV, but has been superseded for most purposes by <code>mixedcolumns</code>.
* <code>columnsets</code> are meant for magazine-like layouts with more control about the placement of figures and other features like spanned columns etc. (look at the [[Columns#Column_Sets|manual]] for more).
