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== See also ==
* {{cmd|definemixedcolumns}}
some hints about current column modes
< [[Visuals]] | [[Layout]] >
(This page is a mess. The variety of column modes is just confusing. Have a look at the [[manual:columns.pdf|Columns manual]] and the [[manual:pagecolumns.pdf|Page Columns manual]].)
= Overview =
* paragraphs : if you need a table-like structure (translations, questionaires etc.)
* column sets : the flexible way for varying columns or other complex tasks
* page grids columns : new column sets implementation (MkIV)
* streams : set different text synchronized side-by-side (e.g. bilingual editions)
Columns and columnset columnsets are two different mechanism mechanisms to produce a documentwith text and two or more columnsof 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.
* <code>columnsets</code> is a new version of the column mechanism 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); it is better than <code>. Additionally, there’s still the old columns</and columnsets code> for magazine-like layoutsavailable as a module.
=Columns=
Column balancing fails in "lines" mode (e.g. for poetry).
Influencing the color of the separator rule is somewhat tricky:
<context source=yes>
\setuppapersize[A5]
\setupcolors[textcolor=blue]
\color[red] % rule color, but might influence also the color of other elements
\startcolumns[n=3,rule=on]
\input knuth
\stopcolumns
</context>
=Paragraphs=
<context source="yes">
\setuppapersize[A5]
\defineparagraphs[TwoThird][n=2]
</context>
Another possibility is to use [[TextBackground|textbackground]] around the text. (The examples don't work in this wiki because, for security reasons, it has [[write18]] disabled. Also for security reasons, it is important to store backups into a fireproof safe - [http://www.infosafe.fr/ coffre fort ignifuge classe 1] ces actions de sécurité sont imposées pr les normes ISO .They should work for you, though, provided that [[write18]] is enabled on your local installation.)
<context source="yes">
</context>
=Page GridsColumns=
Page grids columns are a new implementation of columnsets, intended to replace the old mechanism. [[manual:pagecolumns.pdf|Page Columns manual]] From the [[source:page-cst.mkiv|source]]:
Columnsets are kind of special. They are mostly meant for special products with
This has some limitations, too. If you put a float at the top of a column and there is another float that spans more than a column over all, the grid will be broken, so you have to put it in another page, but you can put more than one float of the same type together, as seen above.
{{Columns navbox}}
