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see See [[manual:columns.pdf|Columns manual]] or [[source:page-set.tex|column sets source]]
→Column Sets
=Column Sets=
If you don't need much more than the "normal" columns, but e.g. "lines" mode, try this:
If you need more (layout grid features, spreads, different column widths etc.) please read the manual!
==Vertical lines between columns (rules)==
Sometimes it is required to have a vertical line between the columns of your columnset. This code draws MetaPost lines in the right place (note that it uses textbackground):
<texcode>
\startuseMPgraphic{verticalline}
for i=1 upto NOfTextColumns-1 :
draw (rightboundary TextColumns[i]) shifted (2.5mm,0) shifted -\MPxy\textanchor ;
endfor ;
setbounds currentpicture to OverlayBox ;
\stopuseMPgraphic
\defineoverlay[verticalline][\useMPgraphic{verticalline}]
\setupbackgrounds[text][background=verticalline]
\definecolumnset[example][n=3,distance=5mm]
\setupcolumnset[example][1,2][balance=yes]
\starttext
\chapter{Chapter One}
\startcolumnset[example]
\starttextbackground[text] \dorecurse {10}{\input knuth} \stoptextbackground
\stopcolumnset
\stoptext
</texcode>
=Streams=
