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Command/ startmixedcolumns (view source)
Revision as of 12:31, 21 August 2020
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<cd:shortdesc>
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The instances of <tt>\start<i>mixedcolumns</i> ... \stop<i>mixedcolumns</i></tt> are used for ..typesetting material in multiple columns.
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<cd:description>
Start a columnation environment. You must specify how many columns you want using <!-- code>[n=2]</code>, unless you have already done so using {{cmd|setupcolumns}}. A new column can be forced with {{cmd|column}}. A columnation environment that does not fill up the long description remainder of the command goes here -->page will be balanced by default, rather than produce full columns next to empty ones.
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<cd:examples>
<cd:example title="">
<context source="yes">
\enableregime[utf]
\setuppapersize[A5]
% Indentation helps us see where one paragraph ends and the next begins
\setupindenting[yes, small]
\startcolumns[n=3,separator=rule] % [rule=on] seems to be deprecated
\input weisman
\input weisman
% Start the Hawking quotation in a new column
\column
\input hawking
\stopcolumns
</context>
</cd:example>
</cd:examples>
<cd:notes>
<cd:wikipage originator="system" page="Keywords:Layout"></cd:wikipage>
<cd:wikipage originator="system" page="Keywords:Structure"></cd:wikipage>
<cd:commandref name="defineparagraphs">for 'paragraphs side-by-side' columnation</cd:commandref>
<cd:commandref name="column"></cd:commandref>
</cd:seealso>
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