Command/ startmixedcolumns

\startmixedcolumns ... \stopmixedcolumns

Summary

The instances of \startmixedcolumns ... \stopmixedcolumns are used for typesetting material in multiple columns.

Instances

\startitemgroupcolumns ... \stopitemgroupcolumns
\startboxedcolumns ... \stopboxedcolumns
\startcolumns ... \stopcolumns

Settings instance

\startMIXEDCOLUMNS[...=...,...] ... \stopMIXEDCOLUMNS
...=...,...	inherits from \setupmixedcolumns

Description

Start a columnation environment. You must specify how many columns you want using [n=2], unless you have already done so using \setupcolumns. A new column can be forced with \column. A columnation environment that does not fill up the remainder of the page will be balanced by default, rather than produce full columns next to empty ones.

Examples

Example 1

\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

See also

• \definemixedcolumns
• \setupmixedcolumns
• page-mix.mkiv
• \defineparagraphs for 'paragraphs side-by-side' columnation
• \column

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