Command/startpagecolumns

\startpagecolumns ... \stoppagecolumns

Summary

The environment \startpagecolumns ... \stoppagecolumns is used for column material

Settings

\startpagecolumns[...=...,...] ... \stoppagecolumns
...=...,...	inherits from \setuppagecolumns

Settings name

\startpagecolumns[...] ... \stoppagecolumns
[...]	name

Description

Page columns are a new implementation of columnsets, intended to replace the old mechanism.

Examples

Example 1

% arranging setup for demonstration purposes
\setuppapersize[A6,landscape][A5] \showframe
\setuppaper[mx=1,ny=2]
\setuparranging[XY]

% actual code
\definepagecolumns
  [example]
  [n=2]
\starttext
\startpagecolumns[example]
\dorecurse{4}
  {\input knuth }
\stoppagecolumns
\stoptext

See also

• \definepagecolumns
• \setuppagecolumns
• page-pcl.mkiv
• Columns wiki page about all column implementation
• pagecolumns.pdf official Page Columns Manual

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