Re: Columns and different sizes

[Taco Hoekwater <taco.hoekwater@wkap.nl>]

>>>>> "GvdD" == Gilbert van den Dobbelsteen <GILBERT@login.iaf.nl> writes:

 GvdD> Hi there,
 GvdD> I am creating a flyer with a 3 column layout. Now I need to adapt the 
 GvdD> column-widths for the different columns. Something like this:

 GvdD> \setupcolumns  % setup width for column 1
 GvdD>   [1]
 GvdD>   [width=0.4\hsize]

etc...

If you don't mind calculating where the columns end yourself, you
might try something like the code below. It's a really nasty hack, but
it looks like what you had in mind:

- the first \rightskip is needed because the intercolumn space is
  breaking down on this hack. 

- The size values may need some adjustment, since .4 + .4 + (a quarter
  of .4) = .9\hsize, not 1. Too lazy to redo the calcs.

- \startverysmall and \stopverysmall were inserted in two iterative
  passes, one after the other.

- This hack is basically plain text only, I think.

Greetings, Taco

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\stelkorpsin[10pt]
\stelkolommenin[n=3,balanceren=nee]

\def\setcolumnhsize% change an internal
  {\localcolumnwidth=.4\hsize
   \usercolumnwidth=\localcolumnwidth
   \hsize=\localcolumnwidth}

\def\startverysmall{% starts .1\hsize
  \begingroup
  {\parfillskip0pt\par}% this breaks the last par of column 2
  \noindent \rightskip = .75\hsize
  \hbadness = 10000
  \emergencystretch=3em}

\def\stopverysmall{% stops .1\hsize
  {\parfillskip0pt\par}% this breaks the last par of column 3
  \endgroup
  }

\starttekst  
\startkolommen
\rightskip=1em 
Hi there,

I am creating a flyer with a 3 column layout. Now I need to adapt the 
column-widths for the different columns. Something like this:

...My fantastic flyer text...

I can't find anything that looks like this. In fact I do not want 3 
columns, but only 2, and a small column look-alike-thing in the right 
margin. So a solution could be to create a two-column layout on a page 
with lot's of right-margin, and provide the text in the right-margin 
seperatly? Don't know how to do that either, but I can find that out 
myself (I hope).

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I am creating a flyer with a 3 column layout. Now I need to adapt the 
column-widths for the different columns. Something like this:

...My fantastic flyer text...

I can't find anything that looks like this. In fact I do not want 3 
columns,\startverysmall but only 2, and a small column look-alike-thing in the right 
margin. So a solution could be to create a two-column layout on a page 
with lot's of right-margin, and provide the text in the right-margin 
seperatly? Don't know how to do that either, but I can find that out 
myself (I hope).

I am creating a flyer with a 3 column layout. Now I need to adapt the 
column-widths for the different columns.\stopverysmall Something like this:

...My fantastic flyer text...

I can't find anything that looks like this. In fact I do not want 3 
columns, but only 2, and a small column look-alike-thing in the right 
margin. So a solution could be to create a two-column layout on a page 
with lot's of right-margin, and provide the text in the right-margin 
seperatly? Don't know how to do that either, but I can find that out 
myself (I hope).

Any ideas?

Gilbert.  

\stopkolommen
\stoptekst
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