Re: confusing columns balancing results

[Henri Menke <henrimenke@gmail.com>]

On Fri, 2017-07-14 at 01:08 +0200, Floris van Manen wrote:
> When i try to use five balanced columns on a landscape page, i get unexpected results.
> 
> 
> \setuppapersize[A4, landscape]
> \setupbodyfont[8pt]
> \language[fr]
> \setupcolumns[
>     n=5, 
>     distance=4mm, 
>     balance=yes, 
>     tolerance=tolerant]
> \setupfootertexts[][]
> \setuplayout[
>     backspace=10mm,
>     width=277mm,
>     height=fit,
>     topspace=10mm,
>     header=0mm,
>     top=0mm,
>     footer=0mm,
>     bottom=0mm]
> \setuppagenumber[state=none]
> \setuppagenumber[state=stop]
> \definelayout[WithoutMarginnotes][
>     location={duplex},
>     grid=no,
>     topspace=1cm,
>     height=19cm,
>     backspace=1cm,
>     cutspace=0cm,
>     leftmargin=0cm,
>     leftmargindistance=0.4cm,
>     width=fit,
>     rightmargindistance=0cm,
>     rightmargin=0cm]
>  \setuplayout[WithoutMarginnotes]
> 
> \setuphead[section][
>     align=normal,
>     style=\tfa\ss,
>     before={\blank},
>     after={\blank[2pt]}]
> 
> 

No problems here with latest beta.  Post a full MWE which reproduces the problem instead of
snippets.


\setuppapersize[A4, landscape]
\setupbodyfont[8pt]
\language[fr]
\setupcolumns[
    n=5, 
    distance=4mm, 
    balance=yes, 
    tolerance=tolerant]
\setupfootertexts[][]
\setuplayout[
    backspace=10mm,
    width=277mm,
    height=fit,
    topspace=10mm,
    header=0mm,
    top=0mm,
    footer=0mm,
    bottom=0mm]
\setuppagenumber[state=none]
\setuppagenumber[state=stop]
\definelayout[WithoutMarginnotes][
    location={duplex},
    grid=no,
    topspace=1cm,
    height=19cm,
    backspace=1cm,
    cutspace=0cm,
    leftmargin=0cm,
    leftmargindistance=0.4cm,
    width=fit,
    rightmargindistance=0cm,
    rightmargin=0cm]
 \setuplayout[WithoutMarginnotes]

\setuphead[section][
    align=normal,
    style=\tfa\ss,
    before={\blank},
    after={\blank[2pt]}]

\starttext

\startcolumns
  \dorecurse{20}{\input knuth }
\stopcolumns

\stoptext


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> When using balance=no
> the page is properly typeset
> 
> \setupcolumns[
>     n=5, 
>     distance=4mm, 
>     balance=no, 
>     tolerance=tolerant]
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> When using balance=yes
> It looks as if the page orientation became portrait mode, as the text disappears at the bottom of
> the page.
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> 
> \setupcolumns[
>     n=5, 
>     distance=4mm, 
>     balance=yes, 
>     tolerance=tolerant]
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> Some hints as how to proceed?
> Thanks
> .Floris van Manen
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