Hi Achim!

On 2010-12-19 <13:09:51>, Achim Jander wrote:
> Hi at all,
> now I've run into the next problem: Trying to set text in 2 columns.
> Even in the simples case:
> 
> \showframe
> 
> \starttext
> 
> \startcolumns
> 
> \dorecurse{20}{\input knuth}
> 
> \stopcolumns
> 
> \stoptext
> 
> 
> The text goes ca 1 line into the footer-region. I played around with
> various settings (blank, align=yes, setupwhitespace etc), but can
> not figure out
> how to keep the text in the main area only.
> Another related question: for which purpose is the columns setting
> in setuplayout? It doesnt seem to affect the output?
> And still another question: how can i fine-control the amount of
> whitespace, especially the strechability and shrinkability?
> is \setupwhitespace[2pt plus 2pt minus 2pt] the right way? And how
> is the equivalent syntax for \blank?

(1) Columnsets cause less trouble than the ordinary
“\[start|stop]columns”; (2) you have to define the vskips prior
to using them with “\setupwhitespace” or “\blank”.

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\showframe
\definecolumnset[two][n=2]

\newskip\Hugeskip
\Hugeskip = 4em plus 4em minus 4em

\definevspacingamount[Huge][\Hugeskip][\Hugeskip]           % for \blank
\definewhitespacemethod[Notsohuge]{\ctxparskip.5\Hugeskip}  % for \setupwhitespace

\starttext

\startcolumnset[two]

\dorecurse{10}{\input knuth \blank[Huge]}

\setupwhitespace[Notsohuge]
\dorecurse{10}{\input knuth}

\stopcolumnset

\stoptext

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Further answers reside inside spac-ver.mkiv.

Regards, Philipp




> 
> Thanks,
> Achim
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