RE: changing columns

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

At 03:34 PM 1/8/01 +0200, Dan Seracu wrote:
>Hello!
>
>I browsed the history of NTG Context I found this:
>
>>
>> in a next version there will be an alternative multi column
>> format with has
>> a better \column command [with args], with spanning page areas, more
>> extensive float controle, multiple column formats, etc, but this
>> will first
>> be tested in depth by taco cum suis in journal typesetting.
>>
>
>This would be nice, becaused I tried to typeset a magazine for a high school
>and after some time of TeX hacking I droped TeX (because of it's lack in
>multiple columns, spanning page areas etc.) So, if ConTeXt will have such a

also spanning spreads, dedicated areas, a big bunch of float flush
strategies, righ tto left typesetting, backgrounds and alike

>thing, then it will be GGGRRRREEEEAAAAT. IMHO.

oh, it already looks kind of great -)  

>Question is, however, when.

I have to clean up some code and finish footnote support so i guess that in
a couple of weeks i have it running here. When is passes my tests, it will
go into the core. 

Hans
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