From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/3754 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Hans Hagen Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: RE: changing columns Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 14:42:25 +0100 Sender: owner-ntg-context@let.uu.nl Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20010108144225.015a5e60@200.1.1.1> References: <3.0.6.32.20001015213437.00ab15c0@pop.wxs.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: coloc-standby.netfonds.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1035394473 19800 80.91.224.250 (23 Oct 2002 17:34:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:34:33 +0000 (UTC) Cc: "NTG ConTeXt" Original-To: "Dan Seracu" In-Reply-To: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:3754 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:3754 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------