% ALigning three blocks of text
% PAtrick Gundlach
% Context file
% filename: textblockalignment-Gundlach.tex
% Willi Egger
% 13-03-2005


\setupoutput[pdftex]
\setupbodyfont[rm,12pt]

\starttext
% Alignment of the three blocks with the first line

\setupTABLE[column][1][frame=off,width=2cm]
\setupTABLE[column][3][frame=off,width=2cm]
\setupTABLE[column][2][frame=off,width=5cm]
\bTABLE
	\bTR
		\bTD A \eTD
		\bTD	We  thrive  in  information-
				thick worlds because of  our
				marvelous and  everyday  ca- \eTD
		\bTD B \eTD\eTR
\eTABLE

\blank[3*big]

% Alignment of first and third block vertically centered, not necessarily aligned with
% a line of the second block

\bTABLE
	\bTR
		\bTD[align=lohi] A \eTD
		\bTD	criminate, distinguish, screen,
				pigeonhole,  pick  over,  sort,
				integrate,    blend,   inspect, \eTD
		\bTD[align=lohi] B \eTD\eTR
\eTABLE

\blank[3*big]

% Alignmnet of the three blocks in such a way, that the first and last block align
% with the laast row of the second block

\bTABLE
	\bTR
		\bTD[align=low] A \eTD
		\bTD	from the chaff and seperate
				A the sheeps from the  goats. \eTD
		\bTD[align=low] B \eTD\eTR
\eTABLE

\stoptext