Columns page-break problem

Columns page-break problem

[Michal Kvasnicka]

Good morning.

I've just installed new ConTeXt (ver. 2006.08.08 21:51), and use perl
TeXExec (ver. 5.4.3). Now my old macros using the columns environment
have stopped working properly. Even when I type (n being a number)

    \startcolumns
    \dorcurse{n}{\input tufte}
    \stopcolumns
    a

the page is broken after the \stopcolumns sometimes even when only 50-80
% of the page is filled ("a" is in the next page). In my previous
installations (I haven't upgraded for a long time) it worked perfect.

What's wrong? Was something changed? Haven't I installed the ConTeXt
properly? What should I do?
Your sincerely
Michal Kvasnicka

Re: Columns page-break problem

[Sanjoy Mahajan]

> What's wrong? Was something changed? Haven't I installed the ConTeXt
> properly? 

I don't think you have.  See my response in the "texexec ruby problem"
thread.

-Sanjoy

`Not all those who wander are lost.' (J.R.R. Tolkien)

Re: Columns page-break problem

[Michal Kvasnicka]

BTW, I've replaced my ConTeXt with the newest one (ConTeXt  ver:
2007.01.12 15:56 MKII), and the outcome is the same.
M.K.


Michal Kvasnicka napsal(a):
> Good morning.
>
> I've just installed new ConTeXt (ver. 2006.08.08 21:51), and use perl
> TeXExec (ver. 5.4.3). Now my old macros using the columns environment
> have stopped working properly. Even when I type (n being a number)
>
>     \startcolumns
>     \dorcurse{n}{\input tufte}
>     \stopcolumns
>     a
>
> the page is broken after the \stopcolumns sometimes even when only 50-80
> % of the page is filled ("a" is in the next page). In my previous
> installations (I haven't upgraded for a long time) it worked perfect.
>
> What's wrong? Was something changed? Haven't I installed the ConTeXt
> properly? What should I do?
> Your sincerely
> Michal Kvasnicka
>
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Re: Columns page-break problem

[Sanjoy Mahajan]

Probably worth sending a complete minimal example, and then someone
who knows about columns might be able to help.  

I don't know anything about them, but I tried the example below using
the latest context.  The last page (page 22) looks a bit strange: two
lines in one column, one line in the third column.  But I don't see a
better solution to the layout problem.  The 'a' is on the final page
too, so there was no page spurious break.

\starttext
\startcolumns
\dorecurse{100}{\input tufte}
\stopcolumns
a
\stoptext

-Sanjoy

`Not all those who wander are lost.' (J.R.R. Tolkien)

Re: Columns page-break problem -- mini example

[Michal Kvasnicka]

Can you please try to replicate this mini example:

\setupoutput[pdf]
\setuppapersize[A5][A5]

\starttext

\startcolumns
  \dorecurse{4}{\input tufte\par}
\stopcolumns
a

\startcolumns
  \dorecurse{5}{\input tufte\par}
\stopcolumns

\stoptext

In my case there is a big hole on the page 2 (after the first
\stopcolumns). Even the letter "a" goes to the next page, page 3.

I use perl TeXExec 5.4.3, ConTeXt  ver: 2007.01.12 15:56 MKII, pdfeTeX,
Version 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.4) with teTeX tetex-3.0-37 under
SuSE Linux 10.1.

Many thanks
Michal Kvasnicka

Re: Columns page-break problem -- mini example

[Taco Hoekwater]

Hi Michal,

Michal Kvasnicka wrote:
> Can you please try to replicate this mini example:
>  
>  ...

> In my case there is a big hole on the page 2 (after the first
> \stopcolumns). Even the letter "a" goes to the next page, page 3.


Verified. \stopcolumns seems to generate a pagebreak when the
combined length of the text in all the typeset columns would
be longer than half of the page height. Can you make a bug report?

Best, Taco

Re: Columns page-break problem -- mini example

[Michal Kvasnicka]

Many thanks for your help. I'll do what I can to help Mr. Hagen to
improve ConTeXt. Just tell me please how can I make the bug report.

Michal Kvasnicka
> Verified. \stopcolumns seems to generate a pagebreak when the
> combined length of the text in all the typeset columns would
> be longer than half of the page height. Can you make a bug report?
>
> Best, Taco
>
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Re: Columns page-break problem -- mini example

[Aditya Mahajan]

On Tue, 16 Jan 2007, Michal Kvasnicka wrote:

> Many thanks for your help. I'll do what I can to help Mr. Hagen to
> improve ConTeXt. Just tell me please how can I make the bug report.
>

Add your minimal example here

https://foundry.supelec.fr/tracker/?atid=161&group_id=21

Aditya