> Henri Menke <mailto:henrimenke@gmail.com>
> 13. Juli 2016 um 15:38
> Dear list,
>
> Is there a way to adjust the vertical rule which is set between columns?
> I tried the obvious keys, but they do nothing.
>
> \starttext
> \startcolumns
> [
> n=2,
> rule=on,
> rulecolor=red,% does nothing
> rulethickness=5pt,% does nothing
> ]
> \input knuth
> \stopcolumns
> \stoptext
You can use mixedcolumns.

\starttext
\startmixedcolumns[separator=rule,rulecolor=red,rulethickness=5pt,balance=yes]
   \input knuth
\stopmixedcolumns
\stoptext

> Furthermore, is there a possibility to control the appearance of the
> rule per column as in the following (fictitious) commands?
>
> \setupcolumns[1][rulecolor=red,rulethickness=5pt]
> \setupcolumns[2][rulecolor=green,rulethickness=1pt]
AFAIK this is not possible.

Wolfgang