From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/67515 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Alasdair McAndrew Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Trouble with columns Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:49:15 +1100 Message-ID: Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0476386216==" X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1301489380 16887 80.91.229.12 (30 Mar 2011 12:49:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:49:40 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Wed Mar 30 14:49:35 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([195.12.62.10]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4uq6-0001Gu-BY for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:49:34 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26F24CAB31; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:49:09 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id PyxbtdDx-zST; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:49:06 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4BF1CCAAF7; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:49:06 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 362A7CAAF7 for ; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:49:05 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id tnRJJ+1yxRTY for ; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:48:53 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from filter1-til.mf.surf.net (filter1-til.mf.surf.net [194.171.167.217]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DB5DCAADD for ; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:48:53 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from mail-gw0-f41.google.com (mail-gw0-f41.google.com [74.125.83.41]) by filter1-til.mf.surf.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5+lenny1) with ESMTP id p2UCnGCk019443 for ; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:49:17 +0200 Original-Received: by gwaa12 with SMTP id a12so629922gwa.14 for ; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:49:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=2JmikQiLd3Txfy8bn99mAiuguy/Czst0MY8taZc73O8=; b=bD37ibgke+06sRSDSnRObONVJKtbDMv76Xh6JfgQ2f6KoGQppoiWkoUAEKFNH1RoYZ nKwDgRc9/iKgtb8GltCt4JClZl3EvOq2E+S1b4+ozuJor/81EOULbgyyjJJmvQfgNUoT JrKCtD5f9nAyawE0N5l/RGvWbQjVGKgCMjDHc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=Aea7kuus0ZCqSazfjuGKa7CBDC4B13clAg0isuzetfXrvqoh1akrpXKZql8dx0d3TH Twq6pj0ge0Id9RY687MH37rTqYZtaY8eE4aiFuuEAy5QPbxvf/KNqEMhJ+g/E+yH0y8k Xwq+9yBxXO5+nS5g79Au5k4aNKAcReFrZh8L8= Original-Received: by 10.91.60.9 with SMTP id n9mr1459798agk.178.1301489355676; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:49:15 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.90.218.3 with HTTP; Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:49:15 -0700 (PDT) X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0, tokens from: @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=74.125.83.41; country=US; region=CA; city=Mountain View; postalcode=94043; latitude=37.4192; longitude=-122.0574; metrocode=807; areacode=650; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.4192,-122.0574&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: uu:ntg-context@ntg.nl (inherits from uu:default, base:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: 08EpoNgt4 - 256593fb0b43 - 20110330 X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 194.171.167.217 X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:67515 Archived-At: --===============0476386216== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001485f80eb6b96717049fb29a55 --001485f80eb6b96717049fb29a55 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I was setting up a test for my students, consisting of one page (A4 landscape), three columns. Each column consisted of a question, below which there was an empty frame in which to write the answer. The layout then was something like -- \startcolumns[n=3] \startitemize[n] \item First question \framed[height=10cm width=\textwidth]{} \column \item Second question \framed[height=10cm width=\textwidth]{} \column \item Third question \framed[height=10cm width=\textwidth]{} \stopitemize \stopcolumns -- All well and good - except! the second "\column" command pushed the third column onto a second page. However without that "\column", no matter what parameters I gave the page layout, the third question text would appear at the bottom of the second column. I ended up getting around this by putting a "\vskip3cm" in place of the second "\column". This worked, but seems like an ugly workaround. What's going on here - and what am I doing wrong? Thanks, Alasdair -- Blog: http://amca01.wordpress.com Web: http://bit.ly/Alasdair Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alasdair.mcandrew --001485f80eb6b96717049fb29a55 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was setting up a test for my students, consisting of one page (A4 landsca= pe), three columns.=A0 Each column consisted of a question, below which the= re was an empty frame in which to write the answer.=A0 The layout then was = something like
--
\startcolumns[n=3D3]
\startitemize[n]
\item First question
<= br>\framed[height=3D10cm width=3D\textwidth]{}

\column

\item = Second question

\framed[height=3D10cm width=3D\textwidth]{}

\column

\item Third question

\framed[height=3D10cm width=3D\textwidth]{}

\stopitemize
\stopcolumns
--

All well and good - except!=A0 th= e second "\column" command pushed the third column onto a second = page.=A0 However without that "\column", no matter what parameter= s I gave the page layout, the third question text would appear at the botto= m of the second column.=A0 I ended up getting around this by putting a &quo= t;\vskip3cm" in place of the second "\column".=A0 This worke= d, but seems like an ugly workaround.

What's going on here - and what am I doing wrong?

Thanks,Alasdair



--
Blog: http://amca01.wordpress.com
Web:=A0 http://bit.ly/Alasdair
Facebook: http://www.= facebook.com/alasdair.mcandrew
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