Thanks for the suggestion.

I= 've already tried columnsets. With or without grid=3Dyes, with or witho= ut a columnspan, using columnsets produces the following log even though th= e table fits on one page.

pages =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > flushing realpage 1, userpage 1, subpage 1
pages = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > flushing realpage 2, userpage 2, su= bpage 2
pages =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > flushing realpage = 3, userpage 3, subpage 3
pages =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > f= lushing realpage 4, userpage 4, subpage 4
pages =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 > flushing realpage 5, userpage 5, subpage 5
pages =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > flushing realpage 6, userpage 6, subpage 6=
pages =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > flushing realpage 7, user= page 7, subpage 7
pages =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > flushing= realpage 8, userpage 8, subpage 8
pages =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 > flushing realpage 9, userpage 9, subpage 9
pages =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > flushing realpage 10, userpage 10, subpage 10
= pages =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > flushing realpage 11, userpag= e 11, subpage 11
pages =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > flushing = realpage 12, userpage 12, subpage 12
pages =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 > flushing realpage 13, userpage 13, subpage 13
pages =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > flushing realpage 14, userpage 14, subpage= 14
pages =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > flushing realpage 15, = userpage 15, subpage 15
pages =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > fl= ushing realpage 16, userpage 16, subpage 16
pages =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > flushing realpage 17, userpage 17, subpage 17
pages = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > flushing realpage 18, userpage 18, = subpage 18
pages =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > flushing realpa= ge 19, userpage 19, subpage 19
pages =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = > flushing realpage 20, userpage 20, subpage 20
pages =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > flushing realpage 21, userpage 21, subpage 21
=

...

I stopped counting at 200,

Cheers,

Michael

On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 1:14 PM H= enning Hraban Ramm <texml@fiee.net= > wrote:

colu= mnsets need \setuplayout[grid=3Dyes] =E2=80=93 did you check that?

HR

> Am 22.07.2021 um 12:42 schrieb Michael Guravage <guravage@gmail.com>:
>
> No, I'm afraid not. I have been combining the various table and co= lumn environments, all without success - yet.
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 12:01 PM Henning Hraban Ramm <texml@fiee.net> wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> you could try columnsets and use a columnsetspan for the text above th= e columns.
>
> I don=E2=80=99t know if tables work well within a columnset, though. >
> Hraban
>
>
> > Am 22.07.2021 um 11:52 schrieb Michael Guravage <guravage@literatesol= utions.com>:
> >
> > I have created a table and placed it inside a columns environment= ; which works as advertised. However, if I place any text before the column= environment, the columns break. More clearly stated, only one column appea= rs on the first table page; whereas two columns resume on subsequent pages.= I have attached a mwe where you can use --mode=3Dtitle to invoke the broke= n columns.
> >
> > Any advice on how to place text above the columns environment wou= ld be gratefully received.
> >
> > With kind regards,
> >
> > Michael
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