changing columns

changing columns

[Hraban]

Is there a equivalent to \page for columns?
(like \newcolumn or only \column)

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Re: changing columns

[Hans Hagen]

At 09:35 PM 10/14/00 +0200, Hraban wrote:
>Is there a equivalent to \page for columns?
>(like \newcolumn or only \column)

\column % [without args]

in screen mode 

\screen % [with args]

in a next version there will be an alternative multi column format with has
a better \column command [with args], with spanning page areas, more
extensive float controle, multiple column formats, etc, but this will first
be tested in depth by taco cum suis in journal typesetting.  

Hans  
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RE: changing columns

[Dan Seracu]

Hello!

I browsed the history of NTG Context I found this:

>
> in a next version there will be an alternative multi column
> format with has
> a better \column command [with args], with spanning page areas, more
> extensive float controle, multiple column formats, etc, but this
> will first
> be tested in depth by taco cum suis in journal typesetting.
>

This would be nice, becaused I tried to typeset a magazine for a high school
and after some time of TeX hacking I droped TeX (because of it's lack in
multiple columns, spanning page areas etc.) So, if ConTeXt will have such a
thing, then it will be GGGRRRREEEEAAAAT. IMHO.

Question is, however, when.

Dan Seracu

RE: changing columns

[Hans Hagen]

At 03:34 PM 1/8/01 +0200, Dan Seracu wrote:
>Hello!
>
>I browsed the history of NTG Context I found this:
>
>>
>> in a next version there will be an alternative multi column
>> format with has
>> a better \column command [with args], with spanning page areas, more
>> extensive float controle, multiple column formats, etc, but this
>> will first
>> be tested in depth by taco cum suis in journal typesetting.
>>
>
>This would be nice, becaused I tried to typeset a magazine for a high school
>and after some time of TeX hacking I droped TeX (because of it's lack in
>multiple columns, spanning page areas etc.) So, if ConTeXt will have such a

also spanning spreads, dedicated areas, a big bunch of float flush
strategies, righ tto left typesetting, backgrounds and alike

>thing, then it will be GGGRRRREEEEAAAAT. IMHO.

oh, it already looks kind of great -)  

>Question is, however, when.

I have to clean up some code and finish footnote support so i guess that in
a couple of weeks i have it running here. When is passes my tests, it will
go into the core. 

Hans
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RE: changing columns

[Dan Seracu]

> also spanning spreads, dedicated areas, a big bunch of float flush
> strategies, righ tto left typesetting, backgrounds and alike
>
> >thing, then it will be GGGRRRREEEEAAAAT. IMHO.
>

!!!!!!!

> I have to clean up some code and finish footnote support so i
> guess that in
> a couple of weeks i have it running here. When is passes my tests, it will
> go into the core.
>

I hope it will exists however a nice manual, or at least an addendum (that
is an add on) to the manual.

Dan Seracu

Re: changing columns

[Behnam Tabatabai]

>
>in a next version there will be an alternative multi column format with has
>a better \column command [with args], with spanning page areas, more
>extensive float controle, multiple column formats, etc, but this will first
>be tested in depth by taco cum suis in journal typesetting.
>
>Hans

Hi Hans!

Another feature we will need for Farsi and other right-to-left languages 
will be to have a right-to-left arrangement of columns. I think that in the 
moment it is not possible to do this by "startcolumns".

Behnam
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Re: changing columns

[Hans Hagen]

At 09:28 AM 10/16/00 CEST, Behnam Tabatabai wrote:
>>
>>in a next version there will be an alternative multi column format with has
>>a better \column command [with args], with spanning page areas, more
>>extensive float controle, multiple column formats, etc, but this will first
>>be tested in depth by taco cum suis in journal typesetting.
>>
>>Hans
>
>Hi Hans!
>
>Another feature we will need for Farsi and other right-to-left languages 
>will be to have a right-to-left arrangement of columns. I think that in the 
>moment it is not possible to do this by "startcolumns".

If you have a recent version, you may try:

\setupcolumns[direction=left]

Hans
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