How to typeset two columns with longer text

How to typeset two columns with longer text

[Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o.]

Hello,

suppose we need to typeset text into two (generally: several) columns.

Depending on the length of the text in the first (generally: i-th) column we need to choose an alternative:

1)

Short-text   Some-text-in-the-second-column
Another-text Some-other-text

or:

2)

Very-long-text-in-the-1st-column
              Some-text-in-the-second-column
Another-text Some-other-text

So, when the text in the first (or i-th resp.) column is too long, we need to go to the next row (generally: leaving all remaining columns empty) and skip the first column (generally: all columns being too long so far) automatically.

Is there a way how to achieve this automatically, without manual check?

(Suppose typesetting columns with \tabulate command(s) with width of the first column specified, like "|lw(2in)|p|".)

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

Lukas


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