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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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| + | Consider using paragraphs ({{cmd|defineparagraphs}} or column sets ({{cmd|startcolumnset}} instead of ‘simple’ columns. | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| n | | n | ||
| − | | | + | | Number of columns. Default is n=2. |
|- | |- | ||
| rule | | rule | ||
| − | | | + | | Draw a line between the columns. Default is off. |
|- | |- | ||
| tolerance | | tolerance | ||
| − | | | + | | Affects spacing. Narrow columns should be set tolerant, verytolerant or stretch |
|- | |- | ||
| distance | | distance | ||
| − | | gap between the columns | + | | Size of the gap between the columns. |
|- | |- | ||
| balance | | balance | ||
| − | | | + | | Should the columns be balanced, i.e. should they get the same number of lines? |
|- | |- | ||
| align | | align | ||
| − | | | + | | Left, right (raggedleft, raggedright). |
|- | |- | ||
| blank | | blank | ||
| − | | | + | | Amount of whitespace between paragraphs set in columns. Also accepts a dimension as an argument. Column equivalent of {{cmd|setupwhitespace}}. |
|- | |- | ||
| option | | option | ||
| − | | | + | | With option=background you can use everything that \setupframed offers. |
|- | |- | ||
| direction | | direction | ||
| − | | | + | | Default is right, i.e. the first column is on the left; 'left' means the first column is the rightmost. |
|- | |- | ||
| height | | height | ||
| − | | height is unclear to me | + | | height is unclear to me. |
|- | |- | ||
| ntop | | ntop | ||
| ntop has to do with balancing, but I can't make sense of it. See page-mult.tex / minbalancetoplines. | | ntop has to do with balancing, but I can't make sense of it. See page-mult.tex / minbalancetoplines. | ||
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== Example == | == Example == | ||
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[[Category:Command/Columns|setupcolumns]] | [[Category:Command/Columns|setupcolumns]] | ||
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Revision as of 18:39, 24 April 2012
\setupcolumns
Syntax
| \setupcolumns[...,...=...,...] | |
| n | number |
| ntop | number |
| rule | on off |
| height | dimension |
| tolerance | verystrict strict tolerant verytolerant stretch |
| distance | dimension |
| balance | yes no |
| align | yes no text |
| blank | fixed halfline line flexible big medium small |
| option | background |
| direction | left right |
| [...,...=...,...] | see \setupframed |
Description
Consider using paragraphs (\defineparagraphs or column sets (\startcolumnset instead of ‘simple’ columns.
| n | Number of columns. Default is n=2. |
| rule | Draw a line between the columns. Default is off. |
| tolerance | Affects spacing. Narrow columns should be set tolerant, verytolerant or stretch |
| distance | Size of the gap between the columns. |
| balance | Should the columns be balanced, i.e. should they get the same number of lines? |
| align | Left, right (raggedleft, raggedright). |
| blank | Amount of whitespace between paragraphs set in columns. Also accepts a dimension as an argument. Column equivalent of \setupwhitespace. |
| option | With option=background you can use everything that \setupframed offers. |
| direction | Default is right, i.e. the first column is on the left; 'left' means the first column is the rightmost. |
| height | height is unclear to me. |
| ntop | ntop has to do with balancing, but I can't make sense of it. See page-mult.tex / minbalancetoplines. |
Example
See also
- \startcolumns to start a columnar environment.
- \column to move to the next column.
- \setupparagraphs for the analogous command for side-by-side paragraphs
Help from ConTeXt-Mailinglist/Forum
All issues with:
- setupcolumns on the mailing list (all results)
- setupcolumns on the mailing list (subject only)
- setupcolumns on stack exchange
- setupcolumns in ConTeXt's source
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