Sorry, I don't understand what the problem is!
I have a problem with
\startitemize[columns,a] \item $a_n=2+\frac{1}{n+1}$ \item $a_n=\frac{(-1)^n}{\sqrt{n}}-3$ \stopitemize
Hi,
this did not wotk because the second formula is than the first and -------------------------------------------------^ (what?)
the multicolumn OTR tries to put half or less of the text into the second column, you can now force a second column with the \column command after the first line or you switch both formulas and the OTR can make two columns.
\starttext
\startitemize[columns,a] \item $a_n=\frac{(-1)^n}{\sqrt{n}}-3$ \item $a_n=2+\frac{1}{n+1}$ \stopitemize
Why is this working? Here the first column is as big as the second above (same formula), so the same problem should arise with the first column as above with the second?
\startitemize[columns,a] \item $a_n=2+\frac{1}{n+1}$ \column \item $a_n=\frac{(-1)^n}{\sqrt{n}}-3$ \stopitemize
Why does the \column help with the first formula? No, I don't understand this at all. Wolfgang