On Feb 20, 2006, at 10:34, Taco Hoekwater wrote:
Hans van der Meer wrote:
It seems not possible to typeset in columns (\startcolumns[n=3]... \stopcolumns) within a \startframedtext...\stopframedtext. It all comes out in one long column. How can I accomplish this?
For this, you have to use \starttextbackground
Thanks, but I am afraid it does not do what I have in mind. That is a frame of specific dimensions wherein the text is put in columns, like this -------------------- | line line line | | line line line | | line line line | -------------------- It does not matter if the columns become too long or the text too wide, like this -------------------- | line line line | | line line line | | line line line | | line line line | -------------------- line line line line line line because in that case I know I have to adapt fontsize, total contents etc. Is there a solution for this?
(or \startbackground)
\startbackground doesn't work: columns are not honored. Witness this example: \startbackground \startcolumns[n=3] \input tufte \stopcolumns \stopbackground
instead of \startframedtext.
Cheers, Taco
yours sincerely, dr. H. van der Meer