Thanks for the suggestion.

I've already tried columnsets. With or without grid=yes, with or without a columnspan, using columnsets produces the following log even though the table fits on one page.

pages           > flushing realpage 1, userpage 1, subpage 1
pages           > flushing realpage 2, userpage 2, subpage 2
pages           > flushing realpage 3, userpage 3, subpage 3
pages           > flushing realpage 4, userpage 4, subpage 4
pages           > flushing realpage 5, userpage 5, subpage 5
pages           > flushing realpage 6, userpage 6, subpage 6
pages           > flushing realpage 7, userpage 7, subpage 7
pages           > flushing realpage 8, userpage 8, subpage 8
pages           > flushing realpage 9, userpage 9, subpage 9
pages           > flushing realpage 10, userpage 10, subpage 10
pages           > flushing realpage 11, userpage 11, subpage 11
pages           > flushing realpage 12, userpage 12, subpage 12
pages           > flushing realpage 13, userpage 13, subpage 13
pages           > flushing realpage 14, userpage 14, subpage 14
pages           > flushing realpage 15, userpage 15, subpage 15
pages           > flushing realpage 16, userpage 16, subpage 16
pages           > flushing realpage 17, userpage 17, subpage 17
pages           > flushing realpage 18, userpage 18, subpage 18
pages           > flushing realpage 19, userpage 19, subpage 19
pages           > flushing realpage 20, userpage 20, subpage 20
pages           > flushing realpage 21, userpage 21, subpage 21
...

I stopped counting at 200,

Cheers,

Michael




On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 1:14 PM Henning Hraban Ramm <texml@fiee.net> wrote:
columnsets need \setuplayout[grid=yes] – did you check that?

HR

> Am 22.07.2021 um 12:42 schrieb Michael Guravage <guravage@gmail.com>:
>
> No, I'm afraid not. I have been combining the various table and column environments, all without success - yet.
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 12:01 PM Henning Hraban Ramm <texml@fiee.net> wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> you could try columnsets and use a columnsetspan for the text above the columns.
>
> I don’t know if tables work well within a columnset, though.
>
> Hraban
>
>
> > Am 22.07.2021 um 11:52 schrieb Michael Guravage <guravage@literatesolutions.com>:
> >
> > I have created a table and placed it inside a columns environment; which works as advertised. However, if I place any text before the column environment, the columns break. More clearly stated, only one column appears on the first table page; whereas two columns resume on subsequent pages. I have attached a mwe where you can use --mode=title to invoke the broken columns.
> >
> > Any advice on how to place text above the columns environment would be gratefully received.
> >
> > With kind regards,
> >
> > Michael
> >
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