Columns and figures in MKIV
I am trying to upgrade an existing document from using texexec and pdftex to context and luatex. Unfortunately, the document relies pretty heavily on columns (using \startcolumns[n=2,tolerant=verytolerant]) and the idea that figures that are too wide to place in a column float to the top of the next page. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be the case with the current minimals. The following example works fine for texexec (even if I comment out the \startpostponing \stoppostponing code). The figure is placed (centered) at the top of page 2. With MKIV, however, the figure stays in the first column and bleeds over into the second column (the postponing code does change it to the next page, but it doesn't force it out of the column). --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- \enableregime[utf-8] \starttext \startcolumns \chapter[chap:testing]{Testing} \startcolumns[n=2, tolerant=verytolerant] \input knuth %\startpostponing \placefigure [center][fig:foo] {none} {\externalfigure[foo][] [width=1.5\textwidth]} %\stoppostponing \input tufte \input knuth \input tufte \input knuth \input tufte \stopcolumns \stoptext--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- I am using the Context minimal distribution (on Linux) and context reports that the current version as: current version: 2011.06.29 09:57 It is quite likely that I am simply doing this wrong, but I have read: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Columns and it appears to support what I am trying to do. I have experimented a bit with columnsets, but they appear to be overkill for my use. Then again, I am probably doing it wrong. Any advice would be appreciated. Jason Earl
Columnsets provide you the possibility to place column spanning pictures: Willi \definecolumnset[Doublecoltext][n=2,balance=no] \setupcolumnset[Doublecoltext][2][distance=5mm] \starttext \startcolumnset[Doublecoltext] \chapter[chap:testing]{Testing} \input knuth %\startpostponing \placefigure [btlr][fig:foo] {none} {\externalfigure[mill][width=1.5\textwidth,height=5cm]} %\stoppostponing \input tufte \input knuth \input tufte \input knuth \input tufte \stopcolumnset \stoptext On 30 Jun 2011, at 01:24, Jason Earl wrote:
\starttext \startcolumns \chapter[chap:testing]{Testing}
\startcolumns[n=2, tolerant=verytolerant] \input knuth
%\startpostponing \placefigure [center][fig:foo] {none} {\externalfigure[foo][] [width=1.5\textwidth]} %\stoppostponing
\input tufte
\input knuth
\input tufte
\input knuth
\input tufte
\stopcolumns \stoptext
On Thu, Jun 30 2011, Willi Egger wrote:
Columnsets provide you the possibility to place column spanning pictures:
Thank you for the advice. I was hoping to avoid having to learn about columnsets, but I suppose learning is good. Any hints on getting columnsets and footnotes to play nicely? Here's an example of how I would normally use footnotes, but the footnote is obscured by the text. --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- \definecolumnset[Doublecoltext][n=2,balance=no] \setupcolumnset[Doublecoltext][2][distance=5mm] \starttext \chapter[chap:testing]{Testing} \startcolumnset[Doublecoltext] This is a short paragraph. I think it should have a footnote.\footnote{And so it shall! Unfortunately you won't be able to see it because it is covered up with the text in the columnsets.} \input knuth %\startpostponing \placefigure [btlr][fig:foo] {none} {\externalfigure[mill][width=1.5\textwidth,height=5cm]} %\stoppostponing \input tufte \input knuth \input tufte \input knuth \input tufte \stopcolumnset \stoptext --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Once again, I am sorry if my question is naive. I am working through the examples in the Columnset manual to try and wrap my head around them, but it is becoming pretty clear to me that it is a tool for layout designers far more accomplished than I am. Jason
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