Question and Answer Blocks -- Feed back in one or two column mode.
All, If we have about 45 question blocks and accompanying answer blocks, how can we typset some of the answer blocks in two column mode, other of the answer blocks in one column mode, and the rest back in two column mode. We don't mind manually editing a file to accomplish this.
Hi David, David Arnold wrote:
All,
If we have about 45 question blocks and accompanying answer blocks, how can we typset some of the answer blocks in two column mode, other of the answer blocks in one column mode, and the rest back in two column mode. We don't mind manually editing a file to accomplish this.
I would not know how to do that (nicely, or at all). Using buffers may be easier. Taco PS I mostly reply because this is the last 'open' email message in my inbox (i weeded about 300 messages after eurotex), so you all know that if I have not replied to you yet, I will not at all, and you may have to re-send something if you want my attention.
Well, Here is the reason. We have question blocks, longanswer blocks, and shortanswer blocks. We are typesetiing all in 2-column mode. However, every now and then, one of the longanswer blocks is too difficult to typeset in two column mode and we'd like to switch over to 1-column mode. So, if we to texmfstart texexec --mode=long filename, with source somewhat like the following, some of our long answers, say exercises 25-30, really need to be set in one-column mode. We are looking for ideas. % Exercise #1 \beginquestion \startquestion \stopquestion \endquestion \beginlonganswer \startanswer \stopanswer \endlonganswer \beginshortanswer \startanswer \stopanswer \endshortanswer ... % Exercise #40 \beginquestion \startquestion \stopquestion \endquestion \beginlonganswer \startanswer \stopanswer \endlonganswer \beginshortanswer \startanswer \stopanswer \endshortanswer \placeanswers\kern0pt On Jul 11, 2006, at 7:07 AM, Taco Hoekwater wrote:
Hi David,
David Arnold wrote:
All,
If we have about 45 question blocks and accompanying answer blocks, how can we typset some of the answer blocks in two column mode, other of the answer blocks in one column mode, and the rest back in two column mode. We don't mind manually editing a file to accomplish this.
I would not know how to do that (nicely, or at all). Using buffers may be easier.
Taco
PS I mostly reply because this is the last 'open' email message in my inbox (i weeded about 300 messages after eurotex), so you all know that if I have not replied to you yet, I will not at all, and you may have to re-send something if you want my attention.
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David Arnold wrote:
Hans, Taco,
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