Hi everybody. I am experimenting with ConTeXt and columns. I am creating a simple style and I setup 3 columns and redefined some heading (section, subsection, subsubsections). Now the problem is that the text at the end of the columns is not aligned (i.e., the columns end at different heights). I thought that this was due to the \blank commands that I specified as before and after parameters in the heading definitions, but even by using the flexible modifier doesn't change that behavior. I don't know where the problem is. The tex file is attached. Thank you, Fabio P.S.: By using the attached file, I cannot specify the position parameter for \placefigure. If I write \placefigure{Name}{\externalfigure[...} it works. \placefigure[btlr]{name}{\externalfigure[...} does not. Weird. P.P.S.: I was reading the columns.pdf "tutorial". I saw that a \definecolumnsethsize command is used but I haven't found any documentation about that command anywhere. I use width=2\textwidth which seems to produce the same effects (2 columns span).
Fabio Mancinelli wrote:
Hi everybody.
I am experimenting with ConTeXt and columns. I am creating a simple style and I setup 3 columns and redefined some heading (section, subsection, subsubsections).
Now the problem is that the text at the end of the columns is not aligned (i.e., the columns end at different heights).
I thought that this was due to the \blank commands that I specified as before and after parameters in the heading definitions, but even by using the flexible modifier doesn't change that behavior.
I don't know where the problem is. The tex file is attached.
widows and such force tex to break Hans
Hi Fabio Fabio Mancinelli wrote:
Hi everybody.
I am experimenting with ConTeXt and columns. I am creating a simple style and I setup 3 columns and redefined some heading (section, subsection, subsubsections).
Now the problem is that the text at the end of the columns is not aligned (i.e., the columns end at different heights).
I thought that this was due to the \blank commands that I specified as before and after parameters in the heading definitions, but even by using the flexible modifier doesn't change that behavior.
using \blank[line] (and also the derived halfline) inserts *no* glue (see definition in context manual). use small,medium,big or any fraction/combination of these instead.
I don't know where the problem is. The tex file is attached.
Thank you, Fabio
P.S.: By using the attached file, I cannot specify the position parameter for \placefigure. If I write \placefigure{Name}{\externalfigure[...} it works. \placefigure[btlr]{name}{\externalfigure[...} does not. Weird.
P.P.S.: I was reading the columns.pdf "tutorial". I saw that a \definecolumnsethsize command is used but I haven't found any documentation about that command anywhere. I use width=2\textwidth which seems to produce the same effects (2 columns span).
i can't help you with this stuff (never used it, although it looks awesome). Greetings, Peter
Peter Rolf wrote:
using \blank[line] (and also the derived halfline) inserts *no* glue (see definition in context manual). use small,medium,big or any fraction/combination of these instead.
I did several (simpler) tests: \starttext \startcolumns \showmakeup \dorecurse{5}{ \section{Section} \input text } \stopcolumns \stoptext Line alignment is totally wrong. Putting "sections" while having columns leads to wrong alinged lines. I tried several combinations of the following: \setuplayou[grid=yes], \setupcolumns[blank={line,fixed}], various align assignments... The result is always the same. I have read the manual where it is stated that "When a switch in fontsize is desirable you should do so before starting the column mechanism." (page 65). I don't see how this statement is applicable to \section(s) Thanks, Fabio P.S.: text.tex is a simple text paragraph without any control sequence
Fabio Mancinelli wrote:
Peter Rolf wrote:
using \blank[line] (and also the derived halfline) inserts *no* glue (see definition in context manual). use small,medium,big or any fraction/combination of these instead.
I did several (simpler) tests:
\starttext \startcolumns \showmakeup \dorecurse{5}{ \section{Section} \input text } \stopcolumns \stoptext
Line alignment is totally wrong. Putting "sections" while having columns leads to wrong alinged lines.
I tried several combinations of the following: \setuplayou[grid=yes], \setupcolumns[blank={line,fixed}], various align assignments... The result is always the same.
I have read the manual where it is stated that "When a switch in fontsize is desirable you should do so before starting the column mechanism." (page 65). I don't see how this statement is applicable to \section(s)
Thanks, Fabio
Hi Fabio, sorry, my first advice was bad. In the meantime I have played around with columns and everything is working as expected. There are several problems in your source. The first is, that you have to use \setuplayout[grid=yes] Read about grid snapping of headers in the details.pdf manual and look into the columns environment (defined at the beginning of the columns manual). You can then adjust the headers (2 lines high) vertically by using the 'grid' parameter. The problem with the graphic placing results from using \startcolumns instead of \startcolumnset (see example in columns.pdf). I attach my working example. Greetings, Peter
P.S.: text.tex is a simple text paragraph without any control sequence _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
\setupoutput[pdftex] %\usetypescript[adobekb][\defaultencoding] %\usetypescript[sans] %\setupbodyfont[sans,10pt] \loadmapfile [texnansi-bitstrea-zapfhumanist.map] \usetypescriptfile [type-bitstrea-zapfhumanist] \usetypescript [ZapfHumanist] \setupbodyfont [ZapfHumanist,11pt]% \definefont [SectionHeaderFont] [ZapfHumanist-Bold at 14pt] \definefont [SubSectionHeaderFont] [ZapfHumanist-Bold at 12pt] \definefont [SubSubSectionHeaderFont] [ZapfHumanist-Bold at 10pt] \setuplayout[ width=middle, height=middle, grid=yes, lines=50, topspace=1cm, bottomspace=1cm, header=1cm, footer=1cm, backspace=1cm, ] \setuptolerance[verytolerant,stretch] \setuphead[section][ style=\SectionHeaderFont, grid={line,4pt}, % before=, % after=, ] \setuphead[subsection][ style=\SubSectionHeaderFont, grid={line,-4pt}, before=\blank, after=, ] \def\runin#1#2{#2.} \setuphead[subsubsection][ style=\SubSubSectionHeaderFont, % before=\blank, command=\runin, alternative=text, ] \setupheadertexts[{\sl XNemesis.org Research and Development}][{\sl The vault}] \setuppagenumbering[location=bottom] \useexternalfigure[test][ringbearer][frame=true] % resolution 96ppi, 256colors \definecolumnset[threecolumns][n=3] \definecolumnsetspan[spantwo][n=2] \definecolumnsetspan[spanthree][n=3] \definecolumnsethsize{threecolumns}{1}{1}\One \definecolumnsethsize{threecolumns}{1}{2}\Two \definecolumnsethsize{threecolumns}{1}{3}\Three %----------------------------------------% \starttext \showstruts \showgrid \showgridboxes %\startcolumns \startcolumnset[threecolumns] % \startcolumnsetspan[spantwo] \bgroup \switchtobodyfont[32pt] {\bf Title} \switchtobodyfont[20pt] {\par\noindent\sl Subtitle} \blank[20pt, flexible] \egroup \stopcolumnsetspan % \bgroup \blank \setupindenting[none] \switchtobodyfont[9pt] {\bf Abstract}\par AbstractHere \ignorespaces \egroup \bgroup \blank \setupindenting[none] \switchtobodyfont[9pt] {\bf Keywords:} Keywords here \ignorespaces \egroup \dorecurse{4}{ \section{Section} \dorecurse{1}{ \input tufte \startitemize[packed] \item A \item B \item C \stopitemize } \subsection{Subsection} \dorecurse{1}{\input tufte\relax} \placefigure[btlr]{Simple figure}{\externalfigure[test][width=\Two]} \subsubsection{Subsubsection} \dorecurse{1}{\input tufte} } \blank[3*line, flexible] \bgroup \switchtobodyfont[9pt] {\bf Author}\par Author \ignorespaces \egroup \stopcolumnset \stoptext %%% Local Variables: %%% mode: latex %%% TeX-master: t %%% End:
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