[NTG-context] Parallel texts: verse with blanks between stanzas via tabulate

[denis.maier at unibe.ch]

Thanks. I'll try that. But, iirc, these had some other drawbacks.... I'll check if it works for my use case.

Is there a way to have blanks in the tabulate?
Denis



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Von: ntg-context <ntg-context-bounces at ntg.nl> im Auftrag von Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context <ntg-context at ntg.nl>
Gesendet: Freitag, 26. August 2022 23:26:56
An: Denis Maier via ntg-context
Cc: Henning Hraban Ramm
Betreff: Re: [NTG-context] Parallel texts: verse with blanks between stanzas via tabulate

Am 26.08.22 um 22:00 schrieb Denis Maier via ntg-context:
> Hi,
>
> I need to typeset two poems side by side. Usually, I use the tabulate
> environment for typesetting parallel texts. However, for poems this does
> not quite work as tabulate does not seem to allow blanks between the
> stanzas. See MWE below. Am I missing someting? Is there a better way to
> achieve this?

How about columnsets or paragraphs?

\definecolumnset[Zwei][n=2]
\startcolumnset[Zwei]
\startlines
Starlight, star bright,
first star I see tonight;
\stoplines
\column
\startlines
I wish I may, I wish I might
have the wish I wish tonight.
\stoplines
\stopcolumnset


\defineparagraphs[Zwei][n=2]
\setupparagraphs[Zwei][1][
   width=.45\textwidth, distance=2em,
   align={verytolerant,stretch}]
% width of 2nd column is calculated automatically

\startZwei
...
\nextZwei
...
\stopZwei


Hraban
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