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Date:         Tue, 17 Jul 90 15:22:55 bst
Reply-To: LaTeX-L Mailing list <LATEX-L%DHDURZ1@unido.bitnet>
From: Sebastian Rahtz <spqr@ECS.SOTON.AC.UK>
Subject:      Re: two-column output
To: Rainer Schoepf <BK4@DHDURZ1.uucp>
Status: R
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LaTeX-L Mailing list <LATEX-L@DHDURZ1.EARN> writes:

 >
 > 3. the lefthand column contains a sectional unit heading and is
 > flushbottom; the beforeskip has >0 stretch.
 >
 > The result is unequal columns, which doesn't look good in a
 > two-column journal.
yes, write yourself a `retrieve situtation macro' which inserts enough
vertical space to get back onto a multiple of the baselineskip. call
it frequently, like after sections. I append some code I started to
write, with advice from Phil Taylor and Chris Rowley, but I got
depressed and stopped. so all you gurus dont laugh, OK?

\newdimen\desired
\newcount\xlines
\def\resynch{
\xlines=0\desired=\topskip
\loop\advance\xlines by 1\advance\desired by \baselineskip
\ifnum \desired < \pagetotal\repeat
\advance\desired by -\pagetotal
\typeout{\the\pagetotal-----> \the\desired}
\vskip\desired}

sebastian