Received: by nummer-3.proteosys id <01C19443.A7FDC814@nummer-3.proteosys>; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:44:44 +0100 Return-Path: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.A7FDC814" x-vm-v5-data: ([nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil][nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil]) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: Re: column switching and long tables Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 20:01:45 +0100 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: From: "Frank Mittelbach" Sender: "Mailing list for the LaTeX3 project" To: "Rainer M. Schoepf" Reply-To: "Mailing list for the LaTeX3 project" Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 685 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.A7FDC814 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > LaTeX 2.xx does not allow to switch between one- and two-column mode > on single page. This is not important for mathematicians, however, not > only mathematicians are LaTeX users. Making this possible, I guess, > could be an essential extension of LaTeX flexibility. Agreed. For this reason I wrote the multicol package to run under LaTeX209. However, this package is far from perfect for several reasons and I hope that we will be able to improve the ltx3 output routine to handle this important part with more ease. Switching between different column widthes on the same page, however introduces a few conceptual problems. They all have to do with ``floats''. When the number of columns are changed then one needs to balance the already gathered column material. This openes the question of how to place floats from within this material. I would be very interested in hearing suggestions about possible alorithms (only the concepts, not the implementation :-) for placing such things. ********************************************************************** * This is a serious request. The topic is far from trivial. Try * writing up some rules to use in such a situation. This would give a * perfect discussion base. ********************************************************************** Another important problem is the handling of footnotes. Where do we place them on the current page? The multicol.sty solves this problem by using pagewide footnotes at the bottom of the page so that different column widths don't pose problems but this is not really nice. On the other hand placing them at the end of the balanced material is only adequate when we make up journals where the balancing of columns is done to indicate the end of some article. So again suggestions and comments are welcome. > Similarly, inability to divide automatically long tables is also > inconvenient. This can be done with WordPerfect 5.1 without any > tricks. How nice :-) Yes, this will be possible with ltx3 tabluar material. Frank ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.A7FDC814 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: column switching and long tables

> LaTeX 2.xx does not allow to switch between one- = and two-column mode
> on single page. This is not important for = mathematicians, however, not
> only mathematicians are LaTeX users. Making this = possible, I guess,
> could be an essential extension of LaTeX = flexibility.

Agreed. For this reason I wrote the multicol package = to run under
LaTeX209. However, this package is far from perfect = for several
reasons and I hope that we will be able to improve = the ltx3 output
routine to handle this important part with more = ease.

Switching between different column widthes on the same = page, however
introduces a few conceptual problems. They all have = to do with
``floats''. When the number of columns are changed = then one needs to
balance the already gathered column material. This = openes the question
of how to place floats from within this = material.

I would be very interested in hearing suggestions = about possible
alorithms (only the concepts, not the implementation = :-) for placing
such things.

****************************************************************= ******
* This is a serious request. The topic is far from = trivial. Try
* writing up some rules to use in such a situation. = This would give a
* perfect discussion base.
****************************************************************= ******

Another important problem is the handling of = footnotes. Where do we
place them on the current page? The multicol.sty = solves this problem
by using pagewide footnotes at the bottom of the page = so that
different column widths don't pose problems but this = is not really
nice. On the other hand placing them at the end of = the balanced
material is only adequate when we make up journals = where the balancing
of columns is done to indicate the end of some = article. So again
suggestions and comments are welcome.

> Similarly, inability to divide automatically long = tables is also
> inconvenient.  This can be done with = WordPerfect 5.1 without any
> tricks.

How nice :-)

Yes, this will be possible with ltx3 tabluar = material.

Frank

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