Two concurrent situations can happen, which I'd like to typeset as two
parallel columns while keeping the overall page layout (i.e., headers,
footers, margins, and such).
current version: 2023.07.18 22:07
I'd like to find a way to set up start/stop environments, if possible, to
come up with a general-purpose solution (i.e., the prose itself is not
changed).
Here are a few examples. In the first, a "concurrent" environment is
created with two "timelines":
% SOT
\definestartstop[concurrent][
before={\startcolumns[n=2, align={verytolerant,stretch}, separator=rule]},
after=\stopcolumns,
]
\definestartstop[timelinea][
after=\column,
]
\definestartstop[timelineb][]
\starttext
\startconcurrent
\starttimelinea
\dorecurse{5}{\input ward}
\stoptimelinea
\starttimelineb
\dorecurse{5}{\input knuth}
\stoptimelineb
\stopconcurrent
\stoptext
% EOT
The ward and knuth texts end up in the same column because one is shorter
than the other. Here's another attempt:
% SOT
\defineparagraphs[concurrent][n=2]
\definestartstop[timelinea][
before=\concurrent,
after=\concurrent,
]
\definestartstop[timelineb][
before=\concurrent,
]
\starttext
\startconcurrent
\starttimelinea
\dorecurse{5}{\input ward}
\stoptimelinea
\starttimelineb
\dorecurse{5}{\input knuth}
\stoptimelineb
\stopconcurrent
\stoptext
% EOT
This loses much of the input text.
Can this be accomplished using LMTX and what would be the best approach?
Would this setupparagraphs, definecolumnset, synchronizestreams, or
possibly incomplete/experimental functionality?
Thank you!
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