Dear Lyxers
I am using Lyx 1.6.7, Book Class, on openSUSE 11.1. I want to convert
the standard two-column Index behavior to achieve balanced columns on
the last Index page.( that is, from a single column down the left-hand
side of the page with an empty column the right-hand side, to two
columns of equal length reaching approxmimately half-way down the page).
I have searched and found the following advice and code.
Load the multicol package.
\usepackage{multicol}
Enter code in ERT just before the Index label
%change the index environment to achieve balanced columns on last page
\let\orgtheindex\theindex
\let\orgendtheindex\endtheindex
\def\theindex{%
\def\twocolumn{\begin{multicols}{2}}%
\def\onecolumn{}%
\clearpage
\orgtheindex
}
\def\endtheindex{%
\end{multicols}%
\orgendtheindex
}
This code is pasted from the Internet but not for the Lyx Book Class;
although the code appears in several places in almost indentical form.
It does not throw up an error, not does it have any effect on the Index;
but it does mess up the following page by moving a float picture. So
there is some interaction, but not that desired. There is one small
additional effect -- the word Index in normal font appears at the end of
the Index.
Would anyone explain how this approach can be made to work?
Thanks for your expertise.
Kind Regards,
--
Clive Libotte, IEng. MInstMC.
