Hi,
maybe this is what you look for:
\defineitemgroup
[foo]
\starttext
\startfootable[three]
\startitem 1+1=\stopitem
\startitem 1+2=\stopitem
\startitem 4+1=\stopitem
\startitem 1+4=\stopitem
\startitem 3+1=\stopitem
\startitem 1+5=\stopitem
\startitem 2+1=\stopitem
\stopfootable
\stoptext
(Shouldn't the math be in math?)
/Mikael
On Sat, Oct 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM Joel via ntg-context <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Is there a way to place items in "horizontal" columns?
>
> I have placed some math problems in a column set, like this:
>
> \starttext
>
> \startcolumns[n=2]
> \startitem 1+1=\stopitem
> \startitem 1+2=\stopitem
> \startitem 4+1=\stopitem
> \startitem 1+4=\stopitem
> \startitem 3+1=\stopitem
> \startitem 1+5=\stopitem
> \startitem 2+1=\stopitem
> \stopcolumns
>
> \stoptext
>
> This confuses my readers though. They are typically used to seeing math
> problems presented more in "rows" than in columns, so for instance, stead of
> this arrangement...
>
> 1 5 9
> 2 6 10
> 3 7 11
> 4 8 12
>
> (the above is made more confusing if columns are split after the first "row"
> across a page)
>
> ...they are used to solving problems in this arrangement...
>
> 1 2 3
> 4 5 6
> 7 8 9..
>
> How can I arrange my items to appear more in rows or "horizontal"-like
> columns in this way?
>
>
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