Re: Even column length

2001-09-25 Thread Dekel Tsur

On Thu, Sep 13, 2001 at 10:08:47AM +0300, Tuukka Toivonen wrote:
 On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Arnab Rana wrote:
 
  If I write a document in two columns, then the second column on the last page is 
shorter than the first.  Is there a way to automatically balance the amount of text 
in the two columns, which will give a better appearance.  (In MS-Word two columns can 
be made even by changing back to a single-column section after the two-column 
section.)
 
 The package multicol can do this. In the preamble put
   \usepackage{multicol}
 and then in the text in TeX:
   \begin{multicols}{n}
 where n is the number of columns.
 See multicol.lyx, an example that comes with LyX.

A different solution (without the limitation of multicol [floats, footnotes])
is to put the following lines in the preamble:

  \usepackage{flushend}

PS: If anyone is intrested, the packages in sttools allows more flexibility
with twocolumn mode:
 Using these packages is possible: to balance columns on the last page in 
 twocolumn mode; to place double-column float at bottom of page;
 to insert some wide onecolumn material in any place of twocolumn page
 and to do some other things.



Re: Even column length

2001-09-25 Thread Dekel Tsur

On Thu, Sep 13, 2001 at 10:08:47AM +0300, Tuukka Toivonen wrote:
 On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Arnab Rana wrote:
 
  If I write a document in two columns, then the second column on the last page is 
shorter than the first.  Is there a way to automatically balance the amount of text 
in the two columns, which will give a better appearance.  (In MS-Word two columns can 
be made even by changing back to a single-column section after the two-column 
section.)
 
 The package multicol can do this. In the preamble put
   \usepackage{multicol}
 and then in the text in TeX:
   \begin{multicols}{n}
 where n is the number of columns.
 See multicol.lyx, an example that comes with LyX.

A different solution (without the limitation of multicol [floats, footnotes])
is to put the following lines in the preamble:

  \usepackage{flushend}

PS: If anyone is intrested, the packages in sttools allows more flexibility
with twocolumn mode:
 Using these packages is possible: to balance columns on the last page in 
 twocolumn mode; to place double-column float at bottom of page;
 to insert some wide onecolumn material in any place of twocolumn page
 and to do some other things.



Re: Even column length

2001-09-25 Thread Dekel Tsur

On Thu, Sep 13, 2001 at 10:08:47AM +0300, Tuukka Toivonen wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Arnab Rana wrote:
> 
> > If I write a document in two columns, then the second column on the last page is 
>shorter than the first.  Is there a way to automatically balance the amount of text 
>in the two columns, which will give a better appearance.  (In MS-Word two columns can 
>be made even by changing back to a single-column section after the two-column 
>section.)
> 
> The package multicol can do this. In the preamble put
>   \usepackage{multicol}
> and then in the text in TeX:
>   \begin{multicols}{n}
> where n is the number of columns.
> See multicol.lyx, an example that comes with LyX.

A different solution (without the limitation of multicol [floats, footnotes])
is to put the following lines in the preamble:

  \usepackage{flushend}

PS: If anyone is intrested, the packages in sttools allows more flexibility
with twocolumn mode:
 Using these packages is possible: to balance columns on the last page in 
 twocolumn mode; to place double-column float at bottom of page;
 to insert some wide onecolumn material in any place of twocolumn page
 and to do some other things.



Re: Even column length

2001-09-13 Thread Tuukka Toivonen

On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Arnab Rana wrote:

 If I write a document in two columns, then the second column on the last page is 
shorter than the first.  Is there a way to automatically balance the amount of text 
in the two columns, which will give a better appearance.  (In MS-Word two columns can 
be made even by changing back to a single-column section after the two-column 
section.)

The package multicol can do this. In the preamble put
\usepackage{multicol}
and then in the text in TeX:
\begin{multicols}{n}
where n is the number of columns.
See multicol.lyx, an example that comes with LyX.





Re: Even column length

2001-09-13 Thread Tuukka Toivonen

On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Arnab Rana wrote:

 If I write a document in two columns, then the second column on the last page is 
shorter than the first.  Is there a way to automatically balance the amount of text 
in the two columns, which will give a better appearance.  (In MS-Word two columns can 
be made even by changing back to a single-column section after the two-column 
section.)

The package multicol can do this. In the preamble put
\usepackage{multicol}
and then in the text in TeX:
\begin{multicols}{n}
where n is the number of columns.
See multicol.lyx, an example that comes with LyX.





Re: Even column length

2001-09-13 Thread Tuukka Toivonen

On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Arnab Rana wrote:

> If I write a document in two columns, then the second column on the last page is 
>shorter than the first.  Is there a way to automatically balance the amount of text 
>in the two columns, which will give a better appearance.  (In MS-Word two columns can 
>be made even by changing back to a single-column section after the two-column 
>section.)

The package multicol can do this. In the preamble put
\usepackage{multicol}
and then in the text in TeX:
\begin{multicols}{n}
where n is the number of columns.
See multicol.lyx, an example that comes with LyX.





Even column length

2001-09-12 Thread Arnab Rana

If I write a document in two columns, then the second column on the last page is 
shorter than the first.  Is there a way to automatically balance the amount of text in 
the two columns, which will give a better appearance.  (In MS-Word two columns can be 
made even by changing back to a single-column section after the two-column section.)

Yours, Arnab



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Even column length

2001-09-12 Thread Arnab Rana

If I write a document in two columns, then the second column on the last page is 
shorter than the first.  Is there a way to automatically balance the amount of text in 
the two columns, which will give a better appearance.  (In MS-Word two columns can be 
made even by changing back to a single-column section after the two-column section.)

Yours, Arnab



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Hook
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UK
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Fax: ++18018492684
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Even column length

2001-09-12 Thread Arnab Rana

If I write a document in two columns, then the second column on the last page is 
shorter than the first.  Is there a way to automatically balance the amount of text in 
the two columns, which will give a better appearance.  (In MS-Word two columns can be 
made even by changing back to a single-column section after the two-column section.)

Yours, Arnab



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122 High Street
Hook
DN14 5PJ
UK
Mobile: ++44(0)7733403737
Fax: ++18018492684
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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