Re: Multi-columns in ms

[Oliver Corff]

Hi Branden,

On 30/04/2023 00:07, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> There's no inherent support for this.  It afflicts multiple macro
> packages, though I don't know what mom(7) does.
Thank you for the clarification.
> The problem is that it is hard to say under that circumstance what the
> right thing to do is if a footnote happens inside the multi-column area.
> Dave Kemper and I have discussed this extensively in the venue of
> several groff Savannah bugs regarding me(7).

Definitely an important constraint for the general case; in my case no
footnote is necessary.

> > Also, how do I force a column to break? .bp forces a page break, it
> > does not break a column.
> This is something of an ms(7) FAQ and maybe I should add it to our
> documentation.
>
> Tell the formatter you "need" a ridiculous amount of vertical space,
> where "ridiculous" is the length of your page, or more.  This will force
> a column (or page) break.  The excess requested space is discarded.
>
> .ne 200i

I'll give it a try.

> Regards,
> Branden

Thank you indeed.

Best regards,

Oliver.

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