Re: Column layout in TeX

["Ulrik" <Ulriks@example.com>]

Multicol works ok for column spanning figures, just like twocolumn. What one
has to do is:

\begin{figure*}
... the figure things
\end{figure*}

How ever, it seems that the figures that are just one column width, are
moved to the last page or totally dissapear. Also there I found a package
named 'abstract' that does the twocolumn spanning abstract thing, though it
does not woth with multicol.

For Martin's problem: have you looked at the graphix package? I know you can
place a table next to a figure, so...

MfG
Ulrik


----- Original Message -----
From: Martin Minich <minich5@example.com>
To: <tlug@example.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: Column layout in TeX


> On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Ulrik wrote:
>
> > Hi everybody,
> >
> > I don't know if this is the right forum, but!
> >
> > How do I get LaTex to create at two column layout, with an abstract
spanning
> > the two columns? Also I would like the last text aligned, so the
reference
> ...
> > |                       |
> > |         Title         |
> > |                       |
> > |-----------------------|
> > |                       |
> > |        Abstract       |
> > |                       |
> > |-----------------------|
> > |           |           |
> > |       Text with       |
> > |    lots of figures    |
> > |           |           |
> > |           |           |
> > |           |           |
> > |           |           |
> > |-----------------------|
> > |           |           |
> > |      References       |
> > |           |           |
> > |-----------------------|
> >
>
> there _is_ a package called "multicol" or "multicols" in LaTeX2e;
> it provides an environment called "multicol" where number of columns
> is parametrically given; when you end the environment, the columns
> get aligned (both at the top and bottom); pagebreak inside the multicol
> environment is all right; though, i don't know how does it cope with
> those "lots of figures"; a figure within one column should be allright,
> though it does not (afaik) cope well with figures spreading through
> more columns (does anyone know how to do THIS??);
> floating figures pagewide are all right and they'll get placed on the
> top of the new page;
>
> summing up, that what you'd like to do, could be done in LaTeX2e
> approximately like this (consult the documentation, please; i'm writing
> out of my head):
>
> \usepackage{multicols} % or multicol ?
> ...
> \begin{document}
> \maketitle % or other (your favourite) way to make a title
>
>   abstract that be pagewide
> \begin{multicol}{2}
> the main text
> \end{multicol}
> \begin{multicol}{2}
> references
> \end{multicol}
>
> okay, i have similar problem:
> does anyone know how to do this?
>
> |  title                               |
> +--------------------------------------+
> |                          |           |
> |        figure            |           |
> |                          |  text     |
> +--------------------------+           |
> |            |             |           |
> |            |    text     |           |
> |   text     |             |   text    |
> |            |    text     |           |
> |   text     |             |           |
> |            |             |           |
> +------------+-------------+-----------+
>
> i'd be very happy if someone gave any advice,
>
> greetings from
>
> martin
>
>
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