Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!jarthur!frigga.claremont.edu From: dhosek@frigga.claremont.edu (Hosek, Donald A.) Newsgroups: comp.text.tex Subject: Mittelbach's multicol environment (was Re: More one/twocolumn questions) Summary: multicol does the trick Keywords: multicol, columns Message-ID: <8352@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> Date: 10 Sep 90 18:29:47 GMT References: <218@mohawk.cs.utexas.edu> Sender: news@jarthur.Claremont.EDU Reply-To: dhosek@frigga.claremont.edu Organization: Harvey Mudd College Lines: 38 In article <1990Sep10.033142.20051@ecn.purdue.edu>, steele@en.ecn.purdue.edu@ecn.purdue.edu (Richard A. Steele) writes... >In article smith@zeus.harvard.edu >(Steven Smith) writes: >Since there seems to be general interest on the net, I think I should >mention that I have a copy of Frank Mittelbach's multicol environment. >Not only can you define several columns (I've gone as high as three), >but you can switch between any number of columns (inlcluding, say, >two and one). >I'm not sure where I got it from, but I'd be willing to E-mail copies >to anyone who asks; a deluge of requests aside, I'll try to get a >copy of it to you as soon as possible. >Question: I have version 1.2a (dated 90/02/05), which was considered >preliminary when I got it. Does anyone know if there is a later version? >Mr. Mittelbach promised a version that could handle floats within >the columns; something I've needed to do for awhile. There are three official sources for Mittelbach's macros: (1) ymir.claremont.edu (FTP users should retrieve files from the directory [anonymous.tex.inputs.latex-mainz]; mailserv users should send the request send [tex.inputs.latex-mainz]multicol.readme to find out what files are necessary (mailserv requests should be directed to mailserv@ymir.claremont.edu)) (2) The Aston archive (for users on Janet) (3) listserv@dhdurz1 (for European Bitnet people). -dh --- Don Hosek TeX, LaTeX, and Metafont support, consulting dhosek@ymir.claremont.edu installation and production work. dhosek@ymir.bitnet Free Estimates. uunet!jarthur!ymir Phone: 714-625-0147 finger dhosek@ymir.claremont.edu for more info