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From: doug@letni.lonestar.org (Doug Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: Creating 2 column documents in -roff
Summary: example included
Keywords: Comes with example attached
Message-ID: <1991Apr30.175357.8066@letni.lonestar.org>
Date: 30 Apr 91 17:53:57 GMT
References: <1883@eastman.UUCP> <1991Apr29.210724.5436@cbnewsl.att.com>
Organization: Unix Engineering and Power motor repair.
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In article <1991Apr29.210724.5436@cbnewsl.att.com> npn@cbnewsl.att.com (nils-peter.nelson) plugs his employers overpriced product yet again:

>The .2C macro in -ms and -mm, both included with DWB 3.1,
>produce 2 column output. The Tutorial in the troff
>documentation for DWB 3.1 includes a 20-line implementation.

>You most assuredly can't use tbl unless you read left-to-right
>across columns.

BZZZZT! Ding! Sorry you lose, thank you for playing our game. For our
consulation prize today we have here a quick and dirty example of using
tbl to do multi-column text.  Of course the borders are optional 
equipment and your milage may vary.

.TS
doublebox;
lw(3i)|lw(3i).
T{
This is a test of the national broadcasting system.
This is a test of the national broadcasting system.
This is a test of the national broadcasting system.
This is a test of the national broadcasting system.
This is a test of the national broadcasting system.
T}	T{
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their filesystems.
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their filesystems.
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their filesystems.
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their filesystems.
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their filesystems.
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their filesystems.
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their filesystems.
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their filesystems.
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their filesystems.
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their filesystems.
T}
.TE


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