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From: shirriff@sprite.berkeley.edu (Ken Shirriff)
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Subject: Re: troff 2 column question
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Date: 30 Jun 91 21:43:03 GMT
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In article <1991Jun28.192204.14014@agate.berkeley.edu> shirriff@sprite.berkeley.edu (Ken Shirriff) writes:
>I'm using troff with me macros to format text in 2 columns (by using .2c).
>My problem is that I have tables wider than 1 column

In case anyone is interested, I found a relatively simple way to do this:
Put the table inside a keep.  Set the line length to the 2 column width
at the beginning (e.g. ".ll 7i") of the keep.  Restore the line length to
1 column width at the end.
The keep will automagically appear at the top or bottom of the page,
formatted across both columns correctly.

Thanks to those who helped me,
Ken Shirriff			shirriff@sprite.Berkeley.EDU