#DescriptionBegin
#Adds 2 styles to begin and end text in multiple columns.
#The begin style contains the number of columns, the end style must be kept empty.
-#See the Additional manual for a detailed description of multiple columns.
+#See the Additional manual, section 'Multiple Text Columns', for a detailed
+#description of multiple columns.
#DescriptionEnd
#Author: Uwe Stöhr
-Format 42
+Format 43
+
+AddToPreamble
+ % used for multiple text columns
+ \usepackage{multicol}
+
+EndPreamble
Style "Begin Multiple Columns"
Category MainText
LabelSep xx
LatexName begin{multicols}
LabelString "---Begin Multiple Columns---"
- #OptionalArgs 2
- #RequiredArgs 1
+ Argument post:1
+ LabelString "Preface"
+ Tooltip "An optional preface"
+ EndArgument
+ Argument post:2
+ LabelString "Space before page break"
+ Tooltip "Free space that needs to be on the page to start the multiple columns on this page"
+ EndArgument
KeepEmpty 1
ParSkip 0
TopSep 0
LabelFont
Color Green
EndFont
- Preamble
- \usepackage{multicol}
- EndPreamble
End
Style "End Multiple Columns"
CopyStyle "Begin Multiple Columns"
LatexName end{multicols}
LabelString "---End Multiple Columns---"
+ ResetArgs 1
End