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author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2009-05-22 23:51:44 +0000 |
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committer | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2009-05-22 23:51:44 +0000 |
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diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-balance.html b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-balance.html deleted file mode 100644 index f04c9d28794..00000000000 --- a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-balance.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -<head> -<title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label balance</title> -</head><body> -<h3>Balancing columns at the end of a document</h3> -<p/>The <i>twocolumn</i> option of the standard classes causes -LaTeX to set the text of a document in two columns. However, the last -page of the document typically ends up with columns of different -lengths — such columns are said to be “unbalanced”. Many (most?) -people don’t like unbalanced columns. -<p/>The simplest solution to the problem is to use the <i>multicol</i> -package in place of the <i>twocolumn</i> option, as -<i>multicol</i> balances the columns on the final page by default. -However, the use of <i>multicol</i> does come at a cost: its -special output routine disallows the use of in-column floats, though -it does still permit full-width (e.g., <code>figure*</code> -environment) floats. -<p/>As a result, there is a constant push for a means of balancing columns -at the end of a <i>twocolumn</i> document. Of course, the job can -be done manually: <code>\</code><code>pagebreak</code> inserted at the appropriate place on -the last page can often produce the right effect, but this seldom -appeals, and if the last page is made up of automatically-generated -text (for example, bibliography or index) inserting the command will -be difficult. -<p/>The <i>flushend</i> package offers a solution to this problem. It’s a -somewhat dangerous piece of macro code, which patches one of the most -intricate parts of the LaTeX kernel without deploying any of the -safeguards discussed in <a href="FAQ-patch.html">patching commands</a>. -The package only changes the behaviour at end document (its -<code>\</code><code>flushend</code> command is enabled by default), and one other command -permits adjustment of the final balance; other packages in the bundle -provide means for insertion of full width material in two-column -documents. -<p/>The <i>balance</i> package also patches the output routine -(somewhat more carefully than <i>flushend</i>). -<p/>The user should be aware that any of these packages are liable to -become confused in the presence of floats: if problems arise, manual -adjustment of the floats in the document is likely to be necessary. -It is this difficulty (what’s required in any instance can’t really be -expressed in current LaTeX) that led the author of -<i>multicol</i> to suppress single-column-wide floats. -<dl> -<dt><tt><i>balance.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/preprint.zip">macros/latex/contrib/preprint</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/preprint.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/preprint/">browse</a>) -<dt><tt><i>flushend.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/sttools.zip">macros/latex/contrib/sttools</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/sttools.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/sttools/">browse</a>) -<dt><tt><i>multicol.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/required/tools.zip">macros/latex/required/tools</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/required/tools.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/required/tools/">browse</a>) -<p/></dl> -<p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=balance">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=balance</a> -</body> |