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+%D \module
+%D [ file=page-mul, % was: core-mul
+%D version=1998.03.15,
+%D title=\CONTEXT\ Page Macros,
+%D subtitle=Multi Column Output,
+%D author=Hans Hagen,
+%D date=\currentdate,
+%D copyright={PRAGMA / Hans Hagen \& Ton Otten}]
+%C
+%C This module is part of the \CONTEXT\ macro||package and is
+%C therefore copyrighted by \PRAGMA. See mreadme.pdf for
+%C details.
+
+\writestatus{loading}{ConTeXt Page Macros / Simple Multi Column}
+
+%D This module is mostly a copy from the original multi column
+%D routine as implemented in \type {core-mul}. When the main
+%D OTR macro's were isolated in modules and column sets were
+%D introduced, this module became part of the OTR modules. As
+%D a result this module is no longer generic. It also needs
+%D an overhaul.
+
+\unprotect
+
+% TO DO !
+
+\let\OTRMULsetvsize \OTRONEsetvsize
+\let\OTRMULsethsize \OTRONEsethsize
+\let\OTRMULdopagecontents \OTRONEdopagecontents
+\let\OTRMULfinalsidefloatoutput\OTRONEfinalsidefloatoutput % ???
+\let\OTRMULflushfloatbox \OTRONEflushfloatbox
+
+\let\OTRMULdosettopinserts \relax
+\let\OTRMULdosetbotinserts \relax
+\let\OTRMULdotopinsertions \relax
+\let\OTRMULdobotinsertions \relax
+\let\OTRMULdosetbothinserts \relax
+\let\OTRMULflushsavedfloats \relax
+
+\let\OTRMULflushsidefloats \forgetsidefloats % \relax
+\let\OTRMULsynchronizesidefloats\forgetsidefloats % \relax
+
+\newtoks \OTRMULoutput
+
+\def\OTRMULgotonextpage
+ {\ejectpage}
+
+\def\OTRMULgotonextpageX % will become obsolete
+ {\superejectpage}
+
+% check \count<insert> multiplications
+
+% some day try this in balancing routine
+%
+% \ifdim\pagetotal>\pagegoal
+% \eject
+% \else
+% \goodbreak
+% \fi
+
+%D The following macro's implement a multi||column output
+%D routine. The original implementation was based on Donald
+%D Knuth's implementation, which was adapted by Craig Platt to
+%D support balancing of the last page. I gradually adapted
+%D Platt's version to our needs but under certain
+%D circumstances things still went wrong. I considered all
+%D calls to Platt's \type{\balancingerror} as undesirable.
+
+%D This completely new implementation can handle enough
+%D situations for everyday documents, but is still far from
+%D perfect. While at the moment the routine doesn't support
+%D all kind of floats, it does support:
+%D
+%D \startitemize[packed]
+%D \item an unlimitted number of columns
+%D \item ragged or not ragged bottoms
+%D \item optional balancing without \type{\balancingerrors}
+%D \item different \type{\baselineskips}, \type{\spacing},
+%D \type{\topskip} and \type{\maxdepth}
+%D \item left- and right indentation, e.g. within lists
+%D \item moving columns floats to the next column or page
+%D \item handling of floats that are to wide for a columns
+%D \stopitemize
+%D
+%D One could wonder why single and multi||columns modes are
+%D still separated. One reason for this is that \TeX\ is not
+%D suited well for handling multi||columns. As a result, the
+%D single columns routines are more robust. Handling one
+%D column as a special case of multi||columns is posible but at
+%D the cost of worse float handling, worse page breaking,
+%D worse etc. Complicated multi||column page handling should
+%D be done in \cap{DTP}||systems anyway.
+%D
+%D There are three commands provided for entering and leaving
+%D multi||column mode and for going to the next column:
+%D
+%D \interface \type{\beginmulticolumns} \\ \\
+%D \interface \type{\endmulticolumns} \\ \\
+%D \interface \type{\ejectcolumn} \\ \\
+%D
+%D This routines are sort of stand||alone. They communicate
+%D with the rest of \CONTEXT\ by means of some interface
+%D macro's, which we only mention.
+%D
+%D \interface \type{\nofcolumns} \\
+%D the number of columns \\
+%D \interface \type{\minbalancetoplines} \\
+%D the minimum number op balanced top lines \\
+%D \interface \type{\betweencolumns} \\
+%D the stuff between columns \\
+%D \interface \type{\finaloutput{action}{box}} \\
+%D some kind of \type{\pagebody} and \type{\shipout} \\
+%D
+%D \interface \type{\ifbalancecolumns} \\
+%D balancing the colums or not \\
+%D \interface \type{\ifstretchcolumns} \\
+%D ragging the bottom or not \\
+%D
+%D \interface \type{\ifheightencolumns} \\
+%D fix the heigh tor not \\
+%D \interface \type{\fixedcolumnheight} \\
+%D the optional fixed height \\
+%D
+%D \interface \type{\ifinheritcolumns} \\
+%D handle ragging or not \\
+%D \interface \type{\ifr@ggedbottom} \\
+%D use ragged bottoms \\
+%D \interface \type{\ifb@selinebottom} \\
+%D put the bottom line on the baseline \\
+%D \interface \type{\ifnormalbottom} \\
+%D put the bottom line at the baseline \\
+%D
+%D \interface \type{\ifreversecolumns} \\
+%D reverse the order in wich columns are flushed \\
+%D
+%D \interface \type{\usercolumnwidth} \\
+%D the calculated width of a column \\
+%D \interface \type{\columntextwidth} \\
+%D the maximum width of a column \\
+%D \interface \type{\columntextheight} \\
+%D the minimum width of a column \\
+%D
+%D \interface \type{\spacingfactor} \\
+%D the spacing factor \\
+%D \interface \type{\bodyfontsize} \\
+%D the (local) bodyfontsize \\
+%D \interface \type{\openlineheight} \\
+%D the lineheight (including \type{\spacing}) \\
+%D
+%D \interface \type{\EveryBodyFont} \\
+%D communication channel to font switching routines \\
+%D
+%D \interface \type{\global\settopskip} \\
+%D set \type{\topskip} \\
+%D \interface \type{\setvsize} \\
+%D set \type{\vsize} and \type{\pagegoal} \\
+%D \interface \type{\sethsize} \\
+%D set \type{\hsize} \\
+%D
+%D \interface \type{\flushcolumnfloats} \\
+%D push saved column floats (next page) \\
+%D \interface \type{\flushcolumnfloat} \\
+%D push saved column floats (next column) \\
+%D \interface \type{\setcolumnfloats} \\
+%D initialize column floats \\
+%D
+%D \interface \type{\finishcolumnbox} \\
+%D do something special (a hook) \\
+%D \interface \type{\postprocesscolumnpagebox} \\
+%D do something with each columnbox (also a hook) \\
+%D \interface \type{\postprocesscolumnbox} \\
+%D do something with each columnbox (also a hook) \\
+%D \interface \type{\postprocesscolumnline} \\
+%D do something with each columnline (also a hook) \\
+%D \interface \type{\currentcolumn} \\
+%D the current column \\
+%D
+%D These interface macro's are called upon or initialized
+%D by the multi||column macro's.
+
+%D A lot of footnote stuff added!
+
+\def\finalcolumntextwidth {\makeupwidth}
+\def\finalcolumntextheight {\textheight}
+\def\columntextwidth {\makeupwidth}
+\def\columntextheight {\textheight}
+\def\usercolumnwidth {\textwidth}
+\def\columntextoffset {\!!zeropoint}
+
+\def\fixedcolumnheight {\textheight}
+\def\betweencolumns {\hskip\bodyfontsize}
+
+\let\setcolumnfloats \relax % in CONTEXT used for floats
+\let\flushcolumnfloats \relax % in CONTEXT used for floats
+\let\flushcolumnfloat \relax % in CONTEXT used for floats
+\let\finishcolumnbox \relax % in CONTEXT used for backgrounds
+
+% %D In fact, the column height and width are set by means of
+% %D two macro's. One can change their meaning if needed:
+%
+% \def\setcolumntextheight
+% {\def\columntextheight{\teksthoogte}}
+%
+% \def\setcolumntextwidth
+% {\def\columntextwidth{\zetbreedte}}
+
+%D Both macros are redefined in \CONTEXT\ when backgrounds
+%D are applied to columns. The final values are used when
+%D flushing the columns.
+
+\newtoks\singlecolumnout % remove that one
+
+%D It's more convenient to use \type {\columnwidth} instead
+%D of messing around with boxes each time.
+
+\newdimen\columnwidth
+\newdimen\gutterwidth
+
+\def\determinecolumnwidth
+ {\bgroup
+ \setbox\scratchbox\hbox
+ {\setcolumnhsize
+ \global\columnwidth\usercolumnwidth
+ \global\gutterwidth\intercolumnwidth}%
+ \egroup}
+
+%D Going to a new columns is done by means of a
+%D \type{\ejectcolumn}. The following definition does not
+%D always work.
+
+\def\ejectcolumn
+ {\goodbreak\showmessage\m!columns2\empty}
+
+%D The next macro should never be called so let's deal with it.
+%D There were several solutions to these kind of errors. First
+%D we check for a good breakpoint before firing up the
+%D multi||column routine (\type{\break} or \type{\allowbreak}).
+%D We do the same at the end of the routine
+%D (\type{\allowbreak}). These allowances are definitely
+%D needed!
+%D
+%D Some on first sight redundant calls to for instance
+%D \type{\setvsize} in the flushing, splitting and balancing
+%D macro's can definitely not be omitted! Some are just there
+%D to handle situations that only few times arise. One of
+%D those can be that the output routine is invoked before
+%D everything is taken care of. This happens when we
+%D flush (part of) the current page with an \type{\unvbox}
+%D with a \type{\pagetotal}~$\approx$ \type{\pagegoal}. One
+%D simply cannot balance columns that are just balanced.
+%D
+%D I hope one never sees the following message. Because it
+%D took me a lot of time to develop the multi||columns
+%D routines, every (although seldom) warning gives me the
+%D creeps!
+
+\def\balancingerror
+ {\showmessage\m!columns3\empty
+ \finaloutput\unvbox\normalpagebox}
+
+\def\OTRMULsometopsfloat{\showmessage\m!columns4\empty \someherefloat}
+\def\OTRMULsomebotsfloat{\showmessage\m!columns5\empty \someherefloat}
+
+\def\OTRMULsomeherefloat{\OTRONEsomeherefloat}
+
+%D The local column width is available in the dimension
+%D register \type{\localcolumnwidth}, which is calculated as:
+
+\def\setcolumnhsize % beware, this one is available for use in macros
+ {\setbox\scratchbox\hbox{\parindent\zeropoint\betweencolumns}%
+ \intercolumnwidth\wd\scratchbox
+ \localcolumnwidth\columntextwidth
+ \advance\localcolumnwidth -\leftskip
+ \advance\localcolumnwidth -\rightskip
+ % new
+ \advance\localcolumnwidth -\colleftskip
+ \advance\localcolumnwidth -\colrightskip
+ %
+ \advance\localcolumnwidth -\nofcolumns\intercolumnwidth
+ \advance\localcolumnwidth \intercolumnwidth
+ \divide \localcolumnwidth \nofcolumns
+ \scratchdimen\columntextoffset
+ \multiply\scratchdimen \plustwo
+ \advance\localcolumnwidth -\scratchdimen
+ \usercolumnwidth\localcolumnwidth
+ \hsize\localcolumnwidth} % we don't do it \global
+
+%D Torture test:
+%D
+%D \startbuffer
+%D \startbuffer[b]
+%D \startcolumns
+%D \input tufte
+%D \stopcolumns
+%D \stopbuffer
+%D \typebuffer[b] \getbuffer[b]
+%D
+%D \startbuffer[b]
+%D \startnarrower
+%D \input tufte
+%D \stopnarrower
+%D \stopbuffer
+%D \typebuffer[b] \getbuffer[b]
+%D
+%D \startbuffer[b]
+%D \startcolumns \startnarrower
+%D \input tufte
+%D \stopnarrower \stopcolumns
+%D \stopbuffer
+%D \typebuffer[b] \getbuffer[b]
+%D
+%D \startbuffer[b]
+%D \startnarrower \startcolumns
+%D \input tufte
+%D \stopcolumns \stopnarrower
+%D \stopbuffer
+%D \typebuffer[b] \getbuffer[b]
+%D
+%D \startbuffer[b]
+%D \startcolumns \startnarrower[left]
+%D \input tufte
+%D \stopnarrower \stopcolumns
+%D \stopbuffer
+%D \typebuffer[b] \getbuffer[b]
+%D
+%D \startbuffer[b]
+%D \startnarrower[left] \startcolumns
+%D \input tufte
+%D \stopcolumns \stopnarrower
+%D \stopbuffer
+%D \typebuffer[b] \getbuffer[b]
+%D
+%D \startbuffer[b]
+%D \startnarrower \startcolumns \startnarrower
+%D \input tufte
+%D \stopnarrower\stopcolumns \stopnarrower
+%D \stopbuffer
+%D \typebuffer[b] \getbuffer[b]
+%D
+%D \startbuffer[b]
+%D \startnarrower[left] \startcolumns \startnarrower
+%D \input tufte
+%D \stopnarrower\stopcolumns \stopnarrower
+%D \stopbuffer
+%D \typebuffer[b] \getbuffer[b]
+%D \stopbuffer
+%D
+%D \start
+%D \def\postprocesscolumnline#1{\ruledhbox{\strut\box#1}\hss}
+%D \getbuffer
+%D \stop
+
+%D One should be aware that when font related dimensions are
+%D used in typesetting the in||between material, these
+%D dimensions are influenced by bodyfont switches inside
+%D multi||column mode.
+
+\newdimen\mcscratchdimen
+\newcount\nofcolumnlines
+
+\chardef\multicolumnlinemethod\zerocount % 0: overshoot (old default), 1: tight
+% \chardef\multicolumnlinemethod\plusone
+
+\def\getmulticolumnlines
+ {\mcscratchdimen-\columntextoffset
+ \multiply\mcscratchdimen \plustwo
+ \advance\mcscratchdimen \columntextheight
+ \ifdim\precolumnboxheight>\zeropoint
+ \advance\mcscratchdimen -\precolumnboxheight
+ \fi
+ \settotalinsertionheight
+ \advance\mcscratchdimen -\totalinsertionheight
+ \ifcase\multicolumnlinemethod \getnoflines\mcscratchdimen
+ \or \getrawnoflines\mcscratchdimen
+ \else \getrawnoflines\mcscratchdimen
+ \fi
+ % added 30/7/2004
+ \ifnum\layoutlines>\zerocount \ifnum\noflines>\layoutlines
+ \noflines\layoutlines
+ \fi \fi
+ \nofcolumnlines\noflines}
+
+\def\multicolumnovershootratio{.5} % {\ifgridsnapping0\else.5\fi}
+
+\def\setcolumnvsize
+ {\getmulticolumnlines
+ \mcscratchdimen\nofcolumnlines\openlineheight
+ \advance\mcscratchdimen \multicolumnovershootratio\openlineheight % collect enough data
+ \global\vsize\nofcolumns\mcscratchdimen
+ \global\pagegoal\vsize} % let's do it only here
+
+%D It really starts here. After some checks and initializations
+%D we change the output routine to continous multi||column
+%D mode. This mode handles columns that fill the current and
+%D next full pages. The method used is (more or less)
+%D multiplying \type{\vsize} and dividing \type{\hsize} by
+%D \type{\nofcolumns}. More on this can be found in the
+%D \TeX book. We save the top of the current page in box
+%D \type{\precolumnbox}.
+%D
+%D We manipulate \type{\topskip} a bit, just to be shure that
+%D is has no flexibility. This has te be done every time a
+%D font switch takles place, because \type{\topskip} can depend
+%D on this.
+%D
+%D Watch the trick with the \type{\vbox}. This way we get the
+%D right interlining and white space.
+
+\def\beginmulticolumns
+ {\par
+ \flushnotes
+ \xdef\precolumndepth{\the\prevdepth}%
+ \begingroup
+ % new
+ \leftskip1\leftskip
+ \rightskip1\rightskip
+ \edef\colleftskip {\the\leftskip}%
+ \edef\colrightskip{\the\rightskip}%
+ \leftskip\zeropoint
+ \rightskip\zeropoint
+ %
+ \dontshowcomposition
+ %\setcolumntextwidth\relax
+ %\setcolumntextheight\relax
+ \widowpenalty\zerocount % is gewoon beter
+ \clubpenalty \zerocount % zeker bij grids
+ \ifsomefloatwaiting
+ \showmessage\m!columns6{\the\savednoffloats}%
+ \global\setbox\savedfloatlist\box\floatlist
+ \xdef\restoresavedfloats
+ {\global\savednoffloats\the\savednoffloats
+ \global\setbox\floatlist\box\savedfloatlist
+ \global\noexpand\somefloatwaitingtrue}%
+ \global\savednoffloats\zerocount
+ \global\somefloatwaitingfalse
+ \else
+ \global\let\restoresavedfloats\relax
+ \fi
+ \dimen0\dimexpr\pagetotal+\parskip+\openlineheight\relax
+ \ifdim\dimen0<\pagegoal
+ \allowbreak
+ \else
+ \break % Sometimes fails
+ \fi
+ \appendtoks\topskip1\topskip\to\everybodyfont
+ \the\everybodyfont % ugly here
+ \saveinterlinespace % ugly here
+ \initializecolumns\nofcolumns
+ \hangafter\zerocount
+ \hangindent\zeropoint
+ \everypar\emptytoks
+ \ifdim\pagetotal=\zeropoint \else
+ \verticalstrut
+ \vskip-\struttotal
+ \fi
+ \global\savedpagetotal\pagetotal
+ \global\singlecolumnout\output
+ %\global\output{\global\setbox\precolumnbox\vbox{\unvbox\normalpagebox}}%
+ \global\output{\global\setbox\precolumnbox\vbox{\dotopinsertions\unvbox\normalpagebox}}%
+ \eject % no \holdinginserts=1, can make footnote disappear !
+ \global\precolumnboxheight\ht\precolumnbox
+ \global\output{\continuousmulticolumnsout}%
+ \setcolumnfloats
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\global\setbox\currenttopcolumnbox\emptybox}%
+ \checkbegincolumnfootnotes
+ \activateotr{MUL}{ONE}% todo ! ! ! !
+ \let\sethsize\setcolumnhsize
+ \let\setvsize\setcolumnvsize
+ \sethsize
+ \setvsize
+ \showcomposition}
+
+%D When we leave the multi||column mode, we have to process the
+%D not yet shipped out part of the columns. When we don't
+%D balance, we simply force a continuous output, but a balanced
+%D output is more tricky.
+
+%D First we try to fill up the page and when all or something
+%D is left we try to balance things. This is another useful
+%D adaption of the ancesters of these macro's. It takes some
+%D reasoning to find out what happens and maybe I'm making
+%D some mistake, but it works.
+%D
+%D Voiding box \type{\precolumnbox} is sometimes necessary,
+%D e.g. when there is no text given between \type{\begin..}
+%D and \type{\end..}. The \type{\par} is needed!
+
+\chardef\multicolumnendsyncmethod\plusone % 1: old sync 2: new sync (cont-loc/project) / may fail ! ! ! !
+
+\def\endmulticolumns
+ {%\par
+ \ifnum\multicolumnendsyncmethod=\plustwo
+ \synchronizeoutput
+ \else
+ % don't combine these
+ \vskip\lineheight
+ \vskip-\lineheight % take footnotes into account
+ \fi
+ \dontshowcomposition
+ \doflushcolumnfloat % added recently
+ %\doflushcolumnfloats % no, since it results in wrong top floats
+ \flushnotes % before start of columns
+ \par
+ \ifbalancecolumns
+ \ifnum\multicolumnendsyncmethod=\plusone
+ \global\output{\continuousmulticolumnsout}%
+ \goodbreak
+ \fi
+ \global\output{\balancedmulticolumnsout}%
+ \else
+ \goodbreak
+ \fi
+ \eject % the prevdepth is important, try e.g. toclist in
+ \prevdepth\zeropoint % columns before some noncolumned text text
+ \global\output\singlecolumnout
+ \global\output{\the\mainoutput}% % % % % todo
+ \ifvoid\precolumnbox\else
+ \unvbox\precolumnbox
+ \fi
+ \global\precolumnboxheight\zeropoint
+ \endgroup % here
+ \nofcolumns\plusone
+ \setvsize % the outer one!
+ \synchronizeoutput % new may 2004 / we need to: \pagegoal\vsize
+ \checkendcolumnfootnotes
+ \dosomebreak\allowbreak
+ \restoresavedfloats}
+
+%D Because some initializations happen three times, we
+%D defined a macro for them. Erasing \type{\everypar} is
+%D needed because we don't want anything to interfere.
+
+\def\setmulticolumnsout
+ {\everypar\emptytoks
+ \dontcomplain
+ \settopskip
+ \setmaxdepth
+ \topskip1\topskip
+ \splittopskip\topskip
+ \splitmaxdepth\maxdepth
+ \boxmaxdepth\maxdepth % dangerous
+ \emergencystretch\zeropoint\relax} % sometimes needed !
+
+%D Flushing the page comes to pasting the columns together and
+%D appending the result to box \type{\precolumnbox}, if not
+%D void. I've seen a lot of implementations in which some skip
+%D was put between normal text and multi||column text. When we
+%D don't want this, the baselines can be messed up. I hope the
+%D seemingly complicated calculation of a correction
+%D \type{\kern} is adequate to overcome this. Although not
+%D watertight, spacing is taken into account and even multiple
+%D mode changes on one page go well. But cross your fingers and
+%D don't blame me.
+%D
+%D One of the complications of flushing out the boxes is that
+%D \type{\precolumnbox} needs to be \type{\unvbox}'ed, otherwise
+%D there is too less flexibility in the page when using
+%D \type{\r@ggedbottom}. It took a lot of time before these
+%D kind of problems were overcome. Using \type{\unvbox} at the
+%D wrong moment can generate \type{\balancingerror}'s.
+%D
+%D One can use the macros \type {\maxcolumnheight} and \type
+%D {\maxcolumndepth} when generating material between columns
+%D as well as postprocessing column lines.
+
+\let\maxcolumnheight=\zeropoint
+\let\maxcolumndepth =\zeropoint
+
+\newbox\columnpagebox
+
+\def\setmaxcolumndimensions
+ {\let\maxcolumnheight\!!zeropoint
+ \let\maxcolumndepth \!!zeropoint
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\ifdim\ht\currentcolumnbox>\maxcolumnheight
+ \edef\maxcolumnheight{\the\ht\currentcolumnbox}%
+ \fi
+ \ifdim\dp\currentcolumnbox>\maxcolumndepth
+ \edef\maxcolumndepth{\the\dp\currentcolumnbox}%
+ \fi}}
+
+\chardef\multicolumntopflushmethod\plusone % 0: no correction, 1: correction when topstuff, 2: correction, 3: correction++
+\chardef\multicolumntopalignmethod\plustwo % 0: nothing, 1: force grid, 2: follow grid
+
+\def\flushprecolumnboxnogrid
+ {\unvbox\precolumnbox}
+
+\def\flushprecolumnboxongrid
+ {\scratchdimen\savedpagetotal
+ \advance\scratchdimen -\ht\precolumnbox
+ \advance\scratchdimen -\dp\precolumnbox
+ \advance\scratchdimen -\topskip
+ \box\precolumnbox
+ \kern\scratchdimen}
+
+\newconditional\someprecolumncontent
+
+\def\flushcolumnedpage#1%
+ {\bgroup
+ \ifvoid\precolumnbox
+ \setfalse\someprecolumncontent % will be set elsewhere
+ \else
+ \settrue\someprecolumncontent
+\mkprocessboxcontents\precolumnbox
+ \fi
+ \forgetall
+ \setmulticolumnsout
+ \showcomposition
+ \setmaxcolumndimensions
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\mkprocesscolumncontents\currentcolumnbox}%
+ \postprocesscolumns
+ \dohandleallcolumns % \hbox i.v.m. \showcomposition
+ {\global\setbox\currentcolumnbox\hbox to \localcolumnwidth
+ {\box\currentcolumnbox
+ \global\wd\currentcolumnbox\localcolumnwidth
+ \ifheightencolumns
+ \global\ht\currentcolumnbox\fixedcolumnheight
+ \fi}}%
+ \setmaxcolumndimensions
+ \overlaycolumnfootnotes
+ \setbox\columnpagebox\vbox
+ {\hbox to \finalcolumntextwidth
+ {\hskip\colleftskip\relax % new, \relax needed
+ \ifreversecolumns
+ \@EA\dohandlerevcolumns
+ \else
+ \@EA\dohandleallcolumns
+ \fi
+ {\finishcolumnbox{\hbox
+ {\ifx\finishcolumnbox\relax\else\strut\fi
+ \box\currentcolumnbox}}%
+ \hfil}%
+ \unskip
+ \hskip\colrightskip}}% new
+ \scratchdimen\zeropoint
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\ifdim-\ht\currenttopcolumnbox<\scratchdimen
+ \scratchdimen-\ht\currenttopcolumnbox
+ \fi
+ \global\setbox\currenttopcolumnbox\emptybox}%
+ \advance\scratchdimen \ht\columnpagebox
+ \setbox\scratchbox\hbox to \columntextwidth
+ {\vrule
+ \!!width\zeropoint
+ \!!height\scratchdimen
+ \!!depth\dp\columnpagebox
+ \dostepwiserecurse2\nofcolumns1{\hfil\betweencolumns}\hfil}%
+ \setbox\columnpagebox\hbox
+ {\box\columnpagebox
+ \hskip-\columntextwidth
+ \box\scratchbox}%
+ \postprocesscolumnpagebox % new, acts upon \box\columnpagebox
+ \ifconditional\someprecolumncontent
+ \settrue\someprecolumncontent
+ % next some incredible crappy code
+ \ifcase\multicolumntopalignmethod
+ \flushprecolumnboxnogrid % not on grid
+ \or
+ \flushprecolumnboxongrid % force on grid
+ \else\ifgridsnapping % somehow this junk fails in pascal
+ \flushprecolumnboxongrid % obey grid settings, force on grid
+ \else
+ \flushprecolumnboxnogrid % ignore grid settings, not on grid
+ \fi \fi
+ \fi
+ \global\precolumnboxheight\zeropoint
+ \setvsize
+ \dosomebreak\nobreak % hm, only needed when topstuff
+ \ifgridsnapping
+ \else
+ \ifcase\multicolumntopflushmethod
+ % sometimes method 1 goes wrong, so we need a way out; best sort this out
+ % when we run into it again
+ \or
+ % \input tufte \startcolumns \showbaselines \input tufte \stopcolumns \input tufte
+ \ifconditional\someprecolumncontent
+% \scratchdimen\topskip
+% \advance\scratchdimen -\openstrutheight
+% \nointerlineskip
+% \vskip-\scratchdimen
+ \nointerlineskip
+ \vskip\dimexpr\openstrutheight-\topskip\relax
+ \fi
+ \or
+% \scratchdimen\topskip
+% \advance\scratchdimen -\openstrutheight
+% \nointerlineskip
+% \vskip-\scratchdimen
+ \nointerlineskip
+ \vskip\dimexpr\openstrutheight-\topskip\relax
+ \or
+ % untested but maybe handy
+% \scratchdimen\topskip
+% \advance\scratchdimen -\openstrutheight
+% \nointerlineskip
+% \vskip-\scratchdimen
+% \vskip-\lineheight
+% \vbox{\strut}%
+ \nointerlineskip
+ \vskip\dimexpr\openstrutheight-\topskip-\lineheight\relax
+ \vbox{\strut}%
+ \fi
+ \fi
+ \prevdepth\openstrutdepth
+ \nointerlineskip
+ \dp\columnpagebox\zeropoint
+ \global\finalcolumnheights\ht\columnpagebox
+ \getnoflines\finalcolumnheights
+ \global\finalcolumnlines\noflines
+ \ifcase#1\else
+ % messy correction, we need to rewrite this module (newcolumns)
+ \setbox\columnpagebox\vbox
+ {\offinterlineskip
+ \scratchdimen\ht\columnpagebox
+ \advance\scratchdimen\dp\columnpagebox % we probably lost that one already
+ \box\columnpagebox
+ \vskip-\scratchdimen}%
+ \scratchdimen\noflines\openlineheight
+ \advance\scratchdimen-\openstrutdepth
+ \advance\scratchdimen-\openlineheight
+ \advance\scratchdimen\topskip
+ \ht\columnpagebox\scratchdimen
+ \dp\columnpagebox\openstrutdepth
+ % end of mess
+ \fi
+ \box\columnpagebox
+ \egroup}
+
+%D In case one didn't notice, finaly \type{\finishcolumnbox} is
+%D applied to all boxes. One can use these hooks for special
+%D purposes.
+%D
+%D Once upon a time I wanted to manipulate the individual lines
+%D in a column. This feature is demonstrated in the two examples
+%D below.
+%D
+%D \startbuffer
+%D \def\postprocesscolumnline#1% or \postprocesscolumnbox
+%D {\ruledhbox{\box#1}\hss}
+%D
+%D \startcolumns[n=4]
+%D \dorecurse{25}{line: \recurselevel\par}
+%D \stopcolumns
+%D \stopbuffer
+%D
+%D \typebuffer
+%D
+%D Here we show the natural width of the lines:
+%D
+%D {\getbuffer}
+%D
+%D The next example does a bit more advanced manipulation:
+%D
+%D \startbuffer
+%D \def\postprocesscolumnline#1%
+%D {\ifodd\currentcolumn
+%D \hfill\unhbox#1\relax
+%D \else
+%D \relax\unhbox#1\hfill
+%D \fi}
+%D
+%D \startcolumns[n=4]
+%D \dorecurse{25}{line \recurselevel\par}
+%D \stopcolumns
+%D \stopbuffer
+%D
+%D \typebuffer
+%D
+%D Here we also see an application of \type{\currentcolumn}:
+%D
+%D {\getbuffer}
+%D
+%D This feature is implemented using the reshape macros
+%D presented in \type{supp-box}.
+
+\def\postprocesscolumns
+ {\ifx\postprocesscolumnline\undefined \else
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\global\setbox\currentcolumnbox\vtop
+ {\beginofshapebox
+ \unvbox\currentcolumnbox
+ \unskip\unskip
+ \endofshapebox
+ \reshapebox
+ {\dimen0\ht\shapebox
+ \dimen2\dp\shapebox
+ \setbox\shapebox\hbox to \hsize
+ {\postprocesscolumnline\shapebox}%
+ \ht\shapebox\dimen0
+ \dp\shapebox\dimen2
+ \box\shapebox}%
+ \flushshapebox
+ \everypar\emptytoks
+ \parskip\zeropoint % = \forgetall
+ \verticalstrut
+ \vskip-\struttotal
+ \vfil}}%
+ \fi
+ \ifx\postprocesscolumnbox\undefined \else
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\global\setbox\currentcolumnbox\hbox
+ {\postprocesscolumnbox\currentcolumnbox}}
+ \fi}
+
+%D We default to doing nothing!
+
+\let\postprocesscolumnline =\undefined
+\let\postprocesscolumnbox =\undefined
+\let\postprocesscolumnpagebox=\relax
+
+%D \macros
+%D {reversecolumnstrue}
+%D
+%D We can force the macro that takes care of combining
+%D the columns, to flush them in the revere order. Of
+%D course, by default we don't reverse.
+
+\newif\ifreversecolumns
+
+%D Here comes the simple splitting routine. It's a bit
+%D longer than expected because of ragging bottoms or not.
+%D This part can be a bit shorter but I suppose that I will
+%D forget what happens. The splitting takes some already
+%D present material (think of floats) into account!
+%D
+%D First we present some auxiliary routines. Any material,
+%D like for instance floats, that is already present in the
+%D boxes is preserved.
+
+\def\splitcolumn#1from \box#2to \dimen#3 top \box#4%
+ {\bgroup
+ \ifdim\ht#4>\zeropoint
+ \dimen0\dimen#3\relax
+ \dimen2\dimen0
+ \advance\dimen0 -\ht#4%
+ \columnfootnotecorrection{#1}{\dimen0}%
+ \setbox0\vsplit#2 to \dimen0
+ \global\setbox#1\vbox to \dimen2
+ {\ifgridsnapping
+ \dimen0-\openstrutheight
+ \advance\dimen0 \topskip
+ \vskip\dimen0\copy#4\vskip-\dimen0
+ \else
+ \unvcopy#4%
+ \fi
+ \fuzzysnappedbox\unvbox0
+ \fakecolumnfootnotes{#1}}%
+ \else
+ \ifcase\clevernotes
+ \global\setbox#1\vsplit#2 to \dimen#3%
+ \global\setbox#1\vbox
+ {\fuzzysnappedbox\unvbox{#1}}% % or \box ?
+ \else
+ \columnfootnotecorrection{#1}{\dimen#3}%
+ \setbox0\vsplit#2 to \dimen#3%
+ \global\setbox#1\vbox to \dimen#3%
+ {\fuzzysnappedbox\unvbox0
+ \fakecolumnfootnotes{#1}}%
+ \fi
+ \fi
+ \egroup}
+
+\def\splitcurrentcolumn from \box#1to \dimen#2%
+ {\splitcolumn\currentcolumnbox from \box#1 to \dimen#2 top \box\currenttopcolumnbox}
+
+\def\splitfirstcolumn from \box#1to \dimen#2%
+ {\splitcolumn\firstcolumnbox from \box#1 to \dimen#2 top \box\firsttopcolumnbox}
+
+\def\splitlastcolumn from \box#1to \dimen#2%
+ {\global\setbox\lastcolumnbox\vbox
+ {\unvcopy\lasttopcolumnbox
+ \fuzzysnappedbox\unvbox{#1}%
+ \fakecolumnfootnotes\lastcolumnbox}}
+
+%D NEW: still to be documented.
+
+\def\fakecolumnfootnotes#1%
+ {\relax
+ \ifcase\clevernotes\else
+ \ifnum#1=\lastcolumnbox
+ \fakenotes
+ \fi
+ \fi}
+
+\def\columnfootnotecorrection#1#2%
+ {\relax
+ \ifcase\clevernotes
+ % page notes
+ \or
+ \ifnum#1=\firstcolumnbox\relax
+ \calculatetotalclevernoteheight
+ \advance#2 -\totalnoteheight
+ \fi
+ \else
+ \ifnum#1=\lastcolumnbox\relax
+ \calculatetotalclevernoteheight
+ \advance#2 -\totalnoteheight
+ \fi
+ \fi}
+
+\def\overlaycolumnfootnotes
+ {\relax
+ \ifcase\clevernotes
+ % page notes
+ \else
+ \checknotepresence
+ \ifnotespresent
+ % the note box has the depth of the notefont
+ % because a column (i.e. first column has no depth,
+ % we need to anchor top down)
+ \bgroup
+ \ifcase\clevernotes\or
+ \getmulticolumnlines
+ \advance\nofcolumnlines \minustwo
+ \scratchdimen\nofcolumnlines\lineheight
+ \advance\scratchdimen \topskip
+ \setbox0\hbox
+ {\lower\scratchdimen\vbox{\placenoteinserts}}%
+ \ht0=\openstrutheight % \strutht
+ \dp0=\openstrutdepth % \strutdp
+ \scratchdimen\ht\firstcolumnbox
+ \global\setbox\firstcolumnbox\vbox to \scratchdimen
+ {\box\firstcolumnbox
+ \vskip-\scratchdimen
+ \box0}%
+ \else
+ % maybe here also \getmulticolumnlines
+ \scratchdimen\ht\firstcolumnbox
+ \advance\scratchdimen -\openstrutdepth % \strutdp
+ \getnoflines\scratchdimen
+ \advance\noflines \minustwo
+ \scratchdimen\noflines\lineheight
+ \advance\scratchdimen \topskip
+ \setbox0\hbox
+ {\lower\scratchdimen\vbox{\placenoteinserts}}%
+ \ht0=\openstrutheight % \strutht
+ \dp0=\openstrutdepth % \strutdp
+ \scratchdimen\ht\lastcolumnbox
+ \global\setbox\lastcolumnbox\vbox to \scratchdimen
+ {\box\lastcolumnbox
+ \vskip-\scratchdimen
+ box0}%
+ \fi
+ \egroup
+ \fi
+ \fi}
+
+%D Here comes the routine that splits the long box in columns.
+%D The macro \type{\flushcolumnfloats} can be used to flush
+%D either floats that were present before the multi||column
+%D mode was entered, or floats that migrate to next columns.
+%D Flushing floats is a delicate process.
+
+\def\continuousmulticolumnsout
+ {\bgroup
+ \forgetall
+ \setmulticolumnsout
+ \dontshowcomposition
+% \dimen0=\columntextheight
+% \advance\dimen0 -\precolumnboxheight
+% \settotalinsertionheight
+% \advance\dimen0 -\totalinsertionheight
+% \ifgridsnapping % evt altijd, nog testen
+% \getnoflines{\dimen0}
+% \dimen0=\noflines\openlineheight
+% \fi
+ \getmulticolumnlines
+ \dimen0=\nofcolumnlines\openlineheight
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\splitcurrentcolumn from \box\normalpagebox to \dimen0}%
+ \setbox\restofpage\vbox{\unvbox\normalpagebox}%
+ \ifinheritcolumns
+ \ifr@ggedbottom % vreemd
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\global\setbox\currentcolumnbox\vbox to \ht\firstcolumnbox
+ {\dimen0\dp\currentcolumnbox
+ \unvbox\currentcolumnbox
+ \vskip-\dimen0
+ \vskip\openstrutdepth % \strutdp
+ \prevdepth\openstrutdepth % \strutdp
+ \vfill}}%
+ \ifbottomnotes \else
+ \dimen0\ht\firstcolumnbox
+ \fi
+ \fi
+ \ifn@rmalbottom
+ \advance\dimen0 \maxdepth
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\global\setbox\currentcolumnbox\vbox to \dimen0
+ {\unvbox\currentcolumnbox}}%
+ \fi
+ \ifb@selinebottom
+ % the columns are on top of the baseline
+ \fi
+ \else
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\global\setbox\currentcolumnbox\vbox to \dimen0
+ {\ifstretchcolumns
+ \unvbox\currentcolumnbox
+ \else
+ \unvbox\currentcolumnbox % wel of niet \unvbox ?
+ \vfill
+ \fi}}%
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\global\ht\currentcolumnbox\dimen0}%
+ \fi
+ \setbox\precolumnbox\vbox{\flushcolumnedpage\zerocount}%
+ \finaloutput\box\precolumnbox
+ \sethsize
+ \setvsize
+ \flushcolumnfloats
+ \unvbox\restofpage
+ % \penalty\outputpenalty % gaat gruwelijk mis in opsommingen
+ \egroup}
+
+%D And this is the balancing stuff. Again, part of the routine
+%D is dedicated to handling ragged bottoms, but here we also
+%D see some handling concerning the stretching of columns.
+%D We set \type{\widowpenalty} at~0, which enables us to
+%D balance columns with few lines. The use of \type{\box2} and
+%D \type{\box4} garantees a more robust check when skips are
+%D used.
+
+\def\multicolumnsbalancemax{250} % 100 is too small when floats are involved
+
+\def\balancedmulticolumnsout
+ {\bgroup
+ \setmulticolumnsout
+ \dontshowcomposition
+ \widowpenalty\zerocount
+ \setbox0\vbox{\unvbox\normalpagebox}%
+\ifdim\ht0>\openlineheight % at least one line
+ \ifnum\minbalancetoplines<2 % balance anyway
+ \donetrue
+ \else % check criterium to available lines
+ \getnoflines{\ht0}%
+ \divide\noflines \nofcolumns \relax
+ \ifnum\noflines<\minbalancetoplines \relax
+ \dimen0\ht0
+ \advance\dimen0 \ht\firsttopcolumnbox
+ \advance\dimen0 \openlineheight \relax % let's play safe
+ \ifdim\dimen0>\columntextheight % column exceeding text height
+ \donetrue
+ \else % it seems to fit
+ \donefalse
+ \fi
+ \else % balance indeed
+ \donetrue
+ \fi
+ \fi
+\else % balancing does not make sense
+ \donefalse
+\fi
+\ifdone % start balancing
+ %\ifdim\ht0>\openlineheight
+ \dimen0\ht0
+ \advance\dimen0 \topskip
+ \advance\dimen0 -\baselineskip
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\advance\dimen0 \ht\currenttopcolumnbox}%
+ \divide\dimen0 \nofcolumns
+ \vbadness\!!tenthousand\relax
+ \count255=\zerocount
+ \bgroup
+ \ifgridsnapping
+ \dimen2\lineheight
+ \else
+ \dimen2=\onepoint % RUBISH
+ \dimen2=\spacingfactor\dimen2
+ \fi
+ \doloop
+ {\advance\count255 \plusone
+ \global\setbox\restofpage\copy0\relax
+ \splitfirstcolumn from \box\restofpage to \dimen0
+ \dohandlemidcolumns
+ {\splitcurrentcolumn from \box\restofpage to \dimen0}%
+ \splitlastcolumn from \box\restofpage to \dimen0
+ \setbox2\vbox{\unvcopy\firstcolumnbox}%
+ \dimen4\zeropoint
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\setbox4\vbox
+ {\unvcopy\currentcolumnbox
+ %rather new, test this on pdftex-z.tex
+ \unpenalty\unskip\unpenalty\unskip}% maybe better in main splitter
+ %\writestatus{balance}{\the\currentcolumnbox: \the\ht4}%
+% \dimen6\ht4 \ifdim\dimen6>\dimen4 \dimen4=\dimen6 \fi}%
+ \ifdim\ht4>\dimen4 \dimen4=\ht4 \fi}%
+ \advance\dimen4 -.0005pt % get rid of accurracy problem, pretty new
+ \ifnum\count255>\multicolumnsbalancemax\relax
+ \exitloop
+ \else\ifdim\dimen4>\ht2
+ \advance\dimen0 \dimen2\relax
+ \else
+ \exitloop
+ \fi\fi}%
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\global\setbox\currentcolumnbox\vbox{\unvcopy\currentcolumnbox}}% NIEUW
+ \ifnum\count255>\multicolumnsbalancemax\relax
+ \showmessage\m!columns7\empty
+ \else
+ \showmessage\m!columns8{\the\count255\space}%
+ \fi
+ \egroup
+ \ifinheritcolumns
+ % We cannot assume that the first column is the tallest, if
+ % only because we may have an aborted balance (one line in the
+ % first column and a graphic in the second one).
+ %
+ % \dimen0\ht\firstcolumnbox
+ % \dimen2\ht\firstcolumnbox
+ %
+ \dimen0=\zeropoint
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\ifdim\ht\currentcolumnbox>\dimen0
+ \dimen0=\ht\currentcolumnbox
+ \fi}%
+ \dimen2\dimen0
+ % so far
+ \advance\dimen2 -\openlineheight
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\dimen4\ht\currentcolumnbox
+ \dimen6=10\openlineheight % funny value
+ \global\setbox\currentcolumnbox\vbox to \dimen0
+ {\unvbox\currentcolumnbox
+ \ifdim\dimen4>\dimen6
+ \ifdim\dimen4<\dimen0
+ \ifdim\dimen4>\dimen2
+ \vskip\zeropoint % !!
+ \else
+ \vskip\openlineheight
+ \vfill
+ \fi
+ \else
+ \vskip\zeropoint
+ \fi
+ \else
+ \vskip\openlineheight
+ \vfill
+ \fi}}%
+ \else
+ \bgroup
+ \ifstretchcolumns
+ \dimen0\ht\firstcolumnbox
+ \dimen2=\bottomtolerance\ht\firstcolumnbox
+ \setbox0\vbox{\unvcopy\lastcolumnbox}%
+ \advance\dimen0 -\ht0\relax
+ \advance\dimen0 -\dp0\relax
+ \ifdim\dimen0>\openlineheight\relax
+ \ifdim\dimen0>\dimen2\relax
+ % \stretchcolumnsfalse % beter goed slecht dan slecht goed
+ \showmessage\m!columns9\empty
+ \fi
+ \fi
+ \fi
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\global\setbox\currentcolumnbox\vbox to \ht\firstcolumnbox
+ {\ifstretchcolumns
+ \unvbox\currentcolumnbox
+ \else
+ \box\currentcolumnbox
+ \vfill
+ \fi}}%
+ \egroup
+ \fi
+ \else
+ % a one liner is not properly handled here, so best rewrite the text then
+ \showmessage\m!columns{10}\empty
+ \global\setbox\firstcolumnbox\vbox{\unvbox0}%
+ \fi
+ \global\output{\balancingerror}%
+ \b@selinebottomtrue % forces depth in separation rule
+ \flushcolumnedpage\plusone
+ \multicolumnseject
+ \egroup}
+
+\def\multicolumnseject
+ {\ifdim\pagetotal>\textheight
+ \eject % new
+ \else
+ \allowbreak
+ \fi}
+
+%D The multicolumn mechanism is incorporated in a \CONTEXT\
+%D interface, which acts like:
+%D
+%D \starttyping
+%D \startcolumns[n=4,balance=no]
+%D some text
+%D \stopcolumns
+%D \stoptyping
+%D
+%D The setup is optional. The default behaviour of columns
+%D can be set up with:
+%D
+%D \starttyping
+%D \setupcolumns
+%D [n=2,
+%D balance=yes]
+%D \stoptyping
+%D
+%D In this case, stretching is according to the way it's
+%D done outside columns (\type{\inheritcolumnstrue}). Also
+%D we can setup the \type{tolerance} within a column, the
+%D \type{distance} between columns and the fixed
+%D \type{height} of a column.
+
+%D Multi||column output: the float routines
+%D
+%D Here come the routines that handle the placement of column
+%D floats. Floats that are to big migrate to the next
+%D column. Floats that are too wide, migrate to the top of the
+%D next page, where they span as much columns as needed.
+%D Floats that are left over from outside the multi||column
+%D mode are flushed first. In macro \type{\finaloutput} the
+%D topfloats that are left from previous text should be set.
+%D
+%D When there are some floats in the queue, we inhibit the
+%D flushing of floats on top of columns. The number of
+%D waiting floats is preswent in \type{\savednoftopfloats} and
+%D is saved. As long as there are floats waiting, the topfloats
+%D are places as if we are outside multi||column mode. This is
+%D neccessary for e.g. multicolumn lists.
+%D
+%D When all those floats are flushed, we switch to the local
+%D flushing routine.
+
+\def\setcolumnfloats
+ {\xdef\globalsavednoffloats{\the\savednoffloats}%
+ \ifnum\globalsavednoffloats>\zerocount
+ \setglobalcolumnfloats
+ \else
+ \setlocalcolumnfloats
+ \fi}
+
+\def\setglobalcolumnfloats
+ {\everypar\emptytoks
+ \let\flushcolumnfloat\relax
+ %\let\doroomfloat\relax
+ \let\docheckiffloatfits\relax
+ \let\flushcolumnfloats\noflushcolumnfloats}
+
+\def\setlocalcolumnfloats
+ {\everypar{\flushnotes\flushcolumnfloat\flushmargincontents\checkindentation}%
+ \let\flushcolumnfloat\doflushcolumnfloat
+ %\let\doroomfloat\docolumnroomfloat
+ \let\docheckiffloatfits\docolumnroomfloat
+ \let\flushcolumnfloats\doflushcolumnfloats
+ \let\doflushfloats\doflushcolumnfloats % new
+ \let\dosetbothinserts\relax
+ \let\dotopinsertions\relax}
+
+\def\noflushcolumnfloats
+ {\bgroup
+ \xdef\localsavednoffloats{\the\savednoffloats}%
+ \global\savednoffloats\globalsavednoffloats
+ \dotopinsertions
+ \xdef\globalsavenoffloats{\the\savednoffloats}%
+ \ifnum\globalsavednoffloats=\zerocount
+ \setlocalcolumnfloats
+ \fi
+ \global\savednoffloats\localsavednoffloats
+ \egroup}
+
+%D We need to calculate the amount of free space in a columns.
+%D When there is not enough room, we migrate the float to the
+%D next column. These macro's are alternatives (and
+%D look||alikes) of \type{\doroomfloat}. When a float is to
+%D wide, for one column, it is moved to the top of the next
+%D page. Of course such moved floats have to be taken into
+%D account when we calculate the available space. It's a pitty
+%D that such things are no integral part of \TEX.
+
+\def\getcolumnstatus\column#1\total#2\goal#3\\%
+ {\dimen0=\ifdim\pagegoal<\maxdimen \pagetotal \else \zeropoint \fi
+ \dimen2=\zeropoint
+ \count255=\zerocount
+ \dimen8=\columntextheight
+ \advance\dimen8 -\precolumnboxheight
+ \def\dogetcolumnstatus
+ {\advance\count255 \plusone
+ \advance\dimen2 \ht\currenttopcolumnbox
+ \advance\dimen2 \dp\currenttopcolumnbox
+ \dimen4\dimen2
+ \advance\dimen4 \dimen0
+ \dimen6=\count255\dimen8
+ \ifdim\dimen4>\dimen6
+ \else
+ \let\dogetcolumnstatus\relax
+ \fi}%
+ \dohandleallcolumns{\dogetcolumnstatus}%
+ \ifnum\count255=0 \count255=1 \fi
+ #1=\count255
+ #2=\dimen4
+ #3=\dimen6 }
+
+\def\getinsertionheight
+ {\ifdim\pagegoal<\maxdimen
+ \bgroup
+ \dimen0=\columntextheight
+ \advance\dimen0 -\pagegoal
+ \xdef\insertionheight{\the\dimen0}%
+ \egroup
+ \else
+ \global\let\insertionheight\zeropoint
+ \fi}
+
+\def\docolumnroomfloat
+ {\ifpostponecolumnfloats
+ \global\roomforfloatfalse
+ \else\ifnofloatpermitted
+ \global\roomforfloatfalse
+ \else
+ \bgroup
+ \getcolumnstatus\column\count255\total\dimen0\goal\dimen2\\%
+ \advance\dimen0 2\openlineheight % nog nodig ?
+ %\ifnum\count255=\nofcolumns
+ % \getinsertionheight
+ % %\message{\insertionheight}\wait
+ % \advance\dimen0 \insertionheight
+ %\fi
+ \setbox\scratchbox\vbox % tricky met objecten ?
+ {\blank[\@@bkspacebefore]
+ \snaptogrid\vbox{\copy\floatbox}}%
+ \advance\dimen0 \ht\scratchbox
+ \advance\dimen0 .5\lineheight % needed because goal a bit higher
+ %\message{column: \the\count255; total: \the\dimen0; goal: \the\dimen2}\wait
+ \ifdim\dimen0>\dimen2
+ \global\roomforfloatfalse
+ \else
+ \global\roomforfloattrue
+ \fi
+ \ifdim\wd\floatbox>\hsize
+ \showmessage\m!columns{11}\empty
+ \global\roomforfloatfalse
+ \fi
+ \egroup
+ \fi\fi}
+
+%D Flushing one float is done as soon as possible, i.e.
+%D \type{\everypar}. This means that (at the moment)
+%D sidefloats are not supported (overulled)!
+
+\newif\ifflushingcolumnfloats \flushingcolumnfloatstrue
+
+\def\doflushcolumnfloat
+ {\ifpostponecolumnfloats\else\ifflushingcolumnfloats\ifprocessingverbatim\else\ifsomefloatwaiting
+ \bgroup
+ \forgetall
+ \let\doflushcolumnfloat\relax
+ \getcolumnstatus\column\mofcolumns\total\dimen0\goal\dimen2\\%
+ \ifdim\dimen0>\zeropoint
+ \dogetfloat
+ \ifdim\wd\floatbox>\hsize
+ \doresavefloat
+ \else
+ %\setbox2=\vbox
+ % {\blank[\@@bkspacebefore]
+ % \snaptogrid\vbox{\copy\floatbox}%
+ % \blank[\@@bkspaceafter]
+ \setbox2=\vbox
+ {\blank[\@@bkspacebefore]
+ \snaptogrid\vbox{\copy\floatbox}}%
+ \advance\dimen0 \ht2
+ \ifdim\dimen0>\dimen2
+ \ifnum\mofcolumns<\nofcolumns
+ \advance\mofcolumns \plusone
+%% bug %% \edef\currenttopcolumnbox{\getvalue{\@@topcol\the\count255}}%
+ \ifdim\ht\currenttopcolumnbox=\zeropoint
+ \global\setbox\currenttopcolumnbox\vbox
+ {\snaptogrid\vbox{\copy\floatbox}
+ \whitespace % nodig ?
+ \blank[\@@bkspaceafter]}%
+ \dimen4=\ht\currenttopcolumnbox
+ \advance\dimen4 \dp\currenttopcolumnbox
+ \global\advance\vsize -\dimen4
+ \advance\dimen4 -\pagegoal
+ \global\pagegoal-\dimen4
+ \showmessage\m!columns{12}a%
+ \else
+ \showmessage\m!columns{12}b%
+ \doresavefloat
+ \fi
+ \else
+ \showmessage\m!columns{12}c%
+ \doresavefloat
+ \fi
+ \else
+ \ifhmode{\setbox0\lastbox}\fi% waar is die er in geslopen
+ \par
+ \ifdim\prevdepth<\zeropoint \else % anders bovenaan kolom witruimte
+ \nobreak
+ \blank[\@@bkspacebefore]
+ \nobreak
+ \fi
+ \flushfloatbox
+ \blank[\@@bkspaceafter]
+ \fi
+ \fi
+ \fi
+ \egroup
+ \fi\fi\fi\fi}
+
+%D This one looks complicated. Upto \type{\nofcolumns} floats
+%D are placed, taking the width of a float into account. This
+%D routine can be improved on different ways:
+%D
+%D \startitemize[intro,packed]
+%D \item taking into account some imaginary baseline, just to
+%D get the captions in line
+%D \item multipass flushing until as many floats are displaced
+%D as possible
+%D \stopitemize
+%D
+%D When handling lots of (small) floats spacing can get worse
+%D because of lining out the columns.
+
+\def\doflushcolumnfloats
+ {\ifpostponecolumnfloats\else
+ \bgroup
+ \forgetall
+ \ifsomefloatwaiting
+ \dimen8\zeropoint
+ \dimen4\zeropoint
+ \count0\zerocount % count0 can be used local
+ \count2\nofcolumns % count2 can be used local
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\ifnum\count0>\zerocount % the wide one's reserved space
+ \global\setbox\currenttopcolumnbox\vbox
+ {\snaptogrid\vbox
+ {\copy\currenttopcolumnbox
+ \hbox{\vphantom{\copy\floatbox}}}
+ \whitespace % nodig ?
+ \blank[\@@bkspaceafter]}%
+ \else
+ \dogetfloat
+ \ifdim\wd\floatbox>\finalcolumntextwidth % better somewhere else too
+ \global\setbox\floatbox\hbox to \finalcolumntextwidth{\hss\box\floatbox\hss}%
+ \fi % otherwise the graphic may disappear
+ \ifdim\wd\floatbox>\hsize
+ \dimen0\wd\floatbox
+ \advance\dimen0 \intercolumnwidth
+ \dimen2\hsize
+ \advance\dimen2 \intercolumnwidth
+ \advance\dimen0 .5pt % hm, why 1
+ \advance\dimen2 .5pt % hm, why 2
+ \divide\dimen0 \dimen2
+ \count0\dimen0
+ \advance\count0 \plusone
+ \ifnum\count0>\count2
+ \doresavefloat
+ \count0\zerocount
+ \else
+ \dimen0=\count0\hsize
+ \advance\dimen0 \count0\intercolumnwidth
+ \advance\dimen0 -\intercolumnwidth
+ \global\setbox\floatbox\hbox to \dimen0
+ %{\hss\hbox{\copy\floatbox}\hss}%
+ {\processaction[\@@bklocation] % how easy to forget
+ [ \v!left=>\copy\floatbox\hss,
+ \v!right=>\hss\copy\floatbox,
+ \s!default=>\hss\copy\floatbox\hss,
+ \s!unknown=>\hss\copy\floatbox\hss]}%
+ \fi
+ \showmessage\m!columns{13}\empty
+ \else
+ % \showmessage\m!columns{13}\empty
+ \fi
+ \ifdim\ht\floatbox>\zeropoint\relax
+ \global\setbox\currenttopcolumnbox\vbox
+ {\snaptogrid\vbox
+ {\copy\currenttopcolumnbox
+ \copy\floatbox}
+ \whitespace % nodig ?
+ \blank[\@@bkspaceafter]}%
+ \fi
+ \dimen6\ht\currenttopcolumnbox
+ \advance\dimen6 \dp\currenttopcolumnbox
+ \fi
+ \ifdim\dimen4<\ht\currenttopcolumnbox
+ \dimen4\ht\currenttopcolumnbox
+ \fi
+ \advance\dimen8 \dimen6
+ \advance\count2 \minusone
+ \advance\count0 \minusone }%
+ \setvsize
+ \global\advance\vsize -\dimen8
+ \global\pagegoal\vsize
+ \else
+ %\doflushfloats % does not snap!
+ \fi
+ \egroup
+ \fi}
+
+%D The next macro can be used to flush floats in the current
+%D stream. No width checking is (yet) done.
+
+\def\insertcolumnfloats
+ {\doloop
+ {\ifsomefloatwaiting
+ \bgroup
+ \forgetall
+ % no check for width
+ \dogetfloat
+ \blank[\@@bkspacebefore]
+ \snaptogrid\vbox{\copy\floatbox}
+ \blank[\@@bkspaceafter]
+ \egroup
+ \else
+ \exitloop
+ \fi}}
+
+%D This were the multi||column routines. They can and need to
+%D be improved but at the moment their behaviour is acceptable.
+%D
+%D One inprovement can be to normalize the height of floats
+%D to $n\times$\type{\lineheight} with a macro like:
+%D
+%D \starttyping
+%D \normalizevbox{...}
+%D \stoptyping
+
+% border case, should fit on one page
+%
+% \startcolumns
+%
+% 1 \input tufte \par \plaatsfiguur{}{\omlijnd[breedte=\hsize,hoogte=3cm]{1}}
+% 2 \input tufte \par \plaatsfiguur{}{\omlijnd[breedte=\hsize,hoogte=3cm]{2}}
+% 3 \input tufte \par \plaatsfiguur{}{\omlijnd[breedte=\hsize,hoogte=3cm]{3}}
+%
+% \stopcolumns
+
+\def\setupcolumns
+ {\dosingleempty\dosetupcolumns}
+
+\def\dosetupcolumns[#1]%
+ {\getparameters[\??kl][#1]%
+ \nofcolumns\@@kln\relax
+ \processaction
+ [\@@klrule]
+ [ \v!on=>\let\betweencolumns\linebetweencolumns,
+ \v!off=>\let\betweencolumns\spacebetweencolumns,
+ \s!default=>\let\betweencolumns\spacebetweencolumns,
+ \s!unknown=>\let\betweencolumns\@@klrule]}
+
+\def\linebetweencolumns
+ {\bgroup
+ \starttextproperties
+ \ifdim\@@kldistance>\zeropoint
+ \dimen0=\@@kldistance
+ \else
+ \dimen0=\linewidth
+ \fi
+ \advance\dimen0 -\linewidth
+ \hskip.5\dimen0
+ \vrule
+ \!!width\linewidth
+ \ifb@selinebottom\!!depth\strutdepth\fi
+ \hskip.5\dimen0\relax
+ \stoptextproperties
+ \egroup}
+
+\def\spacebetweencolumns
+ {\hskip\@@kldistance}
+
+\presetlocalframed[\??kl]
+
+\def\backgroundfinishcolumnbox
+ {\doifinsetelse\@@kloffset{\v!none,\v!overlay}
+ {\let\@@kloffset\!!zeropoint}
+ {\scratchdimen\@@kloffset
+ \advance\scratchdimen -\@@klrulethickness
+ \edef\@@kloffset{\the\scratchdimen}}%
+ \localframed
+ [\??kl]
+ [\c!strut=\v!no,
+ \c!width=\v!fit,
+ \c!height=\v!fit,
+ \c!align=]}
+
+\definecomplexorsimpleempty\startcolumns
+
+\def\complexstartcolumns[#1]% %% \startcolumns
+ {\bgroup
+ \let\stopcolumns\egroup
+ \ifinsidecolumns
+ \else
+ \setupcolumns[#1]%
+ \ifnum\@@kln>1\relax
+ \whitespace
+ \begingroup
+ \doif\@@kloption\v!background
+ {\let\finishcolumnbox\backgroundfinishcolumnbox
+ \let\columntextoffset\@@kloffset}%
+ \ifx\@@klcommand\empty\else
+ \let\postprocesscolumnline\@@klcommand
+ \fi
+ \doifelsenothing\@@klheight
+ \heightencolumnsfalse
+ \heightencolumnstrue
+ \doifelse\@@kldirection\v!right
+ \reversecolumnsfalse
+ \reversecolumnstrue
+ \doifelse\@@klbalance\v!yes
+ \balancecolumnstrue
+ \balancecolumnsfalse
+ \installalign\v!yes {\stretchcolumnstrue \inheritcolumnsfalse}% todo: new key
+ \installalign\v!no {\stretchcolumnsfalse\inheritcolumnsfalse}% todo: new key
+ \installalign\v!text{\stretchcolumnsfalse\inheritcolumnstrue }%
+ \stretchcolumnsfalse
+ \inheritcolumnstrue
+ \doifsomething\@@klalign{\expanded{\setupalign[\@@klalign]}}%
+ \nofcolumns=\@@kln
+ %
+ % probably more is needed, and how about nesting save's
+ %
+ \saveouterspacing
+ %
+ \edef\fixedcolumnheight{\@@klheight}%
+ \edef\minbalancetoplines{\@@klntop}%
+ \setuptolerance[\@@kltolerance]% %% \startcolumns
+ \setupblank[\@@klblank]%
+ \ifdim\ctxparskip>\zeropoint\relax
+ \setupwhitespace[\@@klblank]%
+ \fi
+ \def\stopcolumns
+ {\endmulticolumns
+ \global\insidecolumnsfalse
+ \endgroup
+ \egroup}%
+ \global\insidecolumnstrue
+ \beginmulticolumns
+ \fi
+ \fi}
+
+\installcolumnbreakhandler {MUL} \v!preference
+ {\goodbreak}
+
+\installcolumnbreakhandler {MUL} \v!yes
+ {\par % todo: since
+ {\testrulewidth\zeropoint\ruledvskip\textheight} % we misuse a
+ \penalty-200 % side effect
+ \vskip-\textheight
+ }% bugged : \prevdepth-\thousandpoint} % signals top of column to \blank
+
+%D New: only at start of columns; may change ! Rather
+%D interwoven and therefore to be integrated when the multi
+%D column modules are merged. (moved from cont-new.tex)
+
+\def\setupcolumnspan[#1]%
+ {\getparameters[\??ks][#1]}
+
+\presetlocalframed
+ [\??ks]
+
+\setupcolumnspan
+ [\c!n=2,
+ \c!offset=\v!overlay,
+ \c!frame=\v!off]
+
+\newbox\columnspanbox \let\postprocesscolumnspanbox\gobbleoneargument
+
+\def\dostartcolumnspan[#1]%
+ {\bgroup
+ \setupcolumnspan[#1]%
+ \forgetall
+ \ifinsidecolumns
+ \advance\hsize \intercolumnwidth
+ \hsize\@@ksn\hsize
+ \advance\hsize -\intercolumnwidth
+ \fi
+ \dowithnextbox
+ {\setbox\columnspanbox\flushnextbox
+ \ifinsidecolumns\wd\columnspanbox\hsize\fi
+ \postprocesscolumnspanbox\columnspanbox
+ \scratchdimen\ht\columnspanbox
+ \setbox\columnspanbox\hbox % depth to be checked, probably option!
+ {\localframed[\??ks][\c!offset=\v!overlay]{\box\columnspanbox}}%
+ \ht\columnspanbox\scratchdimen
+ \dp\columnspanbox\strutdp
+ \wd\columnspanbox\hsize
+ \ifinsidecolumns
+ \ifnum\@@ksn>1
+ \setvsize
+ \dohandleallcolumns
+ {\ifnum\currentcolumn>\@@ksn\else
+ \global\setbox\currenttopcolumnbox=\vbox
+ {\ifnum\currentcolumn=1
+ \snaptogrid\vbox{\copy\columnspanbox}
+ \else
+ \snaptogrid\vbox{\vphantom{\copy\columnspanbox}}
+ \fi}%
+ \wd\currenttopcolumnbox\hsize
+ \global\advance\vsize -\ht\currenttopcolumnbox
+ \fi}
+ \global\pagegoal\vsize
+ \else
+ \snaptogrid\vbox{\box\columnspanbox}
+ \fi
+ \else
+ \snaptogrid\vbox{\box\columnspanbox}
+ \fi
+ \endgraf
+ \ifvmode\prevdepth\strutdp\fi
+ \egroup}
+ \vbox\bgroup
+ %\topskipcorrection % becomes an option !
+ \EveryPar{\begstrut\EveryPar{}}} % also !
+
+\def\startcolumnspan
+ {\dosingleempty\dostartcolumnspan}
+
+\def\stopcolumnspan
+ {\egroup}
+
+\setupcolumns
+ [\c!n=2,
+ \c!ntop=1,
+ \c!command=,
+ \c!direction=\v!right,
+ \c!rule=\v!off,
+ \c!tolerance=\v!tolerant,
+ \c!distance=1.5\bodyfontsize, % influenced by switching
+ \c!height=,
+ \c!balance=\v!yes,
+ \c!align=\v!text,
+ \c!blank={\v!line,\v!fixed},
+ \c!option=,
+ \c!rulethickness=\linewidth,
+ \c!offset=.5\bodyfontsize]
+
+%D Undocumented and still under development.
+
+\def\startsimplecolumns
+ {\dosingleempty\dostartsimplecolumns}
+
+\def\dostartsimplecolumns[#1]%
+ {\bgroup
+ \nopenalties
+ \getparameters[\??kl]
+ [\c!width=\hsize,\c!distance=1.5\bodyfontsize,%
+ \c!n=2,\c!lines=0,#1]%
+ \let\rigidcolumnlines\@@kllines
+ \setrigidcolumnhsize\@@klwidth\@@kldistance\@@kln
+ \setbox\scratchbox\vbox\bgroup
+ \forgetall} % \blank[\v!disable]
+
+\def\stopsimplecolumns
+ {\removebottomthings
+ \egroup
+ \rigidcolumnbalance\scratchbox
+ \egroup}
+
+\protect \endinput