% \mergedfootnotes
% \columnratio{}
% \section{Reference Manual}
% \label{sec:ref}
% \subsection{Environment \texttt{paracol}}
% \label{sec:ref-paracol}
% 
% \begin{description}
% \item[\ENV{paracol}{\marg{num}\oarg{text}}]\mbox{}\par
% The environment \env{paracol} contains \meta{body} typeset in \meta{num}
% columns in parallel.  The optional \meta{text} is put spanning all columns
% prior to the multi-columned \meta{body}.
% 

% \begin{itemize}
% \item
% \changes{v1.2-2}{2013/05/11}
% 	{Add a footnote mentioning single-columned footnotes merged with
%	 pre-environment staff.}

% 

% The environment may start from \emph{any} vertical position in a page,
% i.e., not necessary at the top of a page.  The single-column
% {\em\Uidx\preenv} of the {\em\Uidx\spage} in which \beginparacol{} lies
% are naturally connected to the beginning part of \meta{body} in each
% column, unless the page has footnotes\footnote{

% 

% With merged footnotes setting shown in Section~\ref{sec:ref-scfnote}, the
% footnotes in the single-column contents are merged with those in
% \env{paracol} environment and are put at the bottom of the \spage{}
% together as shown in this page.}
% 

% or bottom floats.  If these kind of bottom stuff exist, they are
% put above the multi-columned \meta{body}, or the spanning \meta{text}
% 

% \UsageIndex{spanning text}

% 

% if provided, with a vertical skip of \!\textfloatsep! separating them if
% bottom floats exist.  The \emph{deferred} floats which have not yet
% appeared in the starting page and thus will appear in the next or
% succeeding pages are considered as page-wise floats given in the
% environment.
% 
% \item
% \changes{v1.2-5}{2013/05/11}
% 	{Add an item to show that \string\texttt{paracol} can be enclosed in
%	 a \string\texttt{list}-like environment.}

% 

% The environment can be enclosed in a \env{list}{\em-like environment} such
% as \env{enumerate}, \env{itemize} and \env{description}.  If so, \!\item!s
% in each column are typeset using the parameters of the surrounding
% environment such as \!\leftmargin! and \!\rightmargin!.  For example, the
% following short \env{paracol} environment is included in an \env{itemize}
% for this and other \!\item!s in this page.
% 

% \begin{paracol}{2}
% \item
% This is the first \!\item! in the left column.
% 
% \item
% This is the second \!\item! in the left column followed by a
% \!\switchcolumn!\footnote{
.
% 

% This footnote is to show the footnotes in this page are merged.}.
% \switchcolumn
% 
% \item
% This is the first \!\item! in the right column.
% 
% \item
% This is the second \!\item! in the right column.
% 
% \item
% This is the third and last \!\item! in the right column.
% \end{paracol}
% You are now seeing the switching to/from multi-columned and \env{itemize}d
% texts are naturally connected with the last and this single-columned
% sentences.  You may feel the space between two columns above is too large
% but it simply results from the large total \!\leftmargin!s of the outer
% \env{description} and this \env{itemize}, which make the right column
% shifted right.  A simple remedy for this large space is to make
% \!\columnsep! narrower, for example 0\,pt as shown below.
% 

% \columnsep0pt
% \begin{paracol}{2}
% \item
% This \!\item! is wider than the last \!\item! above because
% \!\columnsep! is 0\,pt.
% \switchcolumn
% 
% \item
% Therefore, this \!\item! is shifted left a little bit to make
% inter-column spece narrower.
% \end{paracol}
% 
% \item
% All \Uidx\lcounter{}s in all columns are initialized to have the values at
% \beginparacol{} on its first occurence.  On the second and succeeding
% occurences of \beginparacol, the \lcounter{}s in each column have the
% value at the last \Endparacol, unless they are modified after the
% \Endparacol.  If a counter is modified (or declared by \!\newcounter!)
% after the \Endparacol, the local versions of the counter in all column
% commonly have the value at \beginparacol.
% 
% \item
% \changes{v1.2-2}{2013/05/11}
% 	{Add a footnote mentioning single-columned footnotes merged with
%	 post-environment staff.}

% 

% The environment may end at \emph{any} vertical position in a page, i.e.,
% the {\em\Uidx\postenv} being the single-column texts and others
% following \Endparacol{} in the {\em\Uidx\lpage} of the environment may not
% start from the top of a page.  If any columns don't have deferred
% column-wise floats and the most advanced {\em\Uidx\lcolumn} at
% \Endparacol{} has neither of footnotes\footnote{

% 

% With merged-footnote setting shown in Section~\ref{sec:ref-scfnote}, the
% footnotes in the closing \env{paracol} environment are merged with those
% in \postenv{} and are put at the bottom of the page{} together as shown in
% this page.}
% 

% nor bottom floats, its bottom is naturally connected to the \postenv{}.
% If the \lcolumn{} has these kinds of bottom stuff, they are put above the
% \postenv{}, with a vertical skip of \!\textfloatsep! separating them if
% bottom floats exist.  All deferred column-wise floats given in the
% environment are flushed before the \postenv{} appears, possibly creating
% {\em\Uidx\fcolumn{}s} only with floats.  On the other hand, deferred
% page-wise floats given in the environment are considered as deferred
% (single-) column-wise floats given just after \Endparacol.
% 
% \item
% The values of all \lcounter{}s in the leftmost column are used as the
% initial values of them in the \postenv.
% 
% \item
% The \env{paracol} environment cannot be nested, or you will have an error
% message of illegal nesting.
% 
% \item
% The commands \!\switchcolumn!, \!\synccounter!, \!\syncallcounters! and
% \!\flushpage!, and environments \env{column}(|*|), \env{nthcolumn}(|*|),
% \env{leftcolumn}(|*|) and \env{rightcolumn}(|*|) are {\em local} to
% \env{paracol} environment and thus undefined outside the
% environment\footnote{

% 

% Unless you dare to define them.}.
% 

% The command \!\clearpage! is of course usable outside and inside the
% environment but its function inside is a little bit different from outside.
% \end{itemize}
% \end{description}
% 
% 
% 
% \subsection{Column-Switching Command and Environments}
% \label{sec:ref-switchcolumn}
% 
% \begin{description}
% \item[\Midx{\!\switchcolumn!}\oarg{col}]\mbox{}
% \Item[\Midx{\!\switchcolumn!}\oarg{col}\texttt{*}\oarg{text}]\mbox{}\par
% The command switches columns from $i$ to $j$ where $i$ and $j$ is the
% zero-origin ordinals of the columns from/to which we are leaving\slash
% visiting respectively.  Without the optional \meta{col}, $j=i+1\bmod n$
% where $n$ is the number of columns given to \beginparacol, while
% $j=\meta{col}$ with the optional argument.  If the command (or
% \oarg{col} if specified) is followed by a |*|, the \cswitch{} takes
% place after \sync{}ation and, if specified, the optional spanning
% \meta{text} is put.
% 

% \Index{spanning text}

% 

% \begin{itemize}
% \item
% Using \!\switchcolumn! in a \env{list}-like environment \emph{included} in
% a \env{paracol} environment causes an ugly result without any error\slash
% warning messages.  This caution is effectual for all \csenv{}s too.
% 
% \item
% If $\meta{col}\notin\LBRP0n$, an error is reported and, if you dare to
% continue, you will switch to the leftmost column 0.
% 
% \item
% The \sync{}ation point is set just below the last line of the \lcolumn{}
% in a page $p$, partly taking deferred floats into account.  That is, all
% deferred floats are put in the pages up to $p-1$ and at the top of $p$ if
% possible.  Then, if a non-\lcolumn{} has footnotes and/or bottom floats
% and they cannot be pushed down below the \sync{}ation point, the point is
% moved to the next page top\footnote{

% 

% Or below top floats deferred to the page.}.
% 
% \item
% In a page having one or more \sync{}ation points, stretch and shrink
% factors of all vertical spaces, such as those surrounding sectionning
% commands, are ingonred.  Therefore, even if you specify \!\flushbottom!,
% the page is typeset as if \!\raggedbottom! were specified.
% 
% \item
% After a \sync{}ation point is set, top floats will not be put in the page
% having the point any more and thus will be deferred to the next or
% a succeeding page.
% \end{itemize}
% 
% 
% 
% \item[\ENV{column}{}]\mbox{}
% \Item[\ENV{column*}{\oarg{text}}]\mbox{}\par
% The environment \env{column} contains \meta{body} for the column next to
% what we are in just before \!\begin!|{|\env{column}|}|.  The starred
% version \env{column*} does the same after \sync{}ation and, if specified,
% the optional spanning \meta{text} is put.
% 

% \Index{spanning text}

% 

% \begin{itemize}
% \item
% The environments are almost equivalent to;
% \begin{quote}
% |{|\!\switchcolumn!\quad\meta{body}\quad\CSIndex{par}|}|\\
% |{|\!\switchcolumn!|*|\oarg{text}\quad\meta{body}\quad\CSIndex{par}|}|
% \end{quote}
% except for their first occurences which don't switch to the column 1
% (i.e., right column if two-columned) but stay in the leftmost column 0.
% More precicesly, \!\begin!|{|\env{column}(|*|)|}| does not make \cswitch{}
% if it is not preceded by \!\switchcolumn! nor other \csenv{}s.
% 
% \item
% The \meta{body} of the environments cannot have \!\switchcolumn! nor
% \csenv{}s including \env{column}(|*|) themselves, or you will have an
% error message of illegal use of command\slash environment.
% 
% \item
% Column-switching\index{column-switching} does not take place at
% \!\end!|{|\env{column}(|*|)|}|.  Therefore, texts following the
% environments are put in the column in which \meta{body} resides until a
% \cswitch{} commnad\slash environment is given.
% \end{itemize}
% 
% 
% 
% \item[\ENV{nthcolumn}{\marg{col}}]\mbox{}
% \Item[\ENV{nthcolumn*}{\marg{col}\oarg{text}}]\mbox{}\par
% The environment \env{nthcolumn} contains \meta{body} for the column
% \meta{col}.  The starred version \env{nthcolumn*} does the same after
% \sync{}ation and, if specified, the optional spanning \meta{text} is put.
% 

% \Index{spanning text}

% 

% \begin{itemize}
% \item
% The environments are equivalent to;
% 

% \begin{quote}
% |{|\!\switchcolumn!\oarg{col}\quad\meta{body}\quad\CSIndex{par}|}|\\
% |{|\!\switchcolumn!\oarg{col}|*|\oarg{text}\quad
%     \meta{body}\quad\CSIndex{par}|}|
% \end{quote}
% 
% \item
% The \meta{body} of the environments cannot have \!\switchcolumn! nor
% \csenv{}s including \env{nthcolumn}(|*|) themselves, or you will have an
% error message of illegal use of command\slash environment.
% 
% \item
% Column-switching\index{column-switching} does not take place at
% \!\end!|{|\env{nthcolumn}(|*|)|}|.  Therefore, texts following the
% environments are put in the column in which \meta{body} resides until a
% \cswitch{} commnad\slash environment is given.
% \end{itemize}
% 
% 
% 
% \item[\ENV{leftcolumn}{}]\mbox{}
% \Item[\ENV{leftcolumn*}{\oarg{text}}]\mbox{}
% \Item[\ENV{rightcolumn}{}]\mbox{}
% \Item[\ENV{rightcolumn*}{\oarg{text}}]\mbox{}\par\nobreak
% The environment \env{leftcolumn} contains \meta{body} for the leftmost
% column 0, while \env{rightcolumn} for the column 1 being the right column
% in two-column typesetting.  The starred versions \env{leftcolumn*} and
% \env{rightcolumn*} do the same after \sync{}ation and, if specified, the
% optional spanning \meta{text} is put.
% 

% \Index{spanning text}

% 

% \begin{itemize}
% \item
% The environments \env{leftcolumn}(|*|) are equivalent to;
% 

% \begin{quote}
% \Env{nthcolumn}{\Arg{\texttt{0}}}\\
% \Env{nthcolumn*}{\Arg{\texttt{0}}\oarg{text}}
% \end{quote}
% 

% while \env{rightcolumn}(|*|) are equivalent to;
% 

% \begin{quote}
% \Env{nthcolumn}{\Arg{\texttt{1}}}\\
% \Env{nthcolumn*}{\Arg{\texttt{1}}\oarg{text}}
% \end{quote}
% 

% \end{itemize}
% \end{description}
% 
% 
% 
% \subsection{Commands for Column Width, Position and Color} 
% \label{sec:ref-columnratio}
% 
% \begin{description}
% \item[\Midx{\!\columnratio!}\Arg{$r_0,r_1,\cdots,r_k$}]\mbox{}\par
% \changes{v1.1}{2012/05/11}
% 	{Add description of \cs{columnratio}.}

% 

% The command defines the width of each column by the fraction $r_i$ to
% specify the portion which $i$-th ($i=0$ for the leftmost) column
% occupies.  More specifically, the width $\Midx{\w}_i$ of the $i$-th column
% is defined as follows, where $W$ is \!\textwidth!, $S$ is \!\columnsep!,
% and $n$ is the number of columns given to \beginparacol.
% 

% \begin{eqnarray*}
% W'&=&W-(n-1)S\\
% w_i&=&\cases{
%   r_iW'
%     \vrule height1.5\ht\strutbox depth1.5\dp\strutbox width0pt&$i\leq k$\cr
%   \displaystyle{(1-\sum_{j=0}^k r_j)W'\over n-(k+1)}&$i>k$}
% \end{eqnarray*}
% 

% \begin{itemize}
% \item
% The equations above imply that $k<n-1$, $r_i>0$ and $\sum_{j=0}^k
% r_j<1$.  If $k\geq n-1$, $k$ is assumed to be $n-2$ and all $r_i$ such
% that $i\geq n-1$ are ignored.  If $r_i$ or its sum does not satisfy the
% conditions, you will have an ugly result with ``Overful'' messages.
% 
% \item
% The argument $r_0,r_1,\cdots,r_k$ can be empty to mean $k=-1$ to let all
% column widths be $W'/n$ as default.
% 
% \item
% The setting of column width by the command takes effect in the |paracol|
% environments following the command\footnote{

% 

% If the command is in a \texttt{paracol} environment, the command does not
% affect the column widths of the environment but does the next ones, though
% such usage is very unusual.}.
% 

% Therefore, though placing the command in the preamble is the most natural
% way\footnote{

% 

% Or second most to not using it at all, of course.},
% 

% you may place this command between two |paracol| environments to change
% the column layout for the second one even when they appear in a page as
% shown in Section~\ref{sec:man-close}.
% 
% \item
% \changes{v1.2-5}{2013/05/11}
% 	{Modify the description about \cs{linewidth} reflecting the fact
%	 that \string\texttt{paracol} may be included in a
%	 \string\texttt{list}-like environment.}

% 

% In the $i$-th column, \!\columnwidth! has $w_i$ and, for outermost
% paragraphs in the column, \!\hsize! has $w_i$ as well.  As for
% \!\linewidth!, it has $w_i-(\!\textwidth!-l)$ where $l$ is what
% \!\linewidth! had at \beginparacol{}, i.e., the \!\linewidth! for the
% \env{list}-like environment surrounding \env{paracol} if any, or
% \!\textwidth! otherwise.
% \end{itemize}
% 
% 
% 
% \item[\Midx{\!\swapcolumninevenpages!}]\mbox{}
% \Item[\Midx{\!\noswapcolumninevenpages!}]\mbox{}\par
% \changes{v1.2-4}{2013/05/11}
% 	{Add description of \cs{[no]swapcolumninevenpages}.}

% 

% In a book with unbalanced parallel columns, sometimes it is preferable
% that, for example, wider columns are always \emph{inside} while narrower
% ones are \emph{outside}.  This {\em\Uidx\cswap} to \emph{print} columns in
% even pages in reverse order is enabled by \!\swapcolumninevenpages!.  The
% other command \!\noswapcolumninevenpages! disables this function to give
% the default setting.
% 

% \begin{itemize}
% \item
% The \cswap{} affects not only columns but also marginal notes and, more
% subtlely, the column to which \mctext{}s is put.  That is, with the natural
% ordering of column printing, column-0 accommodate \mctext{}s and its marginal
% notes go to left margin while those of other columns are placed at their
% right, but with reverse ordering the role of column-0 is delegated to
% column-$(n-1)$ in $n$-parallel-column typesetting.  Since the printing
% position of each column is decided \emph{after} the page number for columns
% are fixed, columns are placed always correctly.  As for marginal notes and
% \mctext{}s, however, we have to decide which column is the leftmost
% \emph{before} the page in which they reside is fixed.  Therefore, the
% \textsf{paracol} can misunderstand the page parity to misplace
% these items.  In particular, it is almost impossible to produce a good
% result when a \mctext{} crosses a page boundary to lie in two pages whose
% parities of course disagree.  Therefore, you are requested to insert
% \!\newpage! before the such stuff if you have weird results.
% 
% \item\label{pag:cswap}
% The commands have to be outside of \env{paracol} environments to decide
% the action in the environments following them.  If they appear in a
% \env{paracol} environment, you will have a warning message saying they are
% ignored.
% 
% \swapcolumninevenpages\columnratio{0.6}\columnsep0pt
% \begin{paracol}{2}
% \hfuzz2pt
% \item
% Here is an example of column swapping.  Since this page
% \pageref{pag:cswap} is even, this wider column-0 with roman font is placed
% in right side and thus inside at the begining, but now we are in a odd
% page in which this column is in left side.
% 
% \switchcolumn
% \item\it
% This narrower, outside and italicized column-1 is at first in left
% side but the page break has changed the position to the right.
% \end{paracol}
% \end{itemize}
% 
% 
% 
% \item[\Midx{\!\columncolor!}\oarg{mode}\marg{color}\oarg{col}]\mbox{}
% \Item[\Midx{\!\normalcolumncolor!}\oarg{col}]\mbox{}\par
% \changes{v1.2-1}{2013/05/11}
%	{Add description of \cs{columncolor} and \cs{normlcolumncolor}.}

% 

% The command \!\columncolor! declares that the \emph{default color} of a
% column is 
% \meta{color} or what it specifies by the combination with the optional
% \meta{mode}.  The command \!\normalcolumncolor! declares the default color
% is what \!\normalcolor! specifies, i.e., black usually.  The target column
% of these commands is that in which the commands reside, or \meta{col} if
% it specified.
% 

% \begin{itemize}
% \item
% The command may be outside of \env{paracol} environment.  If so and
% \meta{col} is not provided, the target column is the leftmost 0.
% 
% \item
% The default color declaration is \emph{global}.  Therefore, even if the
% command appears in a \env{paracol} environment (and even in some grouping
% structure in it), the declaration will be kept effective after
% \Endparacol{} to determine the default color of the specified column in
% succeeding \env{paracol} environments.
% 
% \item
% To give a color to texts (and maybe other stuff) in a column correctly,
% you need to load \textsf{color} package or its relative (e.g.,
% \textsf{xcolor}) which the implementation of coloring in \textsf{paracol}
% relies on.
% 
% \item
% Coloring with \!\color!\oarg{mode}\marg{color} and other coloring commands
% in \env{paracol} environments is of course allowed.  One caution is that
% the \!\color! decides the color for following texts until other
% specificatoin is given or the group surrounding the command is closed.
% Therefore, \!\switchcolumn! does not affect the coloring but a color given
% to the texts in a column is also applied to the texts in the column to be
% switched to.  This irrelativeness of coloring and \cswitch{} is shown in
% the example below.
% 
% \noswapcolumninevenpages\columnratio{0.5}\columnsep0pt
% \tolerance5000\hbadness5000
% \begin{paracol}{2}
% \columncolor{blue}
% This column is colored blue because\\
% \mbox{}\qquad \!\columncolor!|{blue}|\\
% is specfied.  Here we have a \!\switchcolumn!.
% \switchcolumn
% \columncolor{red}
% This column is colored red because\\
% \mbox{}\qquad\!\columncolor!|{red}|\\
% is specified.
% 
% \begin{color}{green}
% Now the color of the right column is changed to green because\\
% \mbox{}\qquad\!\begin!|{color}{green}|\\
% is given prior to this paragraph.  Now we have another \!\switchcolumn! to
% go back to the left.
% \switchcolumn
% The color of this paragraph is green because we are still in the
% environment of green coloring, which we are now closing.\par
% \end{color}%
% 
% Since the coloring environment has been closed, the color of this
% paragraph is the default blue.  Now we have yet another and the last
% \!\switchcolumn! to the right.
% \switchcolumn
% Since this paragraph is outside of the coloring environment, its color is
% the default red.
% \end{paracol}
% 
% \normalcolumncolor[0]\normalcolumncolor[1]
% The default coloring of columns does not affect anything outside of
% \env{paracol} environment of course, and thus this sentence is not
% colored\footnote{

% 

% Or colred black as \cs{normalcolor} specifies.}.
% \end{itemize}
% \end{description}
% 
% 
% 
% \subsection{Commands for Counters}
% \label{sec:ref-counter}
% 
% \begin{description}
% \item[\Midx{\!\globalcounter!}\marg{ctr}]\mbox{}\par
% The command declares that the counter \meta{ctr} is global to all columns.
% An update of a \Uidx\gcounter{} in a column is seen by any other columns.
% 

% \begin{itemize}
% \item
% All column-local values of a descendant \lcounter{} of a \gcounter{} are
% zero-cleared when the \gcounter{} is explicitly stepped by \!\stepcounter!
% or \!\refstepcounter!, or implicitly by a sectioning command and so on.
% 
% \item
% The counter \counter{page} is always global but an explicit update of it
% by e.g., \!\setcounter! in a non-leftmost column is not seen by other
% columns and is canceled even for the column itself after a \cswitch{} or a
% page break in the column.  Therefore, if you want to make a \emph{jump} of
% \counter{page}, it must be done in the leftmost column 0.  Note that a
% jump from a page $p$ to $q$ can be seen in other columns even if they have
% gone beyond $p$ \emph{before} the column 0 makes the jump, as far as
% \counter{page} having $q$ (or its successor) is referred to by \!\pageref!
% or through \emph{contents} files such as |.toc|\footnote{

% 

% Direct reference to \counter{page} may give an inconsisent result, as you
% might have in ordinary \LaTeX{} documents.}.
% 
% \item
% Globalizing a \meta{ctr} being already global is just ignored without any
% complaints.
% \end{itemize}
% 
% 
% 
% \item[\Midx{\!\localcounter!}\marg{ctr}]\mbox{}\par
% The command declares that the counter \meta{ctr} is local for each column.
% 

% \begin{itemize}
% \item
% Though this command is intended for localizing a \meta{ctr} which is once
% globalized, localizing a local counter does not causes any error but is
% just ignored.  Localizing the permanently global \counter{page} is also
% just ignored without any complaints.
% \end{itemize}
% 
% 
% 
% \item[\Midx{\!\definethecounter!}\marg{ctr}\marg{col}\marg{rep}]\mbox{}\par
% The command defines |\the|\meta{ctr} being \marg{rep} for the local use in
% the column \meta{col}.  That is, |\the|\meta{ctr} in the column \meta{col}
% acts as if it is defined by
% \!\renewcommand!\Arg{\cs{the}\meta{ctr}}\Arg{\meta{rep}}.
% 
% 
% 
% \item[\Midx{\!\synccounter!}\marg{ctr}]\mbox{}\par
% The command \emph{broadcasts} the value of the \lcounter{} \meta{ctr} in
% the column in which the command appears to the values in all other columns.
% 
% \item[\Midx{\!\syncallcounters!}]\mbox{}\par
% The command broadcasts the values of all \lcounter{}s in the column in
% which the command appears to the values in all other columns.
% \end{description}
% 
% 
% 
% \subsection{Single-Columned Footnotes}
% \label{sec:ref-scfnote}
% \changes{v1.2-2}{2013/05/11}
% 	{Add the sub-section ``Single-Columned Footnotes'' to describe newly
%	 introducerd commands for single-columned footnotes.}
% 
% \begin{description}
% \item[\Midx{\!\singlecolumnfootnotes!}]\mbox{}
% \Item[\Midx{\!\mergedfootnotes!}]\mbox{}
% \Item[\Midx{\!\multicolumnfootnotes!}]\mbox{}\par
% The command \!\singlecolumnfootnotes! makes footnotes in \env{paracol}
% environments {\em\Uidx\scfnote} so that footnotes in all columns are
% gathered to be typeset spanning all columns, i.e., single-columned, and are
% put at the bottom of the page in which they appear.  The command
% \!\mergedfootnotes! also makes footnotes \scfnote{} and \emph{merges}
% 

% \Uidx{\Index{merged footnote}}

% 

% them with footnotes in outside of the environment but in the same page,
% i.e., those in \Preenv{} and \postenv{}, while with
% \!\singlecolumnfootnotes! \Preenv{} footnotes are put above multi-columns
% and those in the \lpage{} of the environment is put below multi-columns
% to separate single- and multi-column stuff.  The command
% \!\multicolumnfootnotes! is to choose the default {\em\Uidx\mcfnote}
% footnote typesetting, i.e., footnotes in each column are put below the
% column itself and are separated from \Preenv{} and \Postenv{} footnotes.
% 

% \begin{itemize}
% \item
% An example of \Mgfnote{} is found in p.~\pageref{sec:ref-paracol} while
% you will see many of them in Section~\ref{sec:fnnp}\footnote{

% 

% The left-column footnote \ref{fn:flush} in p.~\pageref{fn:flush} looks like
% a merged footnote because it is at the bottom of the page and the marked
% text is above the single-column text.  However, it is an ordinary
% multi-columned one produced by a trick with \cs{footnotemark} and
% \cs{footnotetext} in different \env{paracol} environments.}.
% 
% \item
% In any styles of footnote typesetting, a footnote cannot have page breaks
% in it, i.e., a footnote is always put in a page as a whole.  This makes it
% impossible to have a footnote taller than \!\textheight! and thus you will
% see a warning message if you give a very long footnote which will be
% printed intruding into the area for page footer (or out of the paper bound).
% 
% \item
% The commands \!\singlecolumnfootnotes! and \!\mergedfootnotes! make
% \counter{footnote} counter global and perform \!\fncounteradjustment!
% shown below inside them.  The command \!\multicolumnfoot~notes! does
% the opperations oppositely, i.e., localizes \counter{footnote} and does
% \!\nofncounteradjustment!.  Though these settings are usually appropriate
% for each footnote typesetting but you can override them by explictly using
% commands like \!\localcounter!|{footnote}|.
% \end{itemize}
% 
% 
% 
% \item[\Midx{\!\footnote!}\texttt{*}\oarg{num}\marg{text}]\mbox{}
% \Item[\Midx{\!\footnotemark!}\texttt{*}\oarg{num}]\mbox{}
% \Item[\Midx{\!\footnotetext!}\texttt{*}\oarg{num}\marg{text}]\mbox{}\par
% The starred version of \!\footnote!, \!\footnotemark! and \!\footnotetext!
% are for the adjustment of the footnote numbering, the order of footnote
% marks in main texts, and the stacking order of footnotes at page
% bottom.  Their usages with various examples are given in
% Section~\ref{sec:fnnp}.
% 
% 
% 
% \item[\Midx{\!\fncounteradjustment!}]\mbox{}
% \Item[\Midx{\!\nofncounteradjustment!}]\mbox{}\par
% The maintenance of \counter{footnote} with the starred footnote commands
% such as \!\footnote!|*| shown above causes out-of-order progress of the
% counter to make it hard to have a consistent counter value at
% \Endparacol.  The command \!\fncounteradjustment! is to let \Endparacol{}
% adjust the value of the counter based on its value at
% \beginparacol{} and the number of footnote commands in the environment.
% The command \!\nofncounteradjustment! is to tell \Endparacol{} to do
% nothing as in default.
% 
% \begin{itemize}
% \item
% Though \!\singlecolumnfootnotes! and \!\mergedfootnotes! do
% \!\fncounteradjustment! and \!\multi~columnfootnotes! does
% \!\nofncounteradjustment! inside of them, you can override these settings
% by explicitly putting a counter adjustment command after a footnote
% typesetting command.
% 
% \item
% The effect of \!\fncounteradjustment! is shown in Section~\ref{sec:fnnp}.
% \end{itemize}
% \end{description}
% 
% 
% 
% \subsection{Control of Contents Output}
% \label{sec:ref-contents}
% 
% \begin{description}
% \item[\Midx{\!\addcontentsonly!}\marg{file}\marg{col}]\mbox{}\par
% The command inhibits the output of contents information to
% $\meta{file}\in\{|toc|,|lof|,|lot|\}$ from columns other than \meta{col}.
% 

% \begin{itemize}
% \ifx\ONLYDESCRIPTION\undefined
% \item
% For example, this manual has \!\addcontentsonly!|{toc}{0}| to
inhibit the % contents information output from \!\subsection! commands
in the right column % in % Section~\ref{sec:env} and~\ref{sec:float},
or the table should have % duplicated entries of sub-sections.
% 
% \else
% \item
% For example, if this manual had the table of contents,
% \!\addcontentsonly!|{toc}{0}| should be specified to inhibit the contents
% information output from \!\subsection! commands in Section~\ref{sec:env}
% and~\ref{sec:float}, or the table should have duplicated entries of
% sub-sections.
% \fi
% 
% \item
% It must be $\meta{file}\in\{|toc|,|lof|,|lot|\}$, or you will have an
% error message of illegal type of contents file.
% \end{itemize}
% \end{description}
% 
% 
% 
% \subsection{Page Flushing Commands}
% \label{sec:ref-flush}
% 
% \begin{description}
% \item[\Midx{\!\flushpage!}]\mbox{}\par
% The command flushes pages up to the {\em\Uidx\tpage} in which the \lcolumn{}
% resides.  Deferred floats which can be put in the pages up to the \tpage{}
% are also flushed.
% 
% \item[\Midx{\!\clearpage!}]\mbox{}\par
% The command does what \!\flushpage! does and then flushes all floats still
% deferred if any.  The deferred float flushing beyond the \tpage{} takes
% place at first for column-wise ones creating \fcolumn{}s for them, and
% then for page-wise ones creating {\em\Uidx\fpage{}s} only with
% page-wise floats, as \LaTeX's \!\clearpage! does outside \env{paracol}
% environment.
% \end{description}
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