name parallel category Package shortdesc Typeset parallel texts. longdesc Provides a parallel environment which allows two potentially longdesc different texts to be typeset in two columns, while maintaining longdesc alignment. The two columns may be on the same page, or on facing longdesc pages. This arrangement of text is commonly used when typesetting longdesc translations, but it can have value when comparing any two texts. longdesc [description copied from TeX Catalogue]