Text Formatting ⇒ two frameboxes side by side

[manflower]

Hi,

I tried placing two frameboxes side by side, but it did not work out. What I tried is:

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\begin{table}{cc}
\framebox{box1} & \framebox{box2 
\begin{enumerate}
\item box2-item1
\item box2-item2
\end{enumerate}
}
\end{tabular}

it seems like enumerate cannot happen inside a table or a framebox. Is there a way to enclose two boxes of text (with possible lists and so on) side by side with a frame (and make the spacing look natural too)?

Thanks!

[manflower]

Please note I had a typo, it should be \begin{tabular}...

[gmedina]

Hi,

...it seems like enumerate cannot happen inside a table or a framebox...

It can, but you will have to enclose it using a \parbox.

...Is there a way to enclose two boxes of text (with possible lists and so on) side by side with a frame (and make the spacing look natural too)?

depending on your intent, this can be achieved in several ways; the following example code shows two possible solutions:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{framed}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{lipsum}% just to generate some text

\begin{document}

% using a tabular with \parbox inside \framebox
\noindent\begin{tabular}{p{.45\textwidth}p{.45\textwidth}}
\framebox{\parbox[t]{.4\textwidth}{\lipsum[1]}} & \framebox{\parbox[t]{.4\textwidth}{
  \lipsum[1] 
  \begin{enumerate}[nolistsep]
   \item box2-item1
   \item box2-item2
   \item box2-item3
  \end{enumerate}}}
\end{tabular}

\newpage

% now, using multicol and framed
\begin{multicols}{2}
\begin{framed}
\lipsum[1]
\end{framed}
\begin{framed}
\lipsum[1]
  \begin{enumerate}[nolistsep]
    \item box2-item1
    \item box2-item2
    \item box2-item3
  \end{enumerate}
\end{framed}
\end{multicols}

\end{document}

Please refer to the documentation of the used packages.