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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\setlist{nolistsep}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{multicol}
\begin{document}
\begin{multicols}{2}
\lipsum[2]
%% A %% \section*{hahaha}
\lipsum[4]
%% B %%\begin{enumerate}
%% B %% \item
\lipsum[2]
%% B %% \item
\lipsum[4]
%% B %%\end{enumerate}
\end{multicols}
\end{document}
As is: the output has two perfectly balanced columns, the bottoms of which are impeccably aligned.
Uncommenting comment group A only: perfect alignment again.
Uncommenting comment group B only: perfect.
Uncommenting all comments: the columns are not aligned at the bottom. It is only a very slight bit off, and you probably have to zoom in to see. (In the actual document I'm working on, the difference is rather larger.)
Why doesn't the rubber length in the section header fill the space when there happens to be an enumerate environment later on? I thought it might just be a coincidence that there's no perfect way to align the columns in the last case. But change the section to a subsection. Or add two section headings. In the cases I've tested, the columns consistently align except when there is both a section heading and a list.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: Tossing out nolistsep makes the alignment work. But I don't think that's a satisfactory solution. Is there a way with enumitem to make the vertical list spacing rubber, perhaps? I apologize if there's something in the packages I missed.
