Page Layout ⇒ Package Conflict of 'ltxgrid' and 'algorithm' Package

[ahmedsalahais]

Hi all. i have a problem. I want to make a specific chapter in two columns layout. After searching i found that i could use the command \twocolumngrid from the package ltxgrid. That worked very well for a test document. But it didn't work in my main document where i use the package algorithm. Here's a sample of the code that didn't work:

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\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{book}
\usepackage{ltxgrid}
\usepackage{algorithm}
\begin{document}
\begin{algorithm}

\end{algorithm}
\end{document}

When i typeset that i get the following error at the line with \end{algorithm} :

! Missing \endcsname inserted.

Ofcourse if i removed \usepackage{ltxgrid} it wont show any error. So what do i do?

Thanks in advance,
Ahmed,

[ahmedsalahais]

Ok guys, I fixed the problem by using the package algorithm2e instead of algorithm.

The next code typeset correctly without any errors:

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\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{book}
\usepackage{ltxgrid}
\usepackage{algorithm2e}
\begin{document}
\begin{algorithm}

\end{algorithm}
\end{document}

[ahmedsalahais]

Damn this package ltxgrid it ruined my overall design.

Does anyone knows an alternative? i want to split a specific page, Reference, into two columns. Any ideas??

[ahmedsalahais]

Okay, sorry guys. I, alhamdulellah, was able to get the design without any package at all. Simply using the command \twocolumn wherever i would like it to be.

Thanks.