Page Layout ⇒ Multicolumn Problem

[stretch65]

Hi,

I was wondering if someone could suggest a 'multicolumn' package that suits my needs? At the moment I've been using the 'multicol' package to create 2 columns on a page as in the following code fragment:

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\usepackage{multicol}
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\begin{multicols}{2}
  This line ends up in the 1st column.\\
  This line ends up in the 2nd column.\\
\end{multicols}

The trouble with 'multicol' is that the lines of text are evenly distributed over all the columns. For example, if I add 2 lines of text, the first line goes in the first column and the 2nd line goes in the 2nd column. I don't want this. I'd prefer it to fill up the first column with text until it reaches the end of the page, and any further lines to then fill up the 2nd column. Is this possible with 'multicol'? Is there some other package that allows this?

[josephwright]

The standard LaTeX multicolumn environment does that. Have you tried

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\documentclass[twocolumn]{article}

[torbjorn t.]

The multicol-package also offers a starred environment, in which the columns of the last page will not be balanced. See the multicol-manual:
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/ ... lticol.pdf

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\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{multicol,lipsum}

\begin{document}
\begin{multicols*}{2}
\lipsum
\end{multicols*}
\end{document}

Edit: This feature was implemented in version 1.5q of the package, so if you have an older version you will have to update.