[Tuglist] Help

[Shashidhar V]

Hello CVR, I used table mode for the equation and I got in one column
format, but the problem is that it comes on the top of the next page. Is
it possible to get it in the bottom of the same page instead.

Thanks

-Shashi


On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, Radhakrishnan CV wrote:

> On Wed, 6 Mar 2002 at 15:36, Shashidhar V wrote:
> 
>    I am preparing a document in two column format, in which some of
>    the equations are too lengthy and occupy two columns. Is there
>    any way, where I can put these lengthy equations in one column
>    format. I have seen this done in some journals, like IEEE.
>    
>    I want it in the following way:
>    
>    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>    
>    	text in column 1     		text in column 2
>    
>           		Equation in one column format.
>    
>    	Text continued in column1	text continued column 2.
>    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>    
>    If its not possible in the above wya, then is it possible to get
>    the equation at the end of the page at least...?
> 
> The above format could affect comprehension. How would you place if 
> the the text in column 2 has another one or more long equations? A 
> better strategy shall be to close the column mode before the long 
> equation, balance the columns, place the equation spanning both the 
> columns and restart the text in column mode again. This way you have 
> sequential chunks of text in both the columns, followed by the 
> equation in its sequential order spanning two columns.
> 
> multicol.sty can help you to do this job. 
> 
> \begin{multicols}{2}
> ...
> your text
> ...
> \end{multicols}
> 
> \begin{equation} % or whatever
> Your long equation
> \end{equation}
> 
> \begin{multicols}{2}
> ...
> ...
> ...
> 
> 
> 

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