> On 29 Jan 2022, at 14:45, Joel via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote: > > I am writing a workbook that contains a materials list in front of some craft > activities. > > I found that simply displaying a bulleted list can take up lots of space on > the page, so instead put the list in three columns. The problem is, if there > is an item with a somewhat long description, it can be split across columns. > See the example below: > > \starttext > \startcolumns[n=3]% > \startitemize[1]% > \item pizza cutter > \item a word processor (or notebook paper) > \stopitemize% > \stopcolumns% > \stoptext > > In the example, it split the second item across the columns. > > How can I create columns that don't allow the item to split across them? >
Have you tried \startitemize[columns,three] instead of \startcolumns? There are examples in the manual on page 16 <http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/ma-cb-en.pdf> The spacing can be adjusted as well if the default is too big. — Bruce Horrocks Hampshire, UK ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
