Re: disabling columns for wide matrix

2001-01-23 Thread Herbert Voss

Tuukka Toivonen wrote:
> 
> I'm writing an article using two columns. It looks good but I have couple
> of wide math matrices that don't fit in single column. How could I disable
> the columns for a few lines so that the matrix would use both columns?

from my point of view the only senseful way is to use the multicol
package. than you can switch between multicols and not on one page.
maybe that there is a special latex package, have a look at CTAN.

it's also possible to use the package, which breaks equations like
textlines.

Herbert

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Re: disabling columns for wide matrix

2001-01-24 Thread Dekel Tsur

On Tue, Jan 23, 2001 at 08:55:20PM +, Herbert Voss wrote:
> Tuukka Toivonen wrote:
> > 
> > I'm writing an article using two columns. It looks good but I have couple
> > of wide math matrices that don't fit in single column. How could I disable
> > the columns for a few lines so that the matrix would use both columns?
> 
> from my point of view the only senseful way is to use the multicol
> package. than you can switch between multicols and not on one page.
> maybe that there is a special latex package, have a look at CTAN.

You can also use a wide figure float.

> it's also possible to use the package, which breaks equations like
> textlines.

What is the name of the package?



Re: disabling columns for wide matrix

2001-01-24 Thread Herbert Voss

Dekel Tsur wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Jan 23, 2001 at 08:55:20PM +, Herbert Voss wrote:
> > Tuukka Toivonen wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm writing an article using two columns. It looks good but I have couple
> > > of wide math matrices that don't fit in single column. How could I disable
> > > the columns for a few lines so that the matrix would use both columns?
> >
> > from my point of view the only senseful way is to use the multicol
> > package. than you can switch between multicols and not on one page.
> > maybe that there is a special latex package, have a look at CTAN.
> 
> You can also use a wide figure float.

have you ever tried this with equations? it never worked for me.

> > it's also possible to use the package, which breaks equations like
> > textlines.
> 
> What is the name of the package?

breqn Automaitc line breaking of displayed equations.

it's not easy to use.

Herbert

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Re: disabling columns for wide matrix

2001-01-24 Thread Tuukka Toivonen

On Tue, 23 Jan 2001, Herbert Voss wrote:

> from my point of view the only senseful way is to use the multicol

I did read the documentation for multicol package and it described other
ways to disable temporarily columns, without the package, simply using
commands
\twocolumn
and
\onecolumn
(in TeX). This probably needs whole new page, but since my two wide
matrices together take up almost whole page anyway, I think it might be
the best solution for me.