writing across 2column

[steven lorenc]

I'm using two-column.sty and at one point I need to be able to
write an equation that spans across both columns. For example,

This is whatlkjlkjlkjlkjlkjlkjlkj lkj;lkj;lkj;lkj;lkj;lkj;lkj;lkj
lkj;lkj;lkj;lkjlkjlkjlkjlkjlkjkjj lkjlkjlkjlkjlkjlkjlkjlkjlkjlkjl

Now I want the equation to be just like this. (1)

sdfsfsfkjlsdkfjlsdkfjlsdkfjsdlkfj lkjlkjlskdfjslfkjsdlfkjsdlkfjsd

I haven't been able to figure out how to do this. Any help would be
appreciated.

Steve
slo...@vivaldi.helios.nd.edu

[Kurt Mader]

slo...@vivaldi.helios.nd.edu (steven lorenc) writes:

>sdfsfsfkjlsdkfjlsdkfjlsdkfjsdlkfj lkjlkjlskdfjslfkjsdlfkjsdlkfjsd

>Steve
>slo...@vivaldi.helios.nd.edu

Try \twocolumn[text]. 'text' will be put in a parbox which can span both
columns. Since by default twocolumn issues a \clearpage, you may want
to do something like {\let\clearpage\relax\twocolumn[text]}.

Check the LaTeX manual on \twocolumn for more details. (Although this
particular application is not described, I believe.)

How to make the text flow around your equation is another problem. I
don't have a good answer to that...

Kurt

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[Mike Reid]

steven lorenc (slo...@vivaldi.helios.nd.edu) wrote:

> sdfsfsfkjlsdkfjlsdkfjlsdkfjsdlkfj lkjlkjlskdfjslfkjsdlfkjsdlkfjsd

This is possible with multicol.sty, available from ctan archives.
In your case you'd do:
....
\begin{multicols}{2}
.....
\end{multicols}
...your long equation...
\begin{multicols}{2}
.....
\end{multicols}

Mike.

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