Wide figure in twocolumn output in Plain TeX











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I try to get something which looks like a figure* in LaTeX. I have defined widetopinsert and endwiedeinsert. This works but the text on the second column goes into the bottom margin.



catcode`@=11
raggedbottom

newdimenfullhsize
newdimencolumnsep
columnsep 1cm
fullhsizehsize
advancehsize-columnsep
dividehsizetw@

deffullline{hbox tofullhsize}
defmakeheadline{vbox toz@{vskip-22.5p@
fullline{vbox to8.5p@{}theheadline}vss}nointerlineskip}
defmakefootline{baselineskip24p@lineskiplimitz@fullline{thefootline}}

newifif@firstcolumn @firstcolumntrue
newboxfirstcolumn

output={if@firstcolumn globalsetboxfirstcolumn=columnbox
global@firstcolumnfalse
else
doubleformat global@firstcolumntruefi
ifnumoutputpenalty>-20000 elsedosuperejectfi}

defdoubleformat{shipoutvbox{
makeheadline
ifvoidwidetopinselsefullline{boxwidetopins}fi
fullline{boxfirstcolumnhfilcolumnbox} makefootline}
advancepageno}

defcolumnbox{leftline{pagebody}}

newinsertwidetopins
skipwidetopinsz@skip
countwidetopins=1000
dimenwidetopins=maxdimen

defwidetopinsert{p@gefalseparbegingroupsetboxz@vboxbgrouphsizefullhsize}
defendwideinsert{egroup
insertwidetopins{penalty100 % floating insertion
splittopskipz@skip
splitmaxdepthmaxdimen floatingpenaltyz@
ifp@ge dimen@dpz@
vbox tovsize{unvboxz@kern-dimen@}% depth is zero
else boxz@nobreakbigskipfi}endgroup}

defmypicture{vrule height 100pt depth 40pt width300pt}

deftext{Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.}

texttexttext

widetopinsert
centerline{mypicture}
endwideinsert

texttexttexttexttext

bye


How can I get the right textheight on the second column?



Plain TeX wide figure










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    Just memorize that vsize from the left column and set it for the right column?
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I try to get something which looks like a figure* in LaTeX. I have defined widetopinsert and endwiedeinsert. This works but the text on the second column goes into the bottom margin.



catcode`@=11
raggedbottom

newdimenfullhsize
newdimencolumnsep
columnsep 1cm
fullhsizehsize
advancehsize-columnsep
dividehsizetw@

deffullline{hbox tofullhsize}
defmakeheadline{vbox toz@{vskip-22.5p@
fullline{vbox to8.5p@{}theheadline}vss}nointerlineskip}
defmakefootline{baselineskip24p@lineskiplimitz@fullline{thefootline}}

newifif@firstcolumn @firstcolumntrue
newboxfirstcolumn

output={if@firstcolumn globalsetboxfirstcolumn=columnbox
global@firstcolumnfalse
else
doubleformat global@firstcolumntruefi
ifnumoutputpenalty>-20000 elsedosuperejectfi}

defdoubleformat{shipoutvbox{
makeheadline
ifvoidwidetopinselsefullline{boxwidetopins}fi
fullline{boxfirstcolumnhfilcolumnbox} makefootline}
advancepageno}

defcolumnbox{leftline{pagebody}}

newinsertwidetopins
skipwidetopinsz@skip
countwidetopins=1000
dimenwidetopins=maxdimen

defwidetopinsert{p@gefalseparbegingroupsetboxz@vboxbgrouphsizefullhsize}
defendwideinsert{egroup
insertwidetopins{penalty100 % floating insertion
splittopskipz@skip
splitmaxdepthmaxdimen floatingpenaltyz@
ifp@ge dimen@dpz@
vbox tovsize{unvboxz@kern-dimen@}% depth is zero
else boxz@nobreakbigskipfi}endgroup}

defmypicture{vrule height 100pt depth 40pt width300pt}

deftext{Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.}

texttexttext

widetopinsert
centerline{mypicture}
endwideinsert

texttexttexttexttext

bye


How can I get the right textheight on the second column?



Plain TeX wide figure










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    Just memorize that vsize from the left column and set it for the right column?
    – Henri Menke
    2 days ago













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I try to get something which looks like a figure* in LaTeX. I have defined widetopinsert and endwiedeinsert. This works but the text on the second column goes into the bottom margin.



catcode`@=11
raggedbottom

newdimenfullhsize
newdimencolumnsep
columnsep 1cm
fullhsizehsize
advancehsize-columnsep
dividehsizetw@

deffullline{hbox tofullhsize}
defmakeheadline{vbox toz@{vskip-22.5p@
fullline{vbox to8.5p@{}theheadline}vss}nointerlineskip}
defmakefootline{baselineskip24p@lineskiplimitz@fullline{thefootline}}

newifif@firstcolumn @firstcolumntrue
newboxfirstcolumn

output={if@firstcolumn globalsetboxfirstcolumn=columnbox
global@firstcolumnfalse
else
doubleformat global@firstcolumntruefi
ifnumoutputpenalty>-20000 elsedosuperejectfi}

defdoubleformat{shipoutvbox{
makeheadline
ifvoidwidetopinselsefullline{boxwidetopins}fi
fullline{boxfirstcolumnhfilcolumnbox} makefootline}
advancepageno}

defcolumnbox{leftline{pagebody}}

newinsertwidetopins
skipwidetopinsz@skip
countwidetopins=1000
dimenwidetopins=maxdimen

defwidetopinsert{p@gefalseparbegingroupsetboxz@vboxbgrouphsizefullhsize}
defendwideinsert{egroup
insertwidetopins{penalty100 % floating insertion
splittopskipz@skip
splitmaxdepthmaxdimen floatingpenaltyz@
ifp@ge dimen@dpz@
vbox tovsize{unvboxz@kern-dimen@}% depth is zero
else boxz@nobreakbigskipfi}endgroup}

defmypicture{vrule height 100pt depth 40pt width300pt}

deftext{Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.}

texttexttext

widetopinsert
centerline{mypicture}
endwideinsert

texttexttexttexttext

bye


How can I get the right textheight on the second column?



Plain TeX wide figure










share|improve this question















I try to get something which looks like a figure* in LaTeX. I have defined widetopinsert and endwiedeinsert. This works but the text on the second column goes into the bottom margin.



catcode`@=11
raggedbottom

newdimenfullhsize
newdimencolumnsep
columnsep 1cm
fullhsizehsize
advancehsize-columnsep
dividehsizetw@

deffullline{hbox tofullhsize}
defmakeheadline{vbox toz@{vskip-22.5p@
fullline{vbox to8.5p@{}theheadline}vss}nointerlineskip}
defmakefootline{baselineskip24p@lineskiplimitz@fullline{thefootline}}

newifif@firstcolumn @firstcolumntrue
newboxfirstcolumn

output={if@firstcolumn globalsetboxfirstcolumn=columnbox
global@firstcolumnfalse
else
doubleformat global@firstcolumntruefi
ifnumoutputpenalty>-20000 elsedosuperejectfi}

defdoubleformat{shipoutvbox{
makeheadline
ifvoidwidetopinselsefullline{boxwidetopins}fi
fullline{boxfirstcolumnhfilcolumnbox} makefootline}
advancepageno}

defcolumnbox{leftline{pagebody}}

newinsertwidetopins
skipwidetopinsz@skip
countwidetopins=1000
dimenwidetopins=maxdimen

defwidetopinsert{p@gefalseparbegingroupsetboxz@vboxbgrouphsizefullhsize}
defendwideinsert{egroup
insertwidetopins{penalty100 % floating insertion
splittopskipz@skip
splitmaxdepthmaxdimen floatingpenaltyz@
ifp@ge dimen@dpz@
vbox tovsize{unvboxz@kern-dimen@}% depth is zero
else boxz@nobreakbigskipfi}endgroup}

defmypicture{vrule height 100pt depth 40pt width300pt}

deftext{Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.}

texttexttext

widetopinsert
centerline{mypicture}
endwideinsert

texttexttexttexttext

bye


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  • 2




    Just memorize that vsize from the left column and set it for the right column?
    – Henri Menke
    2 days ago














  • 2




    Just memorize that vsize from the left column and set it for the right column?
    – Henri Menke
    2 days ago








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Just memorize that vsize from the left column and set it for the right column?
– Henri Menke
2 days ago




Just memorize that vsize from the left column and set it for the right column?
– Henri Menke
2 days ago















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