% Load plain if necessary, i.e., if running under initex.
\expandafter\ifx\csname fmtname\endcsname\relax\input plain\fi
%
-\def\texinfoversion{2016-07-31.07}
+\def\texinfoversion{2016-07-31.17}
%
% Copyright 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
% 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
\dimen@ = \ht0
\advance\dimen@ by \topskip
\advance\dimen@ by-\baselineskip
- \ifdim\dimen@<14\baselineskip
+ \ifdim\dimen@<5\baselineskip
% Don't split a short final column in two.
\setbox2=\vbox{}%
\else
\divide\dimen@ by 2 % target to split to
\dimen@ii = \dimen@
\splittopskip = \topskip
- % Loop until the second column is no higher than the first
+ % Loop until left column is at least as high as the right column.
{%
\vbadness = 10000
\loop
\global\setbox3 = \copy0
\global\setbox1 = \vsplit3 to \dimen@
- % Remove glue from bottom of first column to
- % make sure it is higher than the second.
+ % Remove glue from bottom of columns to compare
+ % apparent heights.
\global\setbox1 = \vbox{\unvbox1\unpenalty\unskip}%
- \ifdim\ht3>\ht1
+ \global\setbox3 = \vbox{\unvbox3\unpenalty\unskip}%
+ \ifdim\ht1<\ht3
\global\advance\dimen@ by 1pt
\repeat
}%
+ % Now the left column is in box 1, and the right column in box 3.
+ % Check whether the left column has come out higher than the page itself.
+ % (Note that we have doubled \vsize for the double columns, so
+ % the actual height of the page is 0.5\vsize).
\ifdim2\ht1>\vsize
- % The left column has come out longer than the page itself. (Note
- % that we have doubled \vsize for the double columns, so
- % the actual height of the page is 0.5\vsize). Just split the last
- % of the double column material roughly in half.
+ % Just split the last of the double column material roughly in half.
\setbox2=\box0
\setbox0 = \vsplit2 to \dimen@ii
\setbox0=\vbox to\dimen@ii{\unvbox0}%
\setbox2=\vbox to\dimen@ii{\unvbox2}%
\else
- \multiply\dimen@ii by 5
- \divide\dimen@ii by 4
- \global\setbox3 = \copy0
- \global\setbox1 = \vsplit3 to \dimen@ii
- \global\setbox\balancedcolumns=\vbox{\pagesofar}%
- \ifdim\ht3<\dimen@ii
+ % Compare the heights of the two columns.
+ \ifdim4\ht1>5\ht3
% Column heights are too different, so don't make their bottoms
- % flush with each other. The glue at the end of the second column
- % allows a second column to stretch, reducing the difference in
- % height between the two.
- \setbox0=\vbox to\dimen@{\unvbox1\vfill}%
- \setbox2=\vbox to\dimen@{\unvbox3\vskip 0pt plus 0.3\ht0}%
+ % flush with each other.
+ \setbox2=\vbox to \ht1 {\unvbox3\vfill}%
+ \setbox0=\vbox to \ht1 {\unvbox1\vfill}%
\else
+ % Make column bottoms flush with each other.
\setbox0=\vbox to\dimen@{\unvbox1}%
\setbox2=\vbox to\dimen@{\unvbox3}%
\fi