Re: Multi-columns in ms

[Deri]

On Saturday, 29 April 2023 23:07:05 BST G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> The latter approach in particular presents challenges; footnote text is
> formatted at the time the footnote mark occurs, but in a diversion.
> When the page bottom is reached, a trap is sprung that causes the
> footnote text's diversion to be emitted.
> 
> At the line length for which it was formatted.
> 
> Which is not the one that is applicable anymore.

You could .unformat the footnote before outputting at the current line length.

.\" keep.trf  :  groff -Tpdf keep.trf | okular -
.sp 1i 
.de addtxt 
.ev add 
.nf 
.boxa keep 
\\$* 
.boxa 
.unformat keep 
.ev 
.. 
.addtxt A long line consists of \fBmany\fP words, 
.addtxt and can be split over many lines. 
.addtxt Even more words added. 
.fi 
.ll 5i 
.keep 
.sp 
.ll 3i 
.keep 
.sp 
.ll 1.5i 
.keep 

Cheers

Deri